Decalogue VIII
Dekalog, osiem
Release: 1989-05-16
·Runtime: 55m
·★ 7.3
Drama
TV Movie
Zofia, a professor of ethics, is visited by Elżbieta, an American researching the fate of Jews who survived World War II. A daytime classroom conversation turns into a night of confrontation, and Zofia is forced to answer for a decision she made decades ago that directly affected the course of Elżbieta’s life.
Production Countries
Germany
Poland
Production Companies
Sender Freies Berlin
Telewizja Polska
Studio Filmowe Tor
Cast
Ewa Skibińska
as Student telling the story of Dorota
Jerzy Schejbal
as Priest
Maria Kościałkowska
as Zofia
Artur Barciś
as Student
Marek Kępiński
as Flat Resident
Bronisław Pawlik
as Philatelist
Marek Kasprzyk
as Student (uncredited)
Wojciech Starostecki
as Student
Teresa Marczewska
as Elżbieta Loranc
Tadeusz Łomnicki
as Tailor
Janusz Mond
as Flat Resident
Marian Opania
as University Dean
Jacek Strzemżalski
as Supervisor
Anna Zagórska
as Student
Crew
Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Magdalena Dipont
Set Decoration
Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Screenplay
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Director, Screenplay
Dariusz Jabłoński
Assistant Director
Ewa Smal
Editor
Zbigniew Preisner
Original Music Composer
Robert Brzeziński
Production Consultant, Stunts
Zdzisław Szostak
Conductor