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The Hourglass Sanatorium

Name: The Hourglass Sanatorium
Director: Wojciech Has
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 1973
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Irena Orska, Filip Zylber, Halina Kowalska

Jozef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Jozef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.

1973 · Directed by Wojciech Has · 124 min · Drama · Fantasy · Horror · 37 frames

Crew

Screenplay: Wojciech Has
Cinematography: Witold Sobociński
Edited by: Janina Niedźwiecka
Music: Jerzy Maksymiuk
Production design: Andrzej Płocki, Jerzy Skarżyński

Cast

Jan Nowicki as Józef
Tadeusz Kondrat as Jakub
Irena Orska as Józef's Mother
Filip Zylber as Rudolf
Halina Kowalska as Adela
Gustaw Holoubek as Dr. Gotard
Mieczysław Voit as Blind Conductor
Bożena Adamek as Bianka
Ludwik Benoit as Szloma
Henryk Boukołowski as Fireman

Production

Country: Poland
Language: Polish
Studios: Zespół Filmowy "Silesia"
Themes: nightmare, daydream, strange, dreamlike

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