Dekalog, Fünf (1989)
Der hochbegabte Jurastudent Piotr zweifelt am Sinn der Bestrafung des Verbrechers durch den Staat. Während er seine Prüfungsfragen beantwortet, begeht ein junger Mann einen brutalen Mord an einem Taxifahrer. Piotr muß ihn in seinem ersten Fall pflichtverteidigen. Zwar kann er ihn nicht vor der Todesstrafe retten, aber er begegnet dem Verurteilten als Mensch und erfährt vor der Hinrichtung von einer schweren Schuld, die den Verurteilten seit Jahren quält. Am Ende wird das Urteil mit kalter Präzision vollstreckt.
Der Regisseur:
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Die Autor:
Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz.
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Mirosław Baka as Jacek Łazar |
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Krzysztof Globisz as Piotr Balicki |
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Jan Tesarz as Waldemar Rekowski |
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Artur Barciś as Worker |
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Krystyna Janda as Dorota Geller |
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Olgierd Łukaszewicz as Andrzej Geller |
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Maciej Szary as Supervisor |
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Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as Commission Chairman |
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Zbigniew Borek as Priest |
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Władysław Byrdy as Executioner's Assistant |
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Aleksander Bednarz as Executioner |
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Barbara Dziekan as Cinema Cashier |
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Iwona Głębicka as Photo Studio Employee |
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Elżbieta Helman as Beatka |
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Helena Kowalczykowa as Old Woman |
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Borys Marynowski as Guard |
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Maciej Maciejewski as Prosecutor |
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Sylwester Maciejewski as Jacek's Brother |
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Andrzej Mastalerz as Jacek's Brother |
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Zdzisław Rychter as Cartoonist |
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Karol Stępkowski as Man at a Taxi Stop |
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Zdzisław Tobiasz as Judge |
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Jerzy Zass as Prison Director |
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Leonard Andrzejewski as Drunk Man's Friend (uncredited) |
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Wieslaw Bednarz as Man in a Bathroom (uncredited) |
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Aleksander Gawroński as Drunk Man (uncredited) |
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Henryk Łapiński as Commission Member (uncredited) |
| Directing | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Director |
| Sound | Zbigniew Preisner | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Ewa Smal | Editor |
| Camera | Sławomir Idziak | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ryszard Chutkowski | Production Manager |
| Art | Halina Dobrowolska | Production Design |
| Writing | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Screenplay |
| Writing | Krzysztof Piesiewicz | Screenplay |
| Directing | Teresa Violetta Buhl | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Dariusz Przychoda | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Dariusz Jabłoński | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Paweł Rzepkowski | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Winfried Bolenz | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Henryk Jedynak | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Jerzy Tomczuk | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Tomasz Gradowski | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Krzysztof Koperski | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Józef Trzoch | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Marek Modzelewski | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Grazyna Tkaczyk | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Robert Czesak | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Anna Iskierka | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Sławomir Janowski | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Magdalena Dipont | Set Decoration |
| Art | Stefan Witkowski | Props |
| Art | Dariusz Brus | Props |
| Art | Krzysztof Budzyński | Props |
| Art | Waldemar Weiss | Construction Foreman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Małgorzata Obłoza | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hanna Ćwikło | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jolanta Wlodarczyk | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helena Tarnacka | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Mikulska | Wardrobe Designer |
| Sound | Zdzisław Szostak | Conductor |
| Sound | Małgorzata Przedpełska-Bieniek | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Zbigniew Malecki | Music Producer |
| Sound | Małgorzata Jaworska | Sound |
| Sound | Jerzy Murawski | Sound Technical Supervisor |
| Sound | Małgorzata Krupa | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Stanisław Hojden | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Henryka Dancygier | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Urszula Reklajtis | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorota Seweryńska | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jadwiga Cichocka | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jolanta Pruszynska | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Robert Brzeziński | Production Consultant |
| Production | Franciszek Szydełko | Production Consultant |
| Production | Andrzej Zaczyński | Production Consultant |
| Production | Stanisław Mikke | Production Consultant |
| Camera | Jacek Cichecki | Still Photographer |
| Art | Mirosław Mentcel | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Janusz Chlebowski | Stunts |
| Crew | Robert Brzeziński | Stunts |
| Crew | Józef Stefański | Stunts |
| Crew | Andrzej Buhl | Stunts |
| Production | Paweł Mantorski | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Włodzimierz Bendych | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Włodzimierz Dziatkiewicz | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Anna Sacharczuk | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Andrzej Buhl | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Mirosława Panas | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Bożena Mrówczyńska | Production Secretary |
| Production | Anna Kowalska | Administration |
| Production | Małgorzata Dedek | Administration |
| Camera | Sławomir Idziak | Camera Operator |