

The Gorgon Case
1977-11-25 · 138 min · ★ 5.5
In 1931, just before the New Year, in a house of architect Henryk Zaremba scream rips the night. The daughter of Zaremba is found killed in her bedroom, obviously killed with a pickaxe. The police arrives and starts the investigation. Rita Gorgonova, the governess of the girl and also lover of Zaremba becomes the main suspect.
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- Directors
- Janusz Majewski
- Production companies
- Zespół Filmowy "X"
- Countries
- Poland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ewa DałkowskaRita Gorgonowa
Aleksander BardiniMecenas Maurycy Axer, obrońca Gorgonowej
Mariusz DmochowskiProkurator Krynicki
Andrzej ŁapickiKulczycki, sędzia śledczy
Roman WilhelmiInżynier Henryk Zaremba, ojciec Lusi
Tadeusz BiałoszczyńskiAlfred Jendl, przewodniczący składu sędziowskiego w Krakowie
Jan EnglertAspirant Respond
Wojciech PszoniakProfesor, biegły sądowy podczas procesu w Krakowie
Stanisław ZaczykŁaniewski, prokurator oskarżający podczas procesu we Lwowie
Wiktor NanowskiNadkomisarz Frankiewicz
Michał PawlickiSzypuła, prokurator oskarżający podczas procesu w Krakowie
Andrzej SzalawskiAntonowicz, przewodniczący składu sędziowskiego we Lwowie
Andrzej SzczepkowskiWoźniakowski, obrońca Gorgonowej podczas procesu w Krakowie
Włodzimierz BoruńskiBirnbaum, więzień polityczny
Bohdan EjmontŻandarm Trela
Edmund FettingInspektor Piątkiewicz
Jerzy KaliszewskiLekarz sądowy ŻurawskiTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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