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Without Anesthesia

1978 · 2h 11m · Drama

A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. His enemies take away his privileges when he is away. The shock of being "unwanted" parallels a deeper disappointment in his private life: his wife has an affair with a jealous young rival, and after 15 years of marriage and two daughters wants a divorce. She offers no explanations as he tries to untie these problems himself. All the moves he makes are the wrong ones. He takes on drinking heavily with students eager to attend his seminar after discovering the class has been canceled. The journalist, once suave and commanding, is reduced to silence.

Cast

• Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as Jerzy Michałowski
• Ewa Dałkowska as Ewa Michałowska
• Andrzej Seweryn as Jacek Rościszewski
• Krystyna Janda as Agata
• Roman Wilhelmi as Broński
• Emilia Krakowska as Wanda Jakowicz
• Kazimierz Kaczor as Editor-in-chief
• Magda Teresa Wójcik as Joanna Cichoń
• Jerzy Stuhr as Jerzy Porębowicz
• Iga Mayr as Anna Łukasik
• Aleksandra Jasieńska as Oleńka
• Marta Salinger as Gabcia

Details

Director

Andrzej Wajda

Released

November 27, 1978

Runtime

2h 11m

Genres

Drama

Studio

Zespół Filmowy "X"

Status

Released

TMDB score

6.8 / 10 from 19 votes