Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver, brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr, an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty, and their interactions take on an emotional honesty that throws into stark relief for Piotr the injustice of killing of any kind.
Cast
Mirosław Baka
Jacek Łazar
Krzysztof Globisz
Piotr Balicki
Jan Tesarz
Waldemar Rekowski
Artur Barciś
Worker
Krystyna Janda
Dorota Geller
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Andrzej Geller
Maciej Szary
Supervisor
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Commission Chairman
Zbigniew Borek
Priest
Władysław Byrdy
Executioner's Assistant
Aleksander Bednarz
Executioner
Barbara Dziekan
Cinema Cashier
Iwona Głębicka
Photo Studio Employee
Elżbieta Helman
Beatka
Helena Kowalczykowa
Old Woman
Borys Marynowski
Guard
Maciej Maciejewski
Prosecutor
Sylwester Maciejewski
Jacek's Brother
Andrzej Mastalerz
Jacek's Brother
Zdzisław Rychter
Cartoonist
Karol Stępkowski
Man at a Taxi Stop
Zdzisław Tobiasz
Judge
Jerzy Zass
Prison Director
Leonard Andrzejewski
Drunk Man's Friend (uncredited)
Wieslaw Bednarz
Man in a Bathroom (uncredited)
Aleksander Gawroński
Drunk Man (uncredited)
Henryk Łapiński
Commission Member (uncredited)
Crew
Jerzy Murawski
Sound Technical Supervisor
Krzysztof Kieślowski
Director, Screenplay
Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Screenplay
Ewa Smal
Editor
Henryka Dancygier
Assistant Editor
Urszula Reklajtis
Assistant Editor
Slawomir Idziak
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Teresa Violetta Buhl
First Assistant Director
Dariusz Jabłoński
Assistant Director
Winfried Bolenz
Assistant Director
Paweł Rzepkowski
Assistant Director
Dariusz Przychoda
Assistant Director
Paweł Mantorski
Production Coordinator
Włodzimierz Bendych
Production Coordinator
Halina Dobrowolska
Production Design
Henryk Jedynak
Assistant Camera
Małgorzata Obłoza
Costume Design
Hanna Ćwikło
Costume Design
Helena Tarnacka
Wardrobe Designer
Maria Mikulska
Wardrobe Designer
Jolanta Wlodarczyk
Costume Assistant
Jadwiga Cichocka
Assistant Makeup Artist
Jolanta Pruszynska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Dorota Seweryńska
Makeup Artist
Małgorzata Krupa
Sound Assistant
Małgorzata Jaworska
Sound
Stanisław Hojden
Foley Artist
Jerzy Tomczuk
Lighting Technician
Józef Trzoch
Lighting Technician
Krzysztof Koperski
Lighting Technician
Marek Modzelewski
Lighting Technician
Tomasz Gradowski
Lighting Technician
Zbigniew Preisner
Original Music Composer
Zbigniew Malecki
Music Producer
Małgorzata Przedpełska-Bieniek
Music Consultant
Magdalena Dipont
Set Decoration
Waldemar Weiss
Construction Foreman
Stefan Witkowski
Props
Dariusz Brus
Props
Krzysztof Budzyński
Props
Jacek Cichecki
Still Photographer
Andrzej Zaczyński
Production Consultant
Stanisław Mikke
Production Consultant
Franciszek Szydełko
Production Consultant
Robert Brzeziński
Production Consultant, Stunts
Miroslawa Serafin
Script Supervisor
Janusz Chlebowski
Stunts
Józef Stefański
Stunts
Andrzej Buhl
Stunts, Unit Manager
Grazyna Tkaczyk
Assistant Production Design
Anna Iskierka
Assistant Production Design
Robert Czesak
Assistant Production Design
Sławomir Janowski
Assistant Production Design
Ryszard Chutkowski
Production Manager
Anna Sacharczuk
Assistant Production Manager
Włodzimierz Dziatkiewicz
Assistant Production Manager
Zdzisław Szostak
Conductor
Anna Kowalska
Administration
Małgorzata Dedek
Administration
Bożena Mrówczyńska
Production Secretary
Mirosław Mentcel
Graphic Designer
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