About the film
Under the Phrygian Star
Release Date: October 30, 1954
| Year | : | 1954 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Drama |
| Production Companies | : | WFF Lodz |
| Director | : | Jerzy Kawalerowicz |
| Producers | : | Roman Mann |
| Writers | : | Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Igor Newerly, Igor Newerly |
With the second part of his Cellulose Diptych, award-winning director Jerzy Kawalerowicz returns to protagonist Szczesny, now a full-fledged, middle-aged communist militant in pre-war Poland. Based on the writings of Igor Newerly, Kawalerowicz's epic chronicles the romance between Szczesny and the charismatic Madzia, as the ill-fated pair fall in love amid the social and political upheaval of their homeland.
Main Actors
Józef Nowak
Character : Szczęsny "Bida"
Lucyna Winnicka
Character : Magda
Halina Przybylska
Character : Weronka, sister of Szczęsny
Stanisław Jasiukiewicz
Character : Bolesław Gąbiński, a worker in "Cellulose", a police reporter
Zbigniew Józefowicz
Character : Jan Gawlikowski
Jerzy Szpunar
Character : Stanisław Rychlik
Stanisław Milski
Character : Szczesny's Father
Zofia Perczyńska
Character : Kachna
Bolesław Płotnicki
Character : Olejniczak
Bronisław Pawlik
Character : Leon
Janusz Jaroń
Character : Chrobotek
Tadeusz Kondrat
Character : Lubart
Aleksander Sewruk
Character : Wajszyc
Małgorzata Lorentowicz
Character : Wajszycowa
Maciej Maciejewski
Character : Tomczewski
Janusz Strachocki
Character : Klusiewicz
Saturnin Butkiewicz
Character : Butcher Eustachy Kleszcz, Korbal's father-in-law (uncredited)
Jerzy Walczak
Character : Speaker (uncredited)
Zbigniew Skowroński
Character : MP Roman Korbal
Janina Traczykówna
Character : Fela
Feliks Chmurkowski
Character : foreman
Józef Gliński
Character : Walek, Szczęsny's brother
Wacław Kowalski
Character : Party member
Ludwik Benoit
Character : Perehubka
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Character : Party member
Kazimierz Opaliński
Character : Nepomucen Lapiec
Jadwiga Andrzejewska
Character : Tomczewska
Józef Czerniawski
Character : Cat, police officer conducting a search at Tomczewski's (uncredited)
Zofia Stefanska
Character : Jadzia
Ludwik Wytysiński
Character : Peasant Rib (uncredited)
Ludwik Bednarek
Character : Wladek
Wojciech Zagórski
Character : Rybon
Ruth Taru-Kowalska
Character : Lubartowa
Henryk Staszewski
Character : Worker (uncredited)
Alicja Raciszówna
Character : Party Woman (uncredited)
Zygmunt Malawski
Character : Worker (uncredited)
Włodzimierz Kwaskowski
Character : Party Member (uncredited)
Jerzy Antczak
Character : Worker (uncredited)
Zofia Goldberg
Character : Weapons Lubartówna (uncredited)
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