The Green Bird (1980)
The love story between a German cancer researcher and her Polish colleague that drags on for more than ten years. Both are married, which rules out marriage, but fuels their passion, as they only see each other a few days a year at medical congresses.
Director: István Szabó
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Hannelore Elsner as Dr. Renate Winter |
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Krystyna Janda as Katzka Widuchowski |
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Rolf von Sydow as Professor |
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Péter Andorai as Jan Widuchowski |
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Danuta Szaflarska as Polnische Professorin |
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Johanna Elbauer as Barbara |
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Piotr Garlicki as |
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Tadeusz Borowski as |
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Andrzej Chrzanowski as |
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Norbert Langer as Deutscher Narrator (voice) |
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Andreas Briegel as Dr. Werner Ewald |
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Friedl Stasny as |
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Angela Jaffé as Annette Ewald, Renates Kind |
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Klaus Kreklau as |
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Rolf-Peter Kusatz as |
| Directing | István Szabó | Director |
| Writing | István Szabó | Writer |
| Directing | Angela Petrik | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antje Petersen | Costume Design |
| Production | Georg Restel | Production Manager |
| Sound | Jochen Schwarzat | Sound |
| Production | Manfred Durniok | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Eva-Maria Grohmann | Editor |
| Production | Jerzy Rutowicz | Production Manager |
| Art | Antje Petersen | Art Direction |
| Production | Klaus Michael Kühn | Production Manager |
| Production | Rolf von Sydow | Producer |
| Camera | Lajos Koltai | Director of Photography |