The Shadow-Line (1976)
Andrzej Wajda's English-language film of a novella by Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, aka Joseph Conrad, about a young man in his first command as a sea captain. A series of crises prove incredibly difficult for his new authority, for the sea is curiously becalmed and the crew is weakened by feverish malaria. When the first mate's fear convinces many that the ship is haunted and cursed by the malevolent spirit of the previous captain, the young man must cope with their superstition as well as the conspicuous absence of much-needed medicine.
Director: Andrzej Wajda
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Marek Kondrat as Joseph Conrad |
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Graham Lines as Burns |
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Tom Wilkinson as Ransome |
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Bernard Archard as Capt. Elis |
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John Bennett as |
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Martin Wyldeck as Capt. Giles |
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Richard Bartlett as Doctor |
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Piotr Cieślak as Officer |
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Zygmunt Hübner as Capt. Vidara (as Zygmunt Hubner) |
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Eugeniusz Priwieziencew as Franchy |
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Gordon Richardson as Doctor |
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Stanisław Tym as Jacobus |
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Jerzy Zelnik as |
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Marian Czyżewski as |
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Stefan Friedmann as Sailor |
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Piotr Garlicki as Young Captain |
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Tadeusz Jastrzębowski as |
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Krzysztof Kumor as |
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Zygmunt Maciejewski as Shipment Owner |
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Tomasz Mościcki as |
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Adam Perzyk as |
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Radosław Piwowarski as Sailor |
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Igor Sawin as |
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Maciej Staniewicz as |
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Małgorzata Braunek as Flute Player (uncredited) |
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Iga Cembrzyńska as Double Bass Player (uncredited) |
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Bożena Dykiel as Triangle Player (uncredited) |
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Irena Karel as Violinist (uncredited) |
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Emilia Krakowska as Tambourine Player (uncredited) |
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Jolanta Lothe as Musician (uncredited) |
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Wojciech Pszoniak as Conductor (uncredited) |
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Joanna Żółkowska as Flute Player (uncredited) |
| Directing | Zorika Zarzycka | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Zbigniew Kaminski | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Krystyna Grochowicz | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Magdalena Stelmaszczyk | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Darlow | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Andrzej Wajda | Director |
| Writing | Bolesław Sulik | Writer |
| Writing | Joseph Conrad | Story |
| Writing | Andrzej Wajda | Writer |
| Production | Jolyon Wimhurst | Producer |
| Sound | Lech Brański | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Wojciech Kilar | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Witold Sobociński | Director of Photography |
| Editing | David Naden | Editor |
| Art | Teresa Barska | Production Design |
| Art | Allan Starski | Production Design |
| Art | Maria Osiecka-Kuminek | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wiesława Starska | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Krystyna Zachwatowicz | Costume Design |