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A Short Film About Killing (1988) — Ligoscope

A Short Film About Killing

Film · 1988

A Short Film About Killing

85 min · Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski

7.6403
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Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

Cast

Mirosław Baka

Mirosław Baka

Jacek Łazar

Krzysztof Globisz

Krzysztof Globisz

Piotr Balicki

Jan Tesarz

Jan Tesarz

Waldemar Rekowski

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Committee Chairman

Barbara Dziekan

Barbara Dziekan

Cashier

Aleksander Bednarz

Aleksander Bednarz

The Executioner

Jerzy Zass

Jerzy Zass

Police Commander

Zdzisław Tobiasz

Zdzisław Tobiasz

Judge

Artur Barciś

Artur Barciś

Young Man

Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda

Dorota

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

Andrzej

Leonard Andrzejewski

Leonard Andrzejewski

Wieslaw Bednarz

Zbigniew Borek

Zbigniew Borek

Ryszard W. Borsucki

Władysław Byrdy

Władysław Byrdy

Andrzej Gawroński

Andrzej Gawroński

Henryk Guzek

Iwona Głębicka

Iwona Głębicka

Photo Store Clerk

Elżbieta Helman

Beatka

Marzena Manteska

Piotr's Wife

Małgorzata Pieczyńska

Małgorzata Pieczyńska

Fortune Teller

Zdzisław Rychter

Zdzisław Rychter

Cartoonist

Crew

Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski
Producer: Ryszard Chutkowski
Writer: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Editor: Ewa Smal
Cinematography: Sławomir Idziak
Production Design: Halina Dobrowolska
Art Direction: Halina Dobrowolska
Composer: Zbigniew Preisner
Sound: Nikodem Wołk-Łaniewski, Małgorzata Jaworska
Costume: Hanna Ćwikło, Małgorzata Obłoza
Makeup: Dorota Seweryńska

Details

Studios: PRF "Zespoły Filmowe", Zespół Filmowy "Tor"
Countries: Poland
Languages: Polish
Release: March 11, 1988

Themes

prisoncourttaxi drivermurderlawyerwarsaw, polandpsychological drama

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