
Lesson of a Dead Language
War · Drama
Overview
An officer stationed in a remote Ukranian outpost at the end of the First World War is dying of consumption. Suffering from feverish dreams and hallucinations, he begins to collect religious art and attends seances.
Top Cast


Olgierd Łukaszewicz
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
porucznik Alfred Kiekeritz
Olgierd Łukaszewicz
porucznik Alfred Kiekeritz


Ewa Dałkowska
Ewa Dałkowska
Olga Diana, medium
Ewa Dałkowska
Olga Diana, medium


Małgorzata Pritulak
Małgorzata Pritulak
dróżniczka Liza Kut
Małgorzata Pritulak
dróżniczka Liza Kut


Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
leśniczy Szwanda
Gustaw Lutkiewicz
leśniczy Szwanda


Juliusz Machulski
Juliusz Machulski
Moszko, strażnik jeńców
Juliusz Machulski
Moszko, strażnik jeńców


Irena Karel
Irena Karel
pielęgniarka Irina
Irena Karel
pielęgniarka Irina


Marek Kondrat
Marek Kondrat
porucznik von Traut
Marek Kondrat
porucznik von Traut


Piotr Pawłowski
Piotr Pawłowski
doktor Stieglitz
Piotr Pawłowski
doktor Stieglitz


Mieczysław Voit
Mieczysław Voit
dyrektor cyrku
Mieczysław Voit
dyrektor cyrku


Włodzimierz Boruński
Włodzimierz Boruński
Roth, recepcjonista w hotelu
Włