Grzeszny żywot Franciszka Buły (1980)
The end of the 1930s. Wilek Lizoń, a true-blue Silesian, together with his troupe of actors and circus performers, stages a play in the courtyards of miners' tenement houses. The main character is Franciszek Buła, a figure from folk tales. Buła's story begins during the Silesian Uprisings. The courtyard artists present vivid images of Frank's school years, his work in the mine, his communist activities, his imprisonment, and his constant poverty. Fantasy mixes with reality.
Director:
Janusz Kidawa
Writer:
Janusz Kidawa
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Andrzej Grabarczyk as Franciszek Buła |
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Jerzy Cnota as Wilek Lizoń, konferansjer elwrów |
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Adam Baumann as "Zagłębiak", członek zespołu elwrów |
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Mirosław Krawczyk as Stanik, beznogi członek zespołu elwrów |
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Henryk Stanek as Gajda, członek zespołu elwrów |
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Tadeusz Chrostek as żongler, członek zespołu elwrów |
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Magdalena Scholl as Karina w dzieciństwie |
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Jarosław Antonik as Franciszek Buła w dzieciństwie |
| Directing | Janusz Kidawa | Director |
| Writing | Janusz Kidawa | Screenplay |