Under the Phrygian Star

Oct 30, 1954

1h 52m

★ 5.5

Overview

Communist Szczęsny juggles between his revolutionary activities and love to a fellow party member Madzia in this sequel to "Cellulose".

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych w Łodzi

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Cast

Szczęsny "Bida"

Józef Nowak

Magda

Lucyna Winnicka

Weronka, Szczęsny's Sister

Halina Przybylska

Bolesław Gąbiński, a worker in "Cellulose", a police reporter

Stanisław Jasiukiewicz

Jan Gawlikowski

Zbigniew Józefowicz

Stanisław Rychlik

Jerzy Szpunar

Szczęsny's Father

Stanisław Milski

Kachna

Zofia Perczyńska

Walek, Szczęsny's brother

Józef Gliński

Olejniczak

Bolesław Płotnicki

Leon

Bronisław Pawlik

Chrobotek

Janusz Jaroń

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