The Smaller Sky (1981)
A story of a dropout out of a succesful career and a loving family. He goes to a local railroad station, then checks into a hotel and refuses to leave despite visits by a psychiatrist and his own son. He watches people daily at the station. A tv reporter is trying to come up with a story which would help him to save his job. He likes to chase women and the dropout's wife is one of his targets. He gets interested in the story of her husband and tries to make a program about mysterious individual. Once the tv crew arrives to the scene, the subject tries to hide and ends up on the roof of the station, where he catches a glimpse of sunshine - the "smaller sky" - before stepping onto a glass roof and falling to his death.
Director: Janusz Morgenstern
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Roman Wilhelmi as Artur Gutner |
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Jan Englert as Marek Weber, journalist |
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Beata Tyszkiewicz as Elżbieta, Artur's wife |
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Władysław Kowalski as Filip Szmidt |
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Janusz Zaorski as Dr. Barcz |
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Tomasz Jarosiński as Daniel |
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Jadwiga Polanowska as Filip's Wife |
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Monika Stefanowicz as Monika |
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Mieczysław Verocsy as Camera Operator |
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Jacek Lomnicki as Camera Operator |
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Walentyna Jędrych as Helena |
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Jan Prochyra as Karol |
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Ferdynand Matysik as Railwayman |
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Andrzej Wojaczek as Stefan |
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Paweł Stasiak as Julian |
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Jerzy Kośnik as Camera Operator |
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Janina Szarek as Young woman |
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Andrzej Szopa as Young man |
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Witold Filler as TV head (uncredited) |
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Antonina Girycz as Woman at the Party (uncredited) |
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Zdzisław Kamiński as Self (uncredited) |
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Grażyna Krukówna as Gypsy Woman (uncredited) |
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Andrzej Kurek as Self (uncredited) |
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Grażyna Michalska as Girl at the Bar (uncredited) |
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Agata Rzeszewska as Party Host (uncredited) |
| Directing | Kazimierz Kazanecki | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Liliana Elżanowska | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Karol Chodura | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Włodzimierz Głodek | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Andrzej Arwar | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Hanka Wlodarczyk | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Jan Ossowski | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Janusz Morgenstern | Director |
| Production | Piotr Jasłowski | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Zygmunt Nowak | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Zbigniew Przygodzki | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Małgorzata Obłoza | Costumer |
| Sound | Zygmunt Krauze | Conductor |
| Art | Wacław Jesionowski | Set Dresser |
| Production | Henryk Strzebiecki | Production Assistant |
| Art | Anna Bohdziewicz | Art Direction |
| Camera | Eugeniusz Maciaszek | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Hieronim Klimczak | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Marek Szmidt | Production Assistant |
| Art | Wojciech Krysztofiak | Production Design |
| Sound | Leonard Księżak | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Włodarczyk | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jerzy Ciemnolonski | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Piotr Giebartowski | Set Dresser |
| Production | Maciej Ordyński | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Małgorzata Przedpełska-Bieniek | Music Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marta Kobierska | Costume Design |
| Writing | John Wain | Story |
| Art | Albina Barańska | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Ryszard Lenczewski | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Janusz Morgenstern | Writer |
| Sound | Zygmunt Krauze | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jerzy Rutowicz | Production Manager |
| Editing | Barbara Grodner | Editor |