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Bad Luck

To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.

1h 48m1960TMDb 6.8

ComedyDrama

Polish

Crew and Cast

Andrzej MunkAndrzej MunkDirectorBogumił KobielaBogumił KobielaJan PiszczykMaria CiesielskaMaria CiesielskaBasiaHelena DąbrowskaHelena DąbrowskaWychównaBarbara LassBarbara LassJolaKrystyna KarkowskaKrystyna KarkowskaWrona-WronskaBarbara PołomskaBarbara PołomskaZosia Jelonka
Irena StalończykIrena KropaczyńskaTadeusz BartosikTadeusz BartosikWasikHenryk BąkHenryk BąkDirectorMariusz DmochowskiMariusz DmochowskiUB OfficerAleksander DzwonkowskiAleksander DzwonkowskiCezary PiszczykEdward DziewońskiEdward DziewońskiJelonekTadeusz JanczarTadeusz JanczarEns. SawickiStanisław JaworskiStanisław JaworskiWatchmaker
Andrzej KrasickiWitold Kropaczyński
Wojciech LitynskiYoung Jan PiszczykKazimierz OpalińskiKazimierz OpalińskiPrison WardenJerzy PichelskiJerzy PichelskiMaj. Wrona-WronskiAdam PawlikowskiAdam PawlikowskiEns. OsewskiWojciech SiemionWojciech SiemionJózef KacperskiJan Tadeusz StanisławskiJan Tadeusz StanisławskiChief ScoutTadeusz WaczkowskiTadeusz WaczkowskiManager Kozienicki
Karolina BorchardtWomanKrystyna CierniakKrystyna CierniakGirl in the University Hall
Zbigniew CynkutisOfficerJerzy DobrowolskiJerzy DobrowolskiPrison Clerk
Stanisław DygatJerzy FelczyńskiJerzy FelczyńskiCadet in the CampMichał GazdaMichał Gazda
Jakub GoldbergJewish Storeowner

Storyline

To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.

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Info

Original title
Zezowate szczęście
Status
Released
Released
4 April 1960
Runtime
1h 48m
TMDB score
6.8 / 10 (35 votes)

Production

Director
Andrzej Munk
Writers
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Studios
Zespół Filmowy "Kamera"
Countries
Poland

Languages

Original
Polish
Spoken
Polish