The Hourglass Sanatorium

Original title: Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą
Duration: 124 min
Release date: 1973-12-11
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Jozef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Jozef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.

Drama Fantasy Horror

Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą

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Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą

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Jan Nowicki
Jan Nowicki
as Józef
Tadeusz Kondrat
Tadeusz Kondrat
as Jakub
Irena Orska
Irena Orska
as Józef's Mother
Filip Zylber
Filip Zylber
as Rudolf
Halina Kowalska
Halina Kowalska
as Adela
Gustaw Holoubek
Gustaw Holoubek
as Dr. Gotard
Mieczysław Voit
Mieczysław Voit
as Blind Conductor
Bożena Adamek
Bożena Adamek
as Bianka
Ludwik Benoit
Ludwik Benoit
as Szloma
Henryk Boukołowski
Henryk Boukołowski
as Fireman
Seweryn Dalecki
Seweryn Dalecki
as Teodor
Julian Jabczyński
Julian Jabczyński
as Dignitary
Jerzy Przybylski
Jerzy Przybylski
as Mr. de Voss
Wiktor Sadecki
Wiktor Sadecki
as Dignitary
Janina Sokołowska
Janina Sokołowska
as Nurse
Wojciech Standełło
Wojciech Standełło
as Jew Interlocutor in Restaurant
Tadeusz Schmidt
Tadeusz Schmidt
as Officer
Szymon Szurmiej
Szymon Szurmiej
as Jewish Man Reciting False Qoheleth's Verses
Jan Szurmiej
Jan Szurmiej
as Instructive Jewish Man
Michał Szwejlich
Michał Szwejlich
as Jewish Man by the Ladder
Paweł Unrug
Paweł Unrug
as Ornithologist
Marek Barbasiewicz
Marek Barbasiewicz
as Waiter
Jerzy Bekker
Jerzy Bekker
as Wax Figure of Napoleon III
Jerzy Braszka
Jerzy Braszka
as Wax Figure of Leatherstocking
Zofia Bajuk
Zofia Bajuk
as Wax Figure of Queen Elizabeth
Emir Buczacki
Emir Buczacki
as Wax Figure of Benito Juarez
Romuald Drobaczyński
Romuald Drobaczyński
as
Andrzej Herder
Andrzej Herder
as Wax Figure of Buffalo Bill
Jolanta Hanisz
Jolanta Hanisz
as Bianka's Mother
J. Jablonski
J. Jablonski
as
Jerzy Janeczek
Jerzy Janeczek
as Wax Figure of Luigi Lucheni
Marek Jasiński
Marek Jasiński
as
Elżbieta Kijowska
Elżbieta Kijowska
as
Leszek Kowalewski
Leszek Kowalewski
as Wax Figure of a Young Genius
Mirosława Lombardo
Mirosława Lombardo
as Wax Figure of Queen Draga
Irena Malkiewicz
Irena Malkiewicz
as Lady in Black
Bolesław Mierzejewski
Bolesław Mierzejewski
as Wax Figure of Franz Joseph I
Włodzimierz Nowak
Włodzimierz Nowak
as Wax Figure of Archduke Maximilian
Barbara Okonska-Kozlowska
Barbara Okonska-Kozlowska
as Tluja
Stanisław Olczyk
Stanisław Olczyk
as Wax Figure of Victor Emmanuel
Józef Łodyński
Józef Łodyński
as Majordomo in Panopticon
Czesław Piaskowski
Czesław Piaskowski
as Wax Figure of Otto von Bismarck
P. Podgórski
P. Podgórski
as Wax Figure of Maximilien de Robespierre
Edward Radulski
Edward Radulski
as
Barbara Rogalska
Barbara Rogalska
as
Waldemar Rutecki
Waldemar Rutecki
as
Wladyslaw Sitko
Wladyslaw Sitko
as Wax Figure of Alfred Dreyfus
Waldemar Gawlik
Waldemar Gawlik
as Nameless Man (uncredited)
Jolanta Jackowska
Jolanta Jackowska
as Wax Figure of Charlotte Corday (uncredited)
Alicja Kluba
Alicja Kluba
as Wax Figure of George Sand (uncredited)
