Death as a Slice of Bread (1994)
Katowice, the night of December 12-13, 1981. Military units occupy strategic points in the city. A group of Zomovniks, smashing union security, drags the chairman of the Company Commission of the NSZZ Solidarity in the Wujek mine out of his apartment. The news quickly spreads to the miners. Initially surprised, they soon react with spontaneous protest. On December 14, a strike breaks out at the plant. The miners demand the lifting of martial law and the release of the chairman. When negotiations fail, the army, ZOMO and militia storm the mine.
Director: Kazimierz Kutz
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Janusz Gajos as Miodek |
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Jerzy Trela as Miner Skarga |
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Jerzy Radziwiłowicz as Parish Priest |
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Mariusz Benoit as Miner Krasucki |
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Roman Gancarczyk as Jurek Putek |
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Jan Peszek as Major WP |
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Przemysław Branny as Miner Tadeusz |
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Ryszard Jasiński as Miner Gładysz |
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Szymon Kuśmider as Miner Grzegorz Handy |
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Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska as Physician |
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Anna Dymna as Józef's Wife |
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Małgorzata Hajewska-Krzysztofik as Ania |
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Stanisław Banaś as Miner |
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Adam Baumann as Miner |
| Sound | Wojciech Kilar | Music |
| Directing | Kazimierz Kutz | Director |
| Writing | Kazimierz Kutz | Writer |
| Sound | Wojciech Kilar | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Wiesław Zdort | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jadwiga Zajiček | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renata Kochanska | Costume Design |