Without Anesthesia
Bez znieczulenia
A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. His enemies take away his privileges when he is away. The shock of being "unwanted" parallels a deeper disappointment in his private life: his wife has an affair with a jealous young rival, and after 15 years of marriage and two daughters wants a divorce. She offers no explanations as he tries to untie these problems himself. All the moves he makes are the wrong ones. He takes on drinking heavily with students eager to attend his seminar after discovering the class has been canceled. The journalist, once suave and commanding, is reduced to silence.
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Cast
Jacek Kałucki
as Student
Michał Kula
as Student
Tomasz Zygadło
as TV Show Contestant (uncredited)
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
as Jerzy Michałowski
Kazimierz Kaczor
as Editor-in-chief
Magda Teresa Wójcik
as Joanna Cichoń
Teodor Gendera
as Judge
Stanisław Michalski
as Broński's Boss
Roman Wilhelmi
as Broński
Krystyna Wolańska
Stefania Iwińska
as Józefa
Halina Golanko
as Halina Łukasik
Krystyna Janda
as Agata
Emilia Krakowska
as Wanda Jakowicz
Wanda Stanisławska-Lothe
as Editorial Office Employee
Sylwester Maciejewski
as Student
Andrzej Mrowiec
as Editorial Office Employee
Tomasz Stockinger
as Student
Krzysztof Zaleski
as TV Show Guest
Jerzy Stuhr
as Jerzy Porębowicz
Krzysztof Bauman
as Student
Zbigniew Grusznic
as Student
Marlena Miarczyńska
Witold Pyrkosz
as Broński's Successor
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
as Student
Danuta Balicka
as Judge
Jolanta Kozak-Sutowicz
as Stenia
Krzysztof Kiersznowski
as Student
Bogdan Szymkowski
Grzegorz Wons
as Student
Wojciech Wysocki
as Student
Ewa Dałkowska
as Ewa Michałowska
Bogusław Sobczuk
as TV Show Contestant
Alicja Bienicewicz
as (uncredited)
Andrzej Wajda
as TV Show Contestant (uncredited)
Andrzej Seweryn
as Jacek Rościszewski
Crew
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor
Maria Osiecka-Kuminek
Set Decoration
Allan Starski
Production Design
Halina Ber
Makeup Artist
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Production Manager
Wiesława Starska
Costume Design
Edward Kłosiński
Director of Photography
Krzysztof Zaleski
Writers' Assistant
Magdalena Dipont
Assistant Set Decoration
Krzysztof Tchórzewski
Assistant Director
Agnieszka Holland
Screenplay
Andrzej Wajda
Director, Screenplay