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 |
| Editing | Ewa Smal | Editor |
| Sound | Zbigniew Preisner | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Teresa Violetta Buhl | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Dariusz Jabłoński | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Winfried Bolenz | Assistant Director |
| Production | Ryszard Chutkowski | Production Manager |
| Writing | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Screenplay |
| Art | Anna Iskierka | Assistant Production Design |
| Writing | Krzysztof Piesiewicz | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Józef Trzoch | Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Marek Modzelewski | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Grazyna Tkaczyk | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Halina Dobrowolska | Production Design |
| Lighting | Jerzy Tomczuk | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Sławomir Idziak | Director of Photography |
| Art | Robert Czesak | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Dariusz Brus | Props |
| Art | Waldemar Weiss | Construction Foreman |
| Directing | Dariusz Przychoda | Assistant Director |
| Art | Krzysztof Budzyński | Props |
| Art | Stefan Witkowski | Props |
| Lighting | Tomasz Gradowski | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Henryk Jedynak | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Krzysztof Koperski | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Stanisław Hojden | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Małgorzata Obłoza | Costume Design |
| Sound | Małgorzata Przedpełska-Bieniek | Music Consultant |
| Sound | Małgorzata Jaworska | Sound |
| Art | Mirosław Mentcel | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Małgorzata Krupa | Sound Assistant |
| Production | Franciszek Szydełko | Production Consultant |
| Production | Andrzej Zaczyński | Production Consultant |
| Sound | Jerzy Murawski | Sound Technical Supervisor |
| Art | Sławomir Janowski | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Magdalena Dipont | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Urszula Reklajtis | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Stanisław Mikke | Production Consultant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jadwiga Cichocka | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Bożena Mrówczyńska | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Mikulska | Wardrobe Designer |
| Production | Robert Brzeziński | Production Consultant |
| Camera | Jacek Cichecki | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jolanta Wlodarczyk | Costume Assistant |
| Sound | Zdzisław Szostak | Conductor |
| Sound | Zbigniew Malecki | Music Producer |
| Editing | Henryka Dancygier | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Paweł Rzepkowski | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hanna Ćwikło | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorota Seweryńska | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helena Tarnacka | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jolanta Pruszynska | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Robert Brzeziński | Stunts |
| Production | Małgorzata Dedek | Administration |
| Production | Paweł Mantorski | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Włodzimierz Bendych | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Anna Kowalska | Administration |
| Crew | Janusz Chlebowski | Stunts |
| Production | Anna Sacharczuk | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Andrzej Buhl | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Mirosława Panas | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Włodzimierz Dziatkiewicz | Assistant Production Manager |
| Crew | Józef Stefański | Stunts |
| Crew | Andrzej Buhl | Stunts |
| Camera | Sławomir Idziak | Camera Operator |