Vabank II, czyli riposta (1985)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Juliusz Machulski

Writers:

Juliusz Machulski (writer)
Urs Odermatt (German dialogue)

Release Date:

6 May 1985 (Poland)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

A sequel to "Vabank" (1981), introduces the same characters entangled in a duel between a former safecracker and a crooked bank manager...

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Revenge | Money | Release From Prison | 1930s

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jan Machulski	...	Henryk Kwinto
Leonard Pietraszak	...	Gustaw Kramer
Witold Pyrkosz	...	J.J. Dunczyk
Bronislaw Wroclawski	...	Edek Sztyc
Ewa Szykulska	...	Marta Rychlinska
Marek Walczewski	...	Twardijewicz
Beata Tyszkiewicz	...	Countess
Jacek Chmielnik	...	Moks
Krzysztof Kiersznowski	...	Struna
Elzbieta Zajacówna	...	Natalia
Zbigniew Geiger	...	Stawiski (as Kuba Geiger)
Józef Jaworski	...	Tedlarz
Ryszard Kotys	...	Melski
Jerzy Matula	...	Janusz, Film Director
Józef Para	...	Commisar Przygoda

Also Known As:

Point of No Return
Va Banque II
Vabank II (Poland)

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Lódz, Poland

Company:

Zespól Filmowy "Kadr"

Goofs:

Continuity: In the prison, while Kramer is talking to Sztyc about planned escape, position of Adam Szpulski changes inconsistently between shots.

Movie Connections:

Follows Vabank (1981)

Vabank 2 – The Decent Sequel

In 1985, Vabank 2 was made, and to what high expectation! And it was worth waiting, since the sequel is none the worse. All the familiar guys and gals are here. Evil Kramer runs away from prison with the help of the hilarious crook Sztyc, Kwinto is threatened to be murdered, and the tight spiral of adventures begins anew. Here we see all the brilliant cast – Jan Machulski, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Leonard Pietrazak and many many others. They play with such evident infectious pleasure that you simple cannot breathe out during the film. All is here – kidnapping, murder, fire in the garage, terrible revenge of Kramer, and the extremely interesting intrigue about Kwinto's death. You cannot say for sure if he was really killed or not. Humor is everywhere here – smart lines of each actor, impossibly funny part of the prison director, as well as of masqueraded Nazi officers. Up to the end, you cannot guess what the final may be like. And the only sad part here is that you may see those Nazis and feel that very very soon the real fascist armies will take the whole Poland… This film is so clever and bright that it may be praised as one of the all-time-best sequels ever made, along with Matrix 2 or Star Wars. Highly recommended for the connoisseurs of intelligent humor and cleverly thought over plot.