Poland / Oct 13, 1958
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The story takes place before World War II and centers on Pawel, a member of a conservative, middle-class family, and his love for Lidka, a taxi dancer. Social conventions and the lovers' inability to defy those forces Pawel and Lidka benefit. Times change, war breaks out, leading to Pawel sent to Auschwitz while Lidka marry his cousin. Their love has survived and conventions are no longer the issue.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Józef Pieracki | Professor Michniewicz |
| Irena Starkówna | Countess Róża |
| Helena Sokołowska | Waleria Siekierzyńska |
| Hanna Skarżanka | Maryna |
| Jarema Stępowski | Waiter |
| Saturnin Żórawski | Feliks |
| Marian Beczkowski | Pikolak (uncredited) |
| Seweryn Butrym | German Officer (uncredited) |
| Kazimierz Fabisiak | Man at the Bar (uncredited) |
| Teresa Gawlikowska | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Bogumił Kobiela | Count Tolo (uncredited) |
| Józef Kondrat | Maestro (uncredited) |
| Jadwiga Kuryluk | Guest of Countess Róża (uncredited) |
| Włodzimierz Kwaskowski | Grzebiński (uncredited) |
| Anna Lubienska | Night Club Singer (uncredited) |
| Bronisław Pawlik | Polish Soldier (uncredited) |
| Adam Pawlikowski | German Officer (uncredited) |
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| Bolesław Płotnicki | Railway Worker (uncredited) |
| Wojciech Rajewski | Guest of Countess Róża (uncredited) |
| Krystyna Sienkiewicz | Prostitute with a Cigarette (uncredited) |
| Witold Skaruch | Fiddler (uncredited) |
| Natalia Szymańska | Woman renting a Room to Paweł (uncredited) |
| Monika Tay | (uncredited) |
| Hanna Tycówna | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Lena Wilczyńska | Celina (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Pożegnania |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Polski |
| Production countries | Poland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zespół Filmowy "Syrena" |
| Release date | 13 ottobre 1958 |
| Writer | Wojciech Has, Stanisław Dygat |
| Editing | Zofia Dwornik, Zenon Piórecki |
| Cinematography | Mieczysław Jahoda, Jan Laskowski, Ludwik Pełka, Wojciech Urbanowicz |
| Assistant directors | Andrzej Czekalski, Karol Dąbrowski, Ryszard Pluciński, Wojciech Has, Maria Burdecka |
| Lighting | Tadeusz Jaworski |
| Camera operators | Jan Laskowski, Ludwik Pełka, Wojciech Urbanowicz, Mieczysław Jahoda |
| Additional photography | Jan Laskowski, Ludwik Pełka, Wojciech Urbanowicz, Mieczysław Jahoda |
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| Production design | Roman Wołyniec, Leonard Mokicz, Eugeniusz Bozyk, Romuald Korczak |
| Art direction | Roman Wołyniec, Leonard Mokicz, Eugeniusz Bozyk, Romuald Korczak |
| Set decoration | Leonard Mokicz, Roman Wołyniec, Eugeniusz Bozyk, Romuald Korczak |
| Music | Lucjan Kaszycki, Józef Koprowicz, Wiesław Ćwikliński, Józef Tomporek |
| Sound | Józef Koprowicz, Wiesław Ćwikliński, Józef Tomporek, Lucjan Kaszycki |
| Costume design | Janusz Krasowski, Wiesława Chojkowska, Zdzislaw Papierz, Teodor Grymaszewski |
| Makeup | Zdzislaw Papierz, Janusz Krasowski, Wiesława Chojkowska, Teodor Grymaszewski |
| Hairstyling | Zdzislaw Papierz, Janusz Krasowski, Wiesława Chojkowska, Teodor Grymaszewski |
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