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Bad Luck

Original title: Zezowate szczescie
  • 19601960
  • 1h 32m
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Bad Luck (1960)
Comedy
The story is an odyssey of a little man through Poland of 1930 to 1950. It shows his attempts to cope with a changing world which seems to have no place for him. He has no consciousness of a... Read allThe story is an odyssey of a little man through Poland of 1930 to 1950. It shows his attempts to cope with a changing world which seems to have no place for him. He has no consciousness of any kind but is always on the verge of turning into a more coherent human being, only to be... Read allThe story is an odyssey of a little man through Poland of 1930 to 1950. It shows his attempts to cope with a changing world which seems to have no place for him. He has no consciousness of any kind but is always on the verge of turning into a more coherent human being, only to be slapped down. It begins with the hero's childhood. Then comes the first love marred by hi... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
98,430
12,919
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    • Director
      • Andrzej Munk
    • Writer
      • Jerzy Stefan Stawinski(novel "Szesc Wcielen Jana Piszczyka")
    • Stars
      • Bogumil Kobiela
      • Maria Ciesielska
      • Helena Dabrowska
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Andrzej Munk
    • Writer
      • Jerzy Stefan Stawinski(novel "Szesc Wcielen Jana Piszczyka")
    • Stars
      • Bogumil Kobiela
      • Maria Ciesielska
      • Helena Dabrowska
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    • 3User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Bogumil Kobiela in Bad Luck (1960)
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    Bogumil Kobiela and Barbara Lass in Bad Luck (1960)
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    Bogumil Kobiela
    Bogumil Kobiela
    • Jan Piszczyk
    Maria Ciesielska
    Maria Ciesielska
    • Basia
    Helena Dabrowska
    • Wychówna
    Barbara Lass
    Barbara Lass
    • Jola Wrona-Wronska
    • (as Barbara Kwiatkowska)
    Krystyna Karkowska
    Krystyna Karkowska
    • Wrona-Wronska
    Barbara Polomska
    Barbara Polomska
    • Zosia Jelonkowa
    Irena Stalonczyk
    Irena Stalonczyk
    • Irena Kropaczynska
    Tadeusz Bartosik
    Tadeusz Bartosik
    • Wasik
    Henryk Bak
    Henryk Bak
    • Director
    Mariusz Dmochowski
    Mariusz Dmochowski
    • UB Officer
    Aleksander Dzwonkowski
    Aleksander Dzwonkowski
    • Cezary Piszczyk
    Edward Dziewonski
    Edward Dziewonski
    • Jelonek
    Tadeusz Janczar
    Tadeusz Janczar
    • Ens. Sawicki
    Stanislaw Jaworski
    • Watchmaker
    Andrzej Krasicki
    Andrzej Krasicki
    • Witold Kropaczynski
    Wojciech Litynski
    • Young Jan Piszczyk
    Kazimierz Opalinski
    Kazimierz Opalinski
    • Prison Governor
    Jerzy Pichelski
    Jerzy Pichelski
    • Maj. Wrona-Wronski
    • Director
      • Andrzej Munk
    • Writer
      • Jerzy Stefan Stawinski(novel "Szesc Wcielen Jana Piszczyka") (screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Connections
      Featured in Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A lengyel film (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Kriegsgefangenenpost
      Music by Andrzej Markowski

      Lyrics by Andrzej Nowicki

      Performed by Slawa Przybylska

    User reviews3

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    10/10
    A Hapless Moral Imbecile For All Seasons
    If we are lucky in our youth we will meet someone whose tale of woe, of rotten luck, of good work gone for nothing reveals itself to be a consequence of self-absorbed indifference to the true lives of others.

    Piszczyk tells his own story. At the outset we know he is in prison and wants to stay there. For the 108 minutes (in the Polart DVD) of Munk's farce, Piszczyk, a Harry Langdon character for all Munk's chaplinesquerie, unwittingly persuades us his bad luck is a direct consequence of his moral cowardice. From his childhood in prewar, protofascist Poland through middle age in Stalinist Poland, he hasn't a clue beyond his own immediate safety and gratification.

    Piszczyk stumbles through the worst atrocities of European history without compassion, encountering the Good and the Bad, the Noble and the Ignoble, oblivious to consequence, ready to be used indiscriminately by anyone who offers him any form of reward. The sooner in life we meet such people the better our chances of escaping their fate.

    Most importantly, Munk makes us laugh at him, monster though he is.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 4, 1960 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • Poland
    • Language
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Zrikava sreća
    • Filming locations
      • Agrykola, Royal Lazienki Park, Sródmiescie, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Polski State Film
      • ZRF "Kamera"
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,708
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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