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Bad Luck

Bad Luck (1960)

April 4, 1960 (PL) • Comedy, Drama • 108m

Overview

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.

Director

Andrzej Munk

Top Billed

Bogumił Kobiela

Keywords

conformity opportunism polish history
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Top Billed Cast

Bogumił Kobiela
Bogumił Kobiela

Jan Piszczyk

Maria Ciesielska
Maria Ciesielska

Basia

Helena Dąbrowska
Helena Dąbrowska

Wychówna

Barbara Lass
Barbara Lass

Jola

Krystyna Karkowska
Krystyna Karkowska

Wrona-Wronska

Barbara Połomska
Barbara Połomska

Zosia Jelonka

Irena Stalończyk
Irena Stalończyk

Irena Kropaczyńska

Tadeusz Bartosik
Tadeusz Bartosik

Wasik

Henryk Bąk
Henryk Bąk

Director

Mariusz Dmochowski
Mariusz Dmochowski

UB Officer

Aleksander Dzwonkowski
Aleksander Dzwonkowski

Cezary Piszczyk

Edward Dziewoński
Edward Dziewoński

Jelonek

Tadeusz Janczar
Tadeusz Janczar

Ens. Sawicki

Stanisław Jaworski
Stanisław Jaworski

Watchmaker

Andrzej Krasicki
Andrzej Krasicki

Witold Kropaczyński

Wojciech Litynski
Wojciech Litynski

Young Jan Piszczyk

Kazimierz Opaliński
Kazimierz Opaliński

Prison Warden

Jerzy Pichelski
Jerzy Pichelski

Maj. Wrona-Wronski

Adam Pawlikowski
Adam Pawlikowski

Ens. Osewski

Wojciech Siemion
Wojciech Siemion

Józef Kacperski

Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski
Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski

Chief Scout

Tadeusz Waczkowski
Tadeusz Waczkowski

Manager Kozienicki

Karolina Borchardt
Karolina Borchardt

Woman (uncredited)

Krystyna Cierniak
Krystyna Cierniak

Girl in the University Hall (uncredited)

Zbigniew Cynkutis
Zbigniew Cynkutis

Officer (uncredited)

Jerzy Dobrowolski
Jerzy Dobrowolski

Prison Clerk (uncredited)

Stanisław Dygat
Stanisław Dygat

(uncredited)

Jerzy Felczyński
Jerzy Felczyński

Cadet in the Camp (uncredited)

Michał Gazda
Michał Gazda

(uncredited)

Jakub Goldberg
Jakub Goldberg

Jewish Storeowner (uncredited)

Wiesław Gołas
Wiesław Gołas

UB Officer (uncredited)

Zdzisław Halicki
Zdzisław Halicki

Team Player (uncredited)

Maria Kaniewska
Maria Kaniewska

Anastazja Makulec (uncredited)

Roman Kłosowski
Roman Kłosowski

Piszczyk's Client (uncredited)

Krzysztof Komeda
Krzysztof Komeda

Soldier (uncredited)

January Krawczyk
January Krawczyk

Conspirator (uncredited)

Henryk Kucharski
Henryk Kucharski

German Soldier (uncredited)

Zdzisław Leśniak
Zdzisław Leśniak

Man at a Gate (uncredited)

Zygmunt Listkiewicz
Zygmunt Listkiewicz

Sergeant (uncredited)

Jan Potocki
Jan Potocki

Mioduszewski (uncredited)

Mirosława Marcheluk
Mirosława Marcheluk

(uncredited)

Józef Nowak
Józef Nowak

Witold (uncredited)

Leopold Rene Nowak
Leopold Rene Nowak

Franek the Rickshaw Driver (uncredited)

Ryszard Ostałowski
Ryszard Ostałowski

Soldier in a Camp (uncredited)

Andrzej Paprotny
Andrzej Paprotny

Child Jelonek (uncredited)

Czesław Piaskowski
Czesław Piaskowski

Militiaman in Jelonek's Apartment (uncredited)

Leonard Pietraszak
Leonard Pietraszak

Conspirator (uncredited)

Wojciech Pokora
Wojciech Pokora

Cadet in a Camp (uncredited)

Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski

Tutor (uncredited)

Sylwester Przedwojewski
Sylwester Przedwojewski

Police Doctor (uncredited)

Sława Przybylska
Sława Przybylska

Singer (uncredited)

Ryszard Ronczewski
Ryszard Ronczewski

Soldier transporting "Secret Weapons" (uncredited)

Andrzej Ropski
Andrzej Ropski

Kropaczyńska's Lover (uncredited)

Jerzy Ruśniaczek
Jerzy Ruśniaczek

(uncredited)

Witold Sadowy
Witold Sadowy

Soldier imitating Hitler (uncredited)

Witold Skaruch
Witold Skaruch

Young Piszczyk's Teacher (uncredited)

Wojciech Skibiński
Wojciech Skibiński

Cadet Krawczyk (uncredited)

Kazimierz Stankiewicz
Kazimierz Stankiewicz

Train Passenger with a Basket (uncredited)

Kazimierz Wilamowski
Kazimierz Wilamowski

General at a Parade (uncredited)

Ewa Wiśniewska
Ewa Wiśniewska

Student (uncredited)

Danuta Wodyńska
Danuta Wodyńska

Julcia (uncredited)

Stanisław Wyszyński
Stanisław Wyszyński

Camp Prisoner (uncredited)

Barbara Horawianka
Barbara Horawianka

Irena Kropaczyńska (voice) (uncredited)

Crew
Andrzej Munk
Andrzej Munk

Director

Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Screenplay

Lidia Rzeszewska
Lidia Rzeszewska

Costume Design

Halina Paszkowska
Halina Paszkowska

Sound

Wladyslaw Matusiak
Wladyslaw Matusiak

Construction Foreman

Wlodzimierz Kaczmarski
Wlodzimierz Kaczmarski

Unit Manager

Antoni Gniewkowski
Antoni Gniewkowski

Unit Manager

Zdzislaw Mrozowicz
Zdzislaw Mrozowicz

Unit Manager

Jerzy Laskowski
Jerzy Laskowski

Unit Manager

Bolesław Kamykowski
Bolesław Kamykowski

Assistant Production Design

Maria Burdecka
Maria Burdecka

Script Supervisor

Irena Kosecka
Irena Kosecka

Makeup Artist

Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński

Novel

Teresa Tomaszewska
Teresa Tomaszewska

Makeup Artist

Jerzy Lipman
Jerzy Lipman

Director of Photography

Jan Krenz
Jan Krenz

Original Music Composer

Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski

Assistant Director

Krzysztof Winiewicz
Krzysztof Winiewicz

Director of Photography

Jan Grandys
Jan Grandys

Production Design

Leonard Mokicz
Leonard Mokicz

Set Decoration

Wilhelm Hollender
Wilhelm Hollender

Production Manager

Jadwiga Zajiček
Jadwiga Zajiček

Editor

Andrzej Wróbel
Andrzej Wróbel

Assistant Director

Hieronim Klimczak
Hieronim Klimczak

Sound Assistant

Wiesław Ćwikliński
Wiesław Ćwikliński

Sound Assistant

Henryk Kucharski
Henryk Kucharski

Still Photographer

Ewa Vogtman
Ewa Vogtman

Costume Assistant

Andrzej Gronau
Andrzej Gronau

Camera Operator

Tadeusz Jakuczyn
Tadeusz Jakuczyn

Assistant Camera

Leon Jankowski
Leon Jankowski

Lighting Technician



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Status

Released

Original Language

PL

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