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
Andrzej Seweryn
as Jacek Rościszewski
Kazimierz Kaczor
as Editor-in-chief
Magda Teresa Wójcik
as Joanna Cichoń
Halina Golanko
as Halina Łukasik
Teodor Gendera
as Judge
Wanda Stanisławska-Lothe
as Editorial Office Employee
Witold Pyrkosz
as Broński's Successor
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
as Jerzy Michałowski
Emilia Krakowska
as Wanda Jakowicz
Stefania Iwińska
as Józefa
Stanisław Michalski
as Broński's Boss
Wojciech Wysocki
as Student
Alicja Bienicewicz
as (uncredited)
Roman Wilhelmi
as Broński
Krzysztof Kiersznowski
as Student
Michał Kula
as Student
Marlena Miarczyńska
Bogusław Sobczuk
as TV Show Contestant
Jolanta Kozak-Sutowicz
as Stenia
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
as Student
Ewa Dałkowska
as Ewa Michałowska
Krzysztof Bauman
as Student
Jacek Kałucki
as Student
Tomasz Stockinger
as Student
Tomasz Zygadło
as TV Show Contestant (uncredited)
Krystyna Janda
as Agata
Zbigniew Grusznic
as Student
Sylwester Maciejewski
as Student
Andrzej Mrowiec
as Editorial Office Employee
Andrzej Wajda
as TV Show Contestant (uncredited)
Jerzy Stuhr
as Jerzy Porębowicz
Danuta Balicka
as Judge
Bogdan Szymkowski
Grzegorz Wons
as Student
Krystyna Wolańska
Krzysztof Zaleski
as TV Show Guest
Crew
Andrzej Wajda
Director, Screenplay
Magdalena Dipont
Assistant Set Decoration
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Production Manager
Agnieszka Holland
Screenplay
Krzysztof Zaleski
Writers' Assistant
Halina Ber
Makeup Artist
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor
Wiesława Starska
Costume Design
Krzysztof Tchórzewski
Assistant Director
Maria Osiecka-Kuminek
Set Decoration
Edward Kłosiński
Director of Photography
Allan Starski
Production Design