The Shadow-Line
Smuga cienia
Release: 1976-09-06
·Runtime: 100m
·★ 6.0
Drama
Andrzej Wajda's English-language film of a novella by Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, aka Joseph Conrad, about a young man in his first command as a sea captain. A series of crises prove incredibly difficult for his new authority, for the sea is curiously becalmed and the crew is weakened by feverish malaria. When the first mate's fear convinces many that the ship is haunted and cursed by the malevolent spirit of the previous captain, the young man must cope with their superstition as well as the conspicuous absence of much-needed medicine.
Production Countries
Poland
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Thames Television
Zespół Filmowy "X"
Cast
Tadeusz Jastrzębowski
Joanna Żółkowska
as Flute Player (uncredited)
Piotr Garlicki
as Young Captain
Krzysztof Kumor
Igor Sawin
Emilia Krakowska
as Tambourine Player (uncredited)
Bernard Archard
as Capt. Elis
Małgorzata Braunek
as Flute Player (uncredited)
Marek Kondrat
as Joseph Conrad
Wojciech Pszoniak
as Conductor (uncredited)
Martin Wyldeck
as Capt. Giles
Jerzy Zelnik
Adam Perzyk
Radosław Piwowarski
as Sailor
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
as Franchy
Bożena Dykiel
as Triangle Player (uncredited)
Maciej Staniewicz
Irena Karel
as Violinist (uncredited)
Tom Wilkinson
as Ransome
Piotr Cieślak
as Officer
Zygmunt Maciejewski
as Shipment Owner
Jolanta Lothe
as Musician (uncredited)
John Bennett
Crew
Wiesława Starska
Costume Design
Joseph Conrad
Story
Teresa Barska
Production Design
Zbigniew Kaminski
First Assistant Director
Witold Sobociński
Director of Photography
Allan Starski
Production Design
Maria Osiecka-Kuminek
Set Decoration
Andrzej Wajda
Director, Writer
Krystyna Zachwatowicz
Costume Design