Poland / Sep 03, 1962
Spóźnieni przechodnie (1962)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Five short stories. (1) “Czas przybliża, czas oddala” – Edward recalls his unfulfilled love for Anna and, years later, writes to her sister Zofia, mistaking her for Anna. (2) “Krąg istnienia” – A girl falls for Wacek at an ice rink; pressured by family, she marries a soap manufacturer. (3) “Paryż 1945” – A Polish refugee soldier and an American woman share a fleeting wartime bond before she leaves at dawn. (4) “Stary profesor” – Two men seek an old professor to fulfill a dying prisoner’s last wish; Roger impersonates a former pupil. (5) “Nauczycielka” – Neglected wife Zofia accepts film tests, only to find the director seeks an ordinary woman.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bogumił Kobiela | Wacek (segment 2) |
| Jerzy Jogałła | Boy at a Slide (segment 2) |
| Aleksander Dzwonkowski | Wacek's Father (segment 2) (uncredited) |
| Stanisław Jaśkiewicz | Erwin (segment 2) (uncredited) |
| Wanda Łuczycka | Wacek's Mother (segment 2) (uncredited) |
| Lidia Korsakówna | Sally (segment 3) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited) |
| Adam Hanuszkiewicz | Paweł (segment 3) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited) |
| Zofia Kucówna | Zosia (segment 4) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited) |
| Kazimierz Opaliński | Professor Waszkowski (segment 4) |
| Michał Pawlicki | Roger (segment 4) |
| Ignacy Machowski | Francois (segment 4) |
| Teresa Lipowska | Woman on a Bike (segment 4) (uncredited) |
| Gustaw Lutkiewicz | Bar Patron (segment 4) (uncredited) |
| Józef Nalberczak | Bar Patron (segment 4) (uncredited) |
| Kazimierz Stankiewicz | Bar Patron (segment 4) (uncredited) |
| Alina Janowska | Zofia Kwiecińska (segment 5) |
| Barbara Lass | Herself (segment 5) |
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| Andrzej Łapicki | Himself (segment 5) |
| Krzysztof Chamiec | Piotr (segment 5) |
| Aleksander Bardini | Headmaster (segment 5) |
| Zbigniew Cybulski | Himself (segment 5) |
| Jerzy Antczak | PE Teacher (segment 5) (uncredited) |
| Stanisław Brejdygant | Man in a Cafe (segment 5) (uncredited) |
| Stanisław Dygat | Himself (segment 5) (uncredited) |
| Mieczysław Jahoda | Himself (segment 5) (uncredited) |
| Mieczysław Pawlikowski | Cafe Manager (segment 5) (uncredited) |
| Jan Rybkowski | Himself (segment 5) (uncredited) |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Spóźnieni przechodnie |
| Original language | Polski (PL) |
| Spoken languages | Polski |
| Production countries | Poland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Zespół Filmowy "Rytm", Wytwórnia Filmów Fabularnych w Łodzi |
| Release date | 3 settembre 1962 |
| Writer | Stanisław Dygat |
| Editing | Krystyna Rutkowska, Urszula Śliwińska |
| Cinematography | Mieczysław Jahoda, Andrzej Gronau, Tadeusz Janczak |
| Assistant directors | Hieronim Przybył, Waldemar Podgórski, Zbigniew Lewicki, Hanna Morawiecka, Jerzy Antczak, Adam Hanuszkiewicz, Gustaw Holoubek, Andrzej Łapicki, Jan Rybkowski |
| Lighting | Józef Marczak |
| Camera operators | Andrzej Gronau, Tadeusz Janczak, Mieczysław Jahoda |
| Additional photography | Andrzej Gronau, Tadeusz Janczak, Mieczysław Jahoda |
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