How Far, How Near (1972)
A middle-aged man sets out on a symbolic journey through past, present, and future to learn why an old friend committed suicide, and learns much about his own life along the way.
Director:
Tadeusz Konwicki
Writer:
Tadeusz Konwicki
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Andrzej Łapicki as Andrzej |
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Gustaw Holoubek as Maks |
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Maja Komorowska as Musia |
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Anna Dymna as The Stranger |
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Alicja Jachiewicz as Joasia |
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Ewa Krzyżewska as Zosia |
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Ewa Lemańska as Bride |
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Jerzy Cnota as Singer |
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Edmund Fetting as Szymon |
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Marek Jasiński as Orthodox Priest |
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Stanisław Jasiukiewicz as Police Captain |
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Zdzisław Maklakiewicz as Włodek |
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Piotr Pawłowski as Andrzej's Father |
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M. Czyżewski as |
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Piotr Erlich as Jew |
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Wirgiliusz Gryń as Platoon Sergeant |
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Tadeusz Jastrzębowski as Man Drinking With Szymon |
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Maciej Karaś as Lelinka |
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Ewa Kubica as Jola |
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Malgorzata Kubica as Mariola |
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Jadwiga Kuryluk as Matka |
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Estera Kowalska as Old Mourner |
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Ruth Taru-Kowalska as Mourner |
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Herman Lercher as Currency Exchange Clerk |
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Włodzimierz Nakwaski as Quiet |
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Marian Nowak as Guard |
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Karol Obidniak as Groom |
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Marek Podkanowicz as Violinist |
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Edward Radulski as Bartender |
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Szymon Szurmiej as Funeral Participant |
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Ryszard Terlikowski as Szloma |
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Jerzy Tkaczyk as Man From Abroad |
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Paweł Unrug as Director |
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Mieczysław Waśkowski as Policeman |
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Andrzej Antkowiak as (uncredited) |
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Seweryn Dalecki as Man At Funeral (uncredited) |
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Beata Lewandowska as Assistant (uncredited) |
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Jerzy Molga as Miecio (uncredited) |
| Directing | Tadeusz Konwicki | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Malgorzata Spychalska-Komar | Costume Design |
| Sound | Zygmunt Konieczny | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Mieczysław Jahoda | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Wiesława Otocka | Editor |
| Art | Ryszard Potocki | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jadwiga Rutkiewicz | Costume Assistant |
| Camera | Stanisław Latałło | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Krystyna Krupska-Wysocka | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Bożena Politańska-Jakubowska | Assistant Director |
| Art | Wawrzyniec Chybowski | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Mariusz Chwedczuk | Production Consultant |
| Art | Biruta Markuza-Wasilkowska | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Marian Wejman | Assistant Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alfreda Bączyk | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Jerzy Majak | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Stanisław Latałło | Special Effects |
| Sound | Henryk Debich | Conductor |
| Sound | Józef Druś | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Jerzy Osniecki | Sound Assistant |
| Production | Krzysztof Bogdanowicz | Assistant Production Manager |
| Camera | Franciszek Kądziołka | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Aleksy Krywsza | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Rajmund Bielecki | Assistant Production Manager |
| Editing | Jarosław Ostanówko | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Tadeusz Urbanowicz | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mieczysław Pośmiechowicz | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz | Music Consultant |
| Writing | Tadeusz Konwicki | Screenplay |
| Sound | Jerzy Wroński | Sound |
| Production | Jan Kucharski | Assistant Production Manager |