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A Year of the Quiet Sun
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A Year of the Quiet Sun

1984-09-09 · 110 min · ★ 6.5

Romance · Drama

Shortly after World War II an American soldier (Norman) and a Polish refugee (Emilia) fall in love. Eventually he will return to the U.S. and both expect that she will soon follow him with her mother. Emilia's mother is sick, but will recover with the right medicine. But the mother, and not Emilia, knows that there will only be one ticket...

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Directors
Krzysztof Zanussi
Production companies
TeleCulture, Zespół Filmowy "Tor", Ziegler Film
Countries
Poland, Germany, United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Maja KomorowskaMaja KomorowskaEmilia
Scott WilsonScott WilsonNorman
Hanna SkarżankaHanna Skarżankamatka Emilii
Ewa DałkowskaEwa Dałkowskaprostytutka Stella
Vadim GlownaVadim GlownaNiemiec, klient Stelli
Danny WebbDanny WebbDavid, kolega Normana
Zbigniew ZapasiewiczZbigniew Zapasiewiczubek
Tadeusz BradeckiTadeusz Bradeckitłumacz Normana
Jerzy NowakJerzy Nowaklekarz przy ekshumacji zwłok
Jerzy StuhrJerzy Stuhrprzewodnik Adzio
Wiesław MichnikowskiWiesław Michnikowskiksiądz
Halina ŁabonarskaHalina Łabonarskasiostra przełożona Domu Opieki dla Dorosłych
Zofia RysiównaZofia Rysiównasiostra tłumaczka
Gustaw LutkiewiczGustaw Lutkiewiczwłaściciel piekarni
Daria TrafankowskaDaria Trafankowskadziewczyna wydająca jedzenie po koncercie
Janusz GajosJanusz Gajosszef szabrowników
Marek KondratMarek Kondratszabrownik "Malutki"
Marcin TrońskiMarcin Trońskiszabrownik "Pchełka"
Andrzej ŻarneckiAndrzej Żarneckioficer na koncercie
Marek BargiełowskiMarek Bargiełowskilekarz

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