Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema (1990)
Ucieczka z kina 'Wolnosc' (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 1h 32min
- Comedy, Drama
- 15 Oct 1990 (Poland)
- Movie
- 7 wins & 1 nomination.
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| Janusz Gajos | ... |
Censor Rabkiewicz
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| Zbigniew Zamachowski | ... |
Assistant to the Censor
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| Teresa Marczewska | ... |
Malgorzata
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| Piotr Fronczewski | ... |
Communist Party Secretary
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| Wladyslaw Kowalski | ... |
Actor Tadeusz Playing Professor
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| Michal Bajor | ... |
Film Critic
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| Jan Peszek | ... |
Raskolnikov
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| Jerzy Binczycki | ... |
Cinema Manager Karwanski
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| Artur Barcis | ... |
Projectionist Krzysio
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| Maciej Kozlowski | ... |
American Actor
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| Henryk Bista | ... |
Janik
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| Ewa Wencel | ... |
Censor's Secretary
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| Krzysztof Wakulinski | ... |
Jerzy
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Zofia Charewicz | ... |
Ticket Control at the Cinema
(as Zofia Tomaszewska-Graziewicz)
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| Aleksander Bednarz | ... |
Edward
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| Krystyna Tkacz | ... |
Nurse
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| Zygmunt Bielawski | ... |
Doctor at the Mental Hospital
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| Ewa Wisniewska | ... |
Censor's Ex-Wife
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| Monika Bolly | ... |
Marta, Censor's Daughter
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| Jerzy Gudejko | ... |
Doctor
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| Eugenia Herman | ... |
Teacher
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| Wlodzimierz Musial | ... |
Police Officer
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| Eugeniusz Korczarowski | ... |
Official
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| Zbigniew Buczkowski | ... |
Guard
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Tadeusz Falana |
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Lech Gwit | ... |
Assistant to the Communist Party Secretary
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| Jan Hencz | ... |
Official
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Szymon Herman |
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Dymitr Holówko | ... |
Journalist
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Stanislaw Jaroszynski |
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| Stanislaw Jaskulka | ... |
Official
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| Kristof Kaczmarek | ... |
Journalist
(as Krzysztof Kaczmarek)
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Wojciech Kostecki | ... |
Male Nurse
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Agnieszka Mirowska-Tomaszewska | ... |
(as Agnieszka Mirowska)
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| Ryszard Mróz |
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| Maciej Orlos |
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| Halina Rowicka |
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| Zdzislaw Szymborski | ... |
Male Nurse
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| Daria Trafankowska | ... |
Jurczyk
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Maria Wawszczyk |
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| Artur Zmijewski | ... |
Krzysztof
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Tomasz Kubiatowicz | ... |
Official (uncredited)
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| Miroslawa Marcheluk | ... |
Journalist (uncredited)
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Ryszard Radwanski | ... |
Official (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Wojciech Marczewski | ||
Written by
| Wojciech Marczewski | ... | () |
Music by
| Zygmunt Konieczny | ||
| Jerzy Satanowski | ||
Cinematography by
| Jerzy Zielinski | ||
Editing by
| Elzbieta Kurkowska | ||
Production Design by
| Andrzej Kowalczyk | ||
Set Decoration by
| Anna Jekielek | ... | (as Anna Jakielek) |
Costume Design by
| Ewa Krauze | ||
Makeup Department
| Irena Bak | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Andrzej Soltysik | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Anna Hrynaszkiewicz | ... | assistant director |
| Tadeusz Proc | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Stanislaw Bomba | ... | construction coordinator |
| Andrzej Kowalczyk | ... | set designer |
| Zbigniew Olejniczak | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Mariusz Kuczynski | ... | sound |
| Joanna Napieralska | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Wit Dabal | ... | additional photographer |
Music Department
| Zdzislaw Szostak | ... | conductor |
Additional Crew
| Malgorzata Kielbik | ... | administrator |
| Maria Szleiermacher | ... | accountant |
Thanks
| Woody Allen | ... | acknowledgment |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Films sans Frontières (1992) (France) (theatrical)
- Second Run (2013) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The film is set just before Poland's communist regime came to an end. The central character is a provincial censor, a tired, sloppy, lonely man, whose wife left him a long time ago. For him, censorship is both an art and a game, but he does not enjoy it. During the screening of a sentimental Polish melodrama called "Daybreak" at the Liberty cinema, just across the street from the censor's office, the actors start to rebel and refuse to speak their lines. This is anarchy, and when the censor is unable to control the situation, senior party officials are called in. Eventually a film critic notices that the situation reminds him of "The Purple Rose of Cairo" by Woody Allen, and brings a reel of the film to demonstrate it. The officials watch the film with amusement until another mix-up occurs: the second projector is turned on accidentally and superimposes "Daybreak" over "The Purple Rose".
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film is one of the most original Polish films of the decade; a poetic satire about the end of an oppressive era but also a universal tale about humanity. It was screened at Un Certain Regard section of the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Features The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985). See more » |