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DEKALOG, CZTERY (1990)

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Film details

Featuring

Adrianna Biedrzynska Janusz Gajos Artur Barcis
Countries

Poland Federal Republic of Germany
Year

1990
Type

Television
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

COMMANDMENT 4 Alternative
NEITHER EVE NOR ADAM Alternative

Synopsis

Examines the loving relationship between widowed Michal and his student daughter Anka. En route to the airport for a business trip one day, Michal tells Anka he has forgotten to pay some bills and that she will find them in his desk drawer. Returning home, Anka opens the drawer and discovers a yellow envelope marked "To be opened after my death". After much deliberation she opens it and finds a letter addressed to her from her late mother. The contents make her seize the chance to challenge Michal's love for her.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Anka
    
    Adrianna Biedrzynska
  - Michal
    
    Janusz Gajos
  - man with a kayak
    
    Artur Barcis
  - chief surgeon
    
    Aleksander Bardini
  - drama instructor
    
    Adam Hanuszkiewicz
  - taxi driver
    
    Jan Tesarz
  - cast member
    
    Igor Smialowski
  - Michal's friend
    
    Andrzej Blumenfeld
  - Jarek
    
    Tomasz Kozlowicz
  - Jarek's mother
    
    E. Kilarska
  - cast member
    
    H. Norowicz
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Krzysztof Kieslowski
  - ©/Presents
    
    Telewizja Polska
  - Production Company
    
    Zespol Filmowy 'Tor'
  - Co-production
    
    Sender Freies (Berlin)
  - Producer
    
    Ryszard Chutkowski
  - Unit Manager
    
    Andrzej Buhl
  - Production Manager
    
    Wlodzimierz Dziatkiewicz
  - Production Manager
    
    Anna Fiedoruk
  - Production Supervisor
    
    Pawel Mantorski
  - Production Supervisor
    
    Wlodzimierz Bendych
  - Administration
    
    Anna Kowalska
  - Administration
    
    Malgorzata Dedek
  - Production Secretary
    
    Bozenna Mrówczynska
  - 2nd Unit Director
    
    Teresa Violetta Buhl
  - Assistant Director
    
    Dariusz Jablonski
  - Assistant Director
    
    Dariusz Przychoda
  - Assistant Director
    
    Pawel Rzepkowski
  - Assistant Director
    
    Winfried Bolenz
  - Script Supervisor
    
    Miroslawa Serafin
  - Screenplay
    
    Krzysztof Piesiewicz
  - Screenplay
    
    Krzysztof Kieslowski
  - Director of Photography/Camera Operator
    
    Krzysztof Pakulski
  - Camera Assistant
    
    Zdzislaw Wajda
  - Gaffer
    
    Jerzy Tomczuk
  - Electrician
    
    Tomasz Gradowski
  - Electrician
    
    Krzysztof Koperski
  - Electrician
    
    Józef Trzoch
  - Electrician
    
    Marek Modzelewski
  - Stills Photography
    
    Janusz Calka
  - Editor
    
    Ewa Smal
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Henryka Dancygier
  - Assistant Editor
    
    Urszula Reklajtis
  - Art Director
    
    Halina Dobrowolska
  - Set Decorator
    
    Grazyna Tkaczyk
  - Set Decorator
    
    Robert Czesak
  - Assistant Set Decorator
    
    Anna Iskierka-Malasnicka
  - Assistant Set Decorator
    
    Slawomir Janowski
  - Set Decorator (Interiors)
    
    Magdalena Dipont
  - Properties
    
    Stefan Witkowski
  - Properties
    
    Dariusz Brus
  - Properties
    
    Krzysztof Budzynski
  - Construction Manager
    
    Waldemar Weiss
  - Costume Designer
    
    Malgorzata Obloza
  - Costume Designer
    
    Hanna Cwiklo
  - Costume Assistant
    
    Jolanta Wlodarczyk
  - Wardrobe Mistress
    
    Helena Tarnacka
  - Wardrobe Mistress
    
    Maria Mikulska
  - Make-up
    
    Dorota Sewerynska
  - Make-up Assistant
    
    Jadwiga Wocial
  - Make-up Assistant
    
    Jolanta Pruszynska
  - Title Design
    
    Miroslaw Mentcel
  - Laboratory
    
    Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych w Warszawie
  - Music
    
    Zbigniew Preisner
  - "Byl sobie król" Lyrics by
    
    J. Porazinska
  - Music Performed by
    
    Orkiestry Filharmonii Lodzkiej
  - Conductor
    
    Szostaka, Zdzislawa
  - Music Consultant
    
    Janina Kurec
  - Sound Recording
    
    Malgorzata Jaworska
  - Assistant Sound Recording
    
    Malgorzata Krupa
  - Sound Technician
    
    Jerzy Murawski
  - Sound Effects
    
    Bogdan Nowak
  - Stunts
    
    Robert Brzezinski
  - Stunts
    
    Józef Stefanski
  - Consultant
    
    Robert Brzezinski
  - Consultant
    
    Franciszek Szydelko
  - Consultant
    
    Andrzej Zaczynski

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