Big Animal (2000)
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- Unrated
- 1h 13min
- Comedy, Drama
- 25 Aug 2000 (Poland)
- Movie
Left behind by a circus, a camel wanders to the house of a simple middle-aged couple. Although the wife is initially bewildered by the strange and unexpected animal, her husband immediately adopts it as a pet. As the man and his new...
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Awards:
- 4 wins & 12 nominations.
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Cast
| Jerzy Stuhr | ... |
Zygmunt Sawicki
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| Anna Dymna | ... |
Marysia Sawicka
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Dominika Bednarczyk | ... |
Bank Clerk
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Blazej Wójcik | ... |
Bank Clerk
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Andrzej Franczyk | ... |
Bank Manager
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Feliks Szajnert | ... |
Drunkard
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Zbigniew Kaleta | ... |
Photographer
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Radoslaw Krzyzowski | ... |
Advertising Agent
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Stanislaw Banas | ... |
Fire Chief
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Piotr Dabrowski | ... |
Fireman I
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Zbigniew Rola | ... |
Fireman II
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Ewa Worytkiewicz | ... |
Councilwoman I
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| Malgorzata Zabkowska | ... |
Councilwoman II
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| Beata Schimscheiner | ... |
Councilwoman III
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| Tomasz Schimscheiner | ... |
Builder
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Zbigniew Kosowski | ... |
Stefaniak
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Krzysztof Gluchowski | ... |
Mayor
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Katarzyna Mrózek | ... |
Little Girl
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Leszek Swigon | ... |
Posterunkowy I
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| Tomasz Karolak | ... |
Posterunkowy II
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Jan Cielecki |
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Patrycja Durska |
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Krzysztof Gadacz |
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Dorota Godzic |
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Krzysztof Górecki | ... |
Bank Clerk
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Ryszard Jasinski |
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Tadeusz Lomnicki |
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Ryszard Lukowski |
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Tomasz Medzik |
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Krzysztof Najbor |
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Krzysztof Stawowy |
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Dorota Zieciowska | ... |
Woman
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Directed by
| Jerzy Stuhr | ||
Written by
| Krzysztof Kieslowski | ... | () |
| Kazimierz Orlos | ... | (story "Wielblad") |
Produced by
| Janusz Morgenstern | ... | producer |
| Slawomir Rogowski | ... | producer |
Music by
| Abel Korzeniowski | ||
Cinematography by
| Pawel Edelman | ||
Editing by
| Elzbieta Kurkowska | ||
Production Design by
| Monika Sajko | ... | (as Monika Sajko-Gradowska) |
Set Decoration by
| Monika Sajko | ||
Costume Design by
| Elzbieta Radke | ||
Production Management
| Jolanta Jarzecka-Sawka | ... | unit production manager |
| Jan Kaczmarski | ... | production manager |
| Adam Santura | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sylwia Czaplewska | ... | assistant director |
| Iwona Strzalka | ... | assistant director (as Iwona Strzalka-Zgadzaj) |
| Maciej Swierzawski | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Nikodem Wolk-Laniewski | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bartosz Blaschke | ... | electrician |
| Pawel Chiczewski | ... | electrician |
| Cezary Lisowski | ... | gaffer |
| Wojciech Szepel | ... | camera operator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Milestone Film & Video (2004) (United States) (subtitled)
- Oscilloscope (2010) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
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Left behind by a circus, a camel wanders to the house of a simple middle-aged couple. Although the wife is initially bewildered by the strange and unexpected animal, her husband immediately adopts it as a pet. As the man and his new companion take their daily walks in the village, neighbors are drawn to the odd sight and approach him about riding the camel or using it for any number of purposes. He declines to exploit or capitalize on the friendly animal, and is met with barely veiled hostility. In time, the camel becomes a burden on both the town and the man, who's edged out of community affairs and lives on shaky ground with his wife. Written by nitorch |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Directed by actor Jerzy Stuhr from a script by the late filmmaker Krzysztof Kieslowski (whose professional relationship with Stuhr dated back to the 1970s), after Kieslowski's death in 1996. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Escape from Tomorrow (2013). See more » |