The Conductor
Dyrygent
Release: 1980-02-27
·Runtime: 101m
·★ 6.3
Drama
Music
A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.
Production Countries
Poland
Production Companies
Zespół Filmowy "X"
Cast
Stanisław Zatłoka
as Rysio
John Gielgud
as John Lasocki
Krystyna Janda
as Marta
Janusz Gajos
as Dignitary from Warsaw
Tadeusz Czechowski
as Tadzio
Józef Fryźlewicz
as Voivod
Elżbieta Strzałkowska
Tadeusz Hanusek
as Warsaw Violinist (uncredited)
Andrzej Seweryn
as Adam Pietryk
Jerzy Kleyn
Anna Łopatowska
as Anna
Maria Seweryn
as Marysia
Mariusz Gorczyński
as Warsaw Violinist (uncredited)
Jan Ciecierski
as Marta's Father
Marek Dąbrowski
as Cultural Office Clerk
Stanisław Górka
as Bassist
Jerzy Szmidt
Wojciech Wysocki
as Kwiatkowski
Crew
Maria Osiecka-Kuminek
Set Decoration
Allan Starski
Production Design
Wiesława Starska
Costume Design
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor
Andrzej Kijowski
Short Story, Writer
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Production Manager
Ewa Smal
Assistant Editor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Music
Slawomir Idziak
Director of Photography
Andrzej Wajda
Director