An unknown Polish writer can't publish his novels, so his ex-wife decides to help him and get some of the profit for herself. She finally finds a publisher, but there's a strange single condition that could cost the writer his life.
Cast
André Dussollier
Jacques
Pierre Arditi
Henri
Jiří Menzel
Stan
Anna Romantowska
Barbara
Maurice Bénichou
Arnold
Carlo Brandt
The Kine
Henryk Bista
Yanek
Jacques Denis
Doctor
Enzo Scotto Lavina
Luigi
Chiara Caselli
Luigi's Daughter
Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski
Pitchik
Beata Tyszkiewicz
Madame Pitchik
Olga Grumberg
Assistant Doctor
Andréas Voutsinas
The American Director
Elena Gavras
The Assistant Director
Thibault de Montalembert
Assistant Arnold
Kazimierz Kaczor
Vice-Consul
Bogdan Baer
The Guard
Stanislas Gaczol
Interpreter
Janina Gaczol
Interpreter
Jean-Claude Grumberg
Kornfeld
Françoise Castro
Guest
Jean Lescot
Guest
Jean-François Lapalus
Henri
Alexia Stresi
Waitress
Alexandre Bancel
Team Member
Rachid Madaoui
Team Member
Gilles Porte
Team Member
Dominique Odic
An Uzbek
Pierre 'Speedy' Duval
An Uzbek
S. Guilbaud
The Pope
Julie Gayet
(uncredited)
Dominique Isnard
Jeanne (uncredited)
Wojciech Kostecki
Cardinal at the airport (uncredited)
Kazimierz Wysota
Man at party (uncredited)
Stefano Masciarelli
Pope deputy
Crew
Costa-Gavras
Director, Writer
Jean-Claude Grumberg
Screenplay, Dialogue
Tadeusz Konwicki
Novel
Joële Van Effenterre
Editor, Sound Editor
Stratos Gabrielidis
Assistant Editor
Muriel Moreau
Assistant Editor
Patrick Blossier
Director of Photography
Bruno Patin
Color Timer
Francesca Marra
First Assistant Director
Alexandre Bancel
Second Assistant Director
Philippe Chapus
Second Assistant Director
Alberte Garo
Second Assistant Director
Pierre Minot
Second Assistant Director
Frédéric Blum
Assistant Director
Marek Brodzki
Assistant Director
Magdalena Szwarcbart
Assistant Director
Małgorzata Kozłowska
Production Coordinator
Conchita Airoldi
Executive Producer
Dino Di Dionisio
Executive Producer
Michèle Ray-Gavras
Producer
Valerio De Paolis
Associate Producer
Lew Rywin
Associate Producer
Grzegorz Warchoł
Associate Producer
Jan Janik
Associate Producer
Grazyna Kozlowska
Associate Producer
Philippe Chiffre
Production Design
Nathalie Durand
Assistant Camera
Gilles Porte
Assistant Camera
Jean Marc Bringuier
Steadicam Operator
Krzysztof Koperski
Lighting Camera
Jaroslaw Roszyk
Lighting Camera
Lissa Pillu
Casting
Giovanni Casalnuovo
Assistant Costume Designer
Stéphane Rollot
Assistant Costume Designer
Małgorzata Stefaniak
Costume Design
Edith Vesperini
Costume Design
Eric Chahi
Animation
Anna Adamek
Makeup Artist
Muriel Edelstein
Second Unit Cinematographer
Alain Lachassagne
Sound Editor
Franco Piscopo
Sound Mixer
Roger Letellier
Sound Effects
Pierre Gamet
Sound
Claude Villand
Sound
Bernard Chaumeil
Boom Operator
Jean-Pierre Lelong
Foley Artist
Mario Melchiorri
Foley Artist
Georges Demétrau
Special Effects
Philippe Sarde
Original Music Composer
Anna Orieti
Production Accountant
Władysław Bielski
Set Decoration
Ewa Braun
Set Decoration
Isabelle Filleul de Brohy
Set Dresser
Waldemar Weiss
Construction Coordinator
Nicolas Bertherat
Still Photographer
Sylvette Baudrot
Script Supervisor
Rachid Madaoui
Electrician
Bruno Seffino
Electrician
Bernard Chevreul
Stunts
Philippe Guégan
Stunts
Rémy Julienne
Stunts
Zbigniew Modej
Stunts
Patrick Steltzer
Stunts
Daniel Vérité
Stunts
Alain Alexandre
Property Master
E.v.e
Property Master
Agata Kozak
Translator
Yves Vandermissen
Key Grip
Bruno Ietto
Grip
Thierry Van Laere
Grip
Samanta Antonnicola
Production Manager
Andrzej Besztak
Production Manager
Gérard Gaultier
Production Manager
Michał Szczerbic
Production Manager
Catherine Pierrat
Unit Manager
Pauline Goetzmann
Administration
Elżbieta Heleniak
Administration
Barbara Cieslak
Production Secretary
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