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The Dead Class

19775.8 / 1072 min

Drama, Documentary

Overview

The Dead Class (1975), by Tadeusz Kantor and the Cricot 2 company, is considered one of the most innovative and influential works of twentieth-century theatre. The breakthrough first version of the production - performed to great critical acclaim, but only rarely seen live by audiences outside Poland - was documented on film in 1976 by the Oscar-winning director Andrzej Wajda.

Cast

Tadeusz Kantor

Himself

Maria Kantor

Zofia Kalinska

Andrzej Welminski

Maria Górecka

Bogdan Grzybowicz

Mira Rychlicka

Zbigniew Bednarczyk

Rowan Siwulak

Wojciech Lodynski

Lila Krasicka

Jan Ksiazek

Zbigniew Gostomski

Krzysztof Miklaszewski

Stanislaw Rychlicki

Crew

Andrzej Wajda

Director

Tadeusz Kantor

Writer

Andrzej Smulski

Writer

Andrzej Wajda

Writer

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

Writer

Janusz Kaliciński

Director of Photography

Edward Kłosiński

Director of Photography

Halina Prugar-Ketling

Editor

Barbara Pec-Ślesicka

Production Manager

K. Dominik

Assistant Production Manager

Waldemar Król

Assistant Production Manager

Piotr Zawadzki

Sound

Maria Kalicinski

Assistant Editor

Alina Klobukowska

Production Coordinator