The Hour-Glass Sanatorium (1973)

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124 min - Drama | Fantasy - 12 December 1973 (Poland)

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Set in pre- World War II era. A young man is on a strange train to see his dying father in a sanatorium... See full summary »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Jan Nowicki	...	Józef
	Tadeusz Kondrat	...	Jakub - Józef's father
	Irena Orska	...	Józef's mother
	Halina Kowalska	...	Adela
	Gustaw Holoubek	...	Dr. Gotard
	Mieczyslaw Voit	...	Blind Conductor
	Bozena Adamek	...	Bianka
	Ludwik Benoit	...	Szloma
	Henryk Boukolowski	...	Fireman
	Seweryn Dalecki	...	Teodor
	Julian Jabczynski	...	Dignitary
	Jerzy Przybylski	...	Mr. de Voss
	Wiktor Sadecki	...	Dignitary
	Janina Sokolowska	...	Nurse
	Wojciech Standello	...	Jew Interlocutor in Restaurant

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Set in pre- World War II era. A young man is on a strange train to see his dying father in a sanatorium. But the place is going to ruin and recalls a lot of memories from the past. He is beset by soldiers from the past, colonial black mercenaries, girls from his early life, and his parents. It is an interior adventure, with unusual atmospheric flair and extraordinary sets. Written by Polish Cinema Database <http://info.fuw.edu.pl/Filmy/>

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12 December 1973 (Poland) See more »

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Das Sanatorium zur Todesanzeige See more »

Filming Locations:

Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych, Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland

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Zespól Filmowy "Silesia" See more »

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124 min

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Mono

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Color (Eastmancolor)

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1.66 : 1

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The Hour-Glass Sanatorium (1973)
Sanatorium pod klepsydra (original title)

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