Eccentrics, the Sunny Side of the Street

Jan 15, 2016

1h 52m

★ 6.1

Overview

In late 1950s Poland, jazzman Fabian returns from England and forms a swing big band that quickly rises to fame. Their glamorous new singer, the enigmatic Modesta, becomes both the group’s star and Fabian’s love interest. As their success begins to resemble a Hollywood musical, the authorities take a growing interest in their world of music and romance.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Production Companies

Telewizja Polska

Agora

Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych

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Cast

Fabian Apanowicz

Maciej Stuhr

Wanda Apanowicz-Patras

Sonia Bohosiewicz

Modesta Nowak

Natalia Rybicka

Bayerowa

Anna Dymna

Felicjan Zuppe

Wojciech Pszoniak

Stypa

Wiktor Zborowski

Habertas

Adam Ferency

Dr. Garfinkel

Władysław Kowalski

Dr. Cyryl Vogt

Jerzy Schejbal

Secretary of Kusiak

Agnieszka Michalska

Jan Boryssowski

Marian Opania

Adjutant

Arkadiusz Detmer

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