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Without Anesthesia

6.8 131 mins Drama   1978
Zespół Filmowy "X"  
Director(s): Andrzej Wajda

Release Date: 27 Mon, Nov 1978

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.

Casts of Without Anesthesia

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

as Jerzy Michałowski

Ewa Dałkowska

as Ewa Michałowska

Andrzej Seweryn

as Jacek Rościszewski

Krystyna Janda

as Agata

Roman Wilhelmi

as Broński

Emilia Krakowska

as Wanda Jakowicz

Kazimierz Kaczor

as Editor-in-chief

Magda Teresa Wójcik

as Joanna Cichoń

Jerzy Stuhr

as Jerzy Porębowicz

Iga Mayr

as Anna Łukasik

Marta Salinger

as Gabcia

Stefania Iwińska

as Józefa

Halina Golanko

as Halina Łukasik

Danuta Balicka

as Judge

Zygmunt Kęstowicz

as Editorial Office Secretary

Krzysztof Bauman

as Student

Teodor Gendera

as Judge

Zbigniew Grusznic

as Student

Jacek Kałucki

as Student

Michał Kula

as Student

Wanda Stanisławska-Lothe

as Editorial Office Employee

Ryszard Łabędź

as Student

Stanisław Michalski

as Broński's Boss

Andrzej Mrowiec

as Editorial Office Employee

Izabella Olejnik

as Student

Witold Pyrkosz

as Broński's Successor

Tomasz Stockinger

as Student

Bogusław Sobczuk

as TV Show Contestant

Grzegorz Wons

as Student

Wojciech Wysocki

as Student

Krzysztof Zaleski

as TV Show Guest

Tomasz Zygadło

as TV Show Contestant (uncredited)

Alicja Bienicewicz

as (uncredited)

Andrzej Wajda

as TV Show Contestant (uncredited)

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