The Sinful Life of Franciszek Buła

The Sinful Life of Franciszek Buła (1980)

DramaComedyRomance

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

Casts

	Andrzej Grabarczyk as Franciszek Buła
	Jarosław Antonik as Young Franciszek Buła
	Jerzy Cnota as Wilek Lizoń
	Mirosław Krawczyk as Stanik
	Adam Baumann as "Zagłębiak"
	Henryk Stanek as Gajda
	Henryk Skolik as Gajda
	Tadeusz Chrostek as Juggler
	Ginter Benkartek as Fakir
	Urszula Benkartek as Hejdla
	Irena Moczygęba as Pina
	Dorota Wdowik as Marika
	Halina Wyrodek as Franciszek's Mother
	Marian Dziędziel as Franciszek's Father
	Jerzy Kuczera as Edik Grossbaum
	Grażyna Szapołowska as Karina/Karina's Mother
	Andrzej Mrożewski as Mr de Berg
	Janina Pustówka as Starka
	Magdalena Scholl as Young Karina
	Lucjan Czerny as Wafer Seller/Fairground Announcer
	Andrzej Skupiński as Brzuska
	Bolesław Abart as German Officer
	Jacek Bryniarski as Young Edik Grossbaum
	Otylia Czerny as Mrs Onderka
	Bożena Gazewska as Prostitute
	Władysław Gluch as Church Caretaker
	Antoni Gryzik as de Berg's Assistant
	A Hajduga as
	U Helmrich as
	Jan Klemens as Priest
	Ambroży Klimczak as
	Michał Leśniak as Mr Onderko
	Elżbieta Laskiewicz as
	Marian Łącz as Ficek
	Marta Ławińska as Karina's Governess
	Beata Maj as Teacher
	Irena Majzel as Aunt Gustla
	Tadeusz Madeja as Teacher
	Henryk Maruszczyk as Communist Miner
	N Pietrek as
	L Podedworna as
	Jerzy Siwy as Communist Miner
	H Szczerba as
	Wiesław Wójcik as Buła's Father's Friend
	Bogdan Zieliński as Mine Guard
	Jan Bógdoł as Customs Officer (uncredited)
	Czesław Magnowski as Spectator (uncredited)
	Edward Skarga as Mine Guard (uncredited)
	Jerzy Świętochowski as Spectator (uncredited)

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