Herman Lercher
Herman Lercher
as Jew (uncredited)
Leopold Rene Nowak
Leopold Rene Nowak
as Rudy / Ptak (uncredited)
Hans-Joachim Recknitz
Hans-Joachim Recknitz
as Jew (uncredited)
Stefania Staszewska
Stefania Staszewska
as Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Paweł Szurmiej
Paweł Szurmiej
as (uncredited)
Ruth Taru-Kowalska
Ruth Taru-Kowalska
as Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Gołda Tencer
Gołda Tencer
as Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Irena Izykowska
Irena Izykowska
as Bearded Woman at Final Party (uncredited)
Jerzy Trela
Jerzy Trela
as Wesolek (uncredited)
Stanisław Tylczyński
Stanisław Tylczyński
as Wax Figure of Thomas Edison (uncredited)
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Wojciech Has
Wojciech Has
Director
Witold Sobociński
Witold Sobociński
Director of Photography
Jerzy Maksymiuk
Jerzy Maksymiuk
Original Music Composer
Janina Niedźwiecka
Janina Niedźwiecka
Editor
Andrzej Płocki
Andrzej Płocki
Production Design
Jerzy Skarżyński
Jerzy Skarżyński
Production Design
Maciej Maria Putowski
Maciej Maria Putowski
Set Decoration
Lidia Skarżyńska
Lidia Skarżyńska
Costume Designer
Jerzy Skarżyński
Jerzy Skarżyński
Costume Designer
Halina Ber
Halina Ber
Makeup Artist
Alicja Kozłowska
Alicja Kozłowska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Anna Śmiech
Anna Śmiech
Makeup Artist
Urszula Orczykowska
Urszula Orczykowska
Production Manager
Halina Garus
Halina Garus
First Assistant Director
Alicja Kluba
Alicja Kluba
Second Assistant Director
W. Pawlowski
W. Pawlowski
Second Assistant Director
Andrzej Reiter
Andrzej Reiter
Second Assistant Director
Stefan Filipiak
Stefan Filipiak
Construction Coordinator
Stanislaw Pysklak
Stanislaw Pysklak
Construction Coordinator
Kazimierz Kutz
Kazimierz Kutz
Art Department Manager
Zygmunt Nowak
Zygmunt Nowak
Sound Assistant
Janusz Rosół
Janusz Rosół
Sound
Włodzimierz Wiśniewski
Włodzimierz Wiśniewski
Sound Assistant
Wlodzimierz Czachowski
Wlodzimierz Czachowski
Special Effects
Henryk Jacek Schoen
Henryk Jacek Schoen
Stunts
Jerzy Bialek
Jerzy Bialek
Assistant Camera
Wacław Dybowski
Wacław Dybowski
Camera Operator
Janusz Kaliciński
Janusz Kaliciński
Still Photographer
Jerzy Klimkiewicz
Jerzy Klimkiewicz
Gaffer
Jan Mogilnicki
Jan Mogilnicki
Camera Operator
Barbara Krzyczmonik
Barbara Krzyczmonik
Assistant Editor
Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz
Anna Iżykowska-Mironowicz
Music Consultant
Leopold Rene Nowak
Leopold Rene Nowak
Researcher
Roman Pytel
Roman Pytel
Script Consultant
Anatol Stern
Anatol Stern
Script Consultant
Bruno Schulz
Bruno Schulz
Short Story
Wojciech Has
Wojciech Has
Screenplay
Zygmunt Król
Zygmunt Król
Assistant Production Manager
Andrzej Zielonka
Andrzej Zielonka
Assistant Production Manager
Zygmunt Wójcik
Zygmunt Wójcik
Assistant Production Manager
Jolanta Jackowska
Jolanta Jackowska
Costume Assistant
Alicja Ptaszyńska
Alicja Ptaszyńska
Costume Assistant
Roman Mazanek
Roman Mazanek
Costume Assistant
Piotr Dudzinski
Piotr Dudzinski
Assistant Production Design
Andrzej Haliński
Andrzej Haliński
Assistant Production Design
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