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The Hourglass Sanatorium
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The Hourglass Sanatorium

1973-12-11 · 124 min · ★ 7.5

Drama · Fantasy · Horror

Józef visits a dilapidated sanatorium to see his father, undertaking a strange journey through its many rooms, each of which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams, and nightmares.

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Directors
Wojciech Has
Production companies
Zespół Filmowy "Silesia"
Countries
Poland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jan NowickiJan NowickiJózef
Tadeusz KondratTadeusz KondratJakub
Irena OrskaIrena OrskaJózef's Mother
Filip ZylberFilip ZylberRudolf
Halina KowalskaHalina KowalskaAdela
Gustaw HoloubekGustaw HoloubekDr. Gotard
Mieczysław VoitMieczysław VoitBlind Conductor
Bożena AdamekBożena AdamekBianka
Ludwik BenoitLudwik BenoitSzloma
Henryk BoukołowskiHenryk BoukołowskiFireman
Seweryn DaleckiSeweryn DaleckiTeodor
Julian JabczyńskiJulian JabczyńskiDignitary
Jerzy PrzybylskiJerzy PrzybylskiMr. de Voss
Wiktor SadeckiWiktor SadeckiDignitary
Janina SokołowskaJanina SokołowskaNurse
Wojciech StandełłoWojciech StandełłoJew Interlocutor in Restaurant
Tadeusz SchmidtTadeusz SchmidtOfficer
Szymon SzurmiejSzymon SzurmiejJewish Man Reciting False Qoheleth's Verses
Jan SzurmiejJan SzurmiejInstructive Jewish Man
Michał SzwejlichMichał SzwejlichJewish Man by the Ladder

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