Baza ludzi umarlych (1959)

Director:

Czeslaw Petelski

Writer:

Czeslaw Petelski

Stars:

Zygmunt Kestowicz, Emil Karewicz, Teresa Izewska

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zygmunt Kestowicz	...	Stefan Zabawa
Emil Karewicz	...	Tadek 'Varsovian'
Teresa Izewska	...	Wanda
Leon Niemczyk	...	Nine
Aleksander Fogiel	...	Apostle
Tadeusz Lomnicki	...	Partisan
Roman Klosowski	...	Orsaczek
Adam Kwiatkowski	...	Face
Juliusz Grabowski	...	Foreman Marcinkowski
Roman Hubczenko	...	Forester
Tadeusz Kosudarski	...	Dzwonkowiak
Wlodzimierz Kwaskowski	...	Kowalski
Józef Lodynski	...	Mechanic
Mieczyslaw Loza	...	Man in Cloakroom
Stanislaw Milski	...	Garage Manager

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

money | auto mechanic | wood | truck driver | driver | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Release Date:

10 August 1959 (Poland)

Also Known As:

The Depot of the Dead

Filming Locations:

Karkonosze Mountains, Dolnoslaskie, Poland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zespol Filmowy "Studio"

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The Lesson of Polish Cinema (2002)

User Reviews

amazing black & white cinematography

great character development, great acting, excellent black & white cinematography, the scenes of snowy roads in the forest, I can see why so many people where influenced by this movie. The movie may be a bit too long for today's usual short and fast and give-me-now style of movie production, but it is of classic length. And it is obvious on how it relates with Salaires de la Peur. A bit of understanding of the social situation in Poland at the time would help, as it is not always clear. For example, when one of the comrades is carried to the church, there are some assumptions there that the scene assumes the audience has, but it is not totally clear with an audience detached from the Poland of the mid-50's.