Passenger (1963 film)
| Passenger | |
|---|---|
| Directed by |
Andrzej Munk Witold Lesiewicz |
| Written by |
Andrzej Munk Zofia Posmysz-Piasecka |
| Starring | Aleksandra Slaska |
| Cinematography | Krzysztof Winiewicz |
| Edited by | Zofia Dwornik |
Release dates | 1963 |
Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
Passenger (Polish: Pasażerka) is an unfinished 1963 Polish film directed by Andrzej Munk, which Witold Lesiewicz assembled for release.
Passenger, using the form of a documentary, relates the experiences of one female SS officer (Slaska) at the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II and her relationship with an inmate, Marta (Ciepielewska), whose life she manages to save on occasion.
Munk died in a car accident while the film was in production and the completed scenes were combined from parts of original footage and screenplay sketches by Witold Lesiewicz. The methods used are explained in a voiceover during the course of the film, so its unfinished state itself takes a documentary form. Parts of the film were shot at Auschwitz. The source was a radio drama Passenger from Cabin Number 45, written by Zofia Posmysz-Piasecka in 1959.[1]
Cast
- Aleksandra Śląska - Liza
- Anna Ciepielewska - Marta
- Janusz Bylczynski - Capo
- Krystyna Dubielowna
- Anna Golebiowska - Female Prisoner
- Barbara Horawianka - Nurse
- Anna Jaraczówna - Capo
- Maria Koscialkowska - Guard Inga Weniger
- Andrzej Krasicki - Commission Member
- Jan Kreczmar - Walter
- Irena Malkiewicz - Oberaufseherin Madel
- Izabella Olszewska
- Leon Pietraszkiewicz - Lagerkommandant Grabner
- Kazimierz Rudzki - Commission Member
- Wanda Swaryczewska
Awards
The film was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival where it won a FIPRESCI Award.[2] The film was also selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3]
See also
- List of submissions to the 37th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ "Passenger: A film by Andrzej Munk". secondrundvd.com. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Passenger". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
- Pasazerka at the Internet Movie Database
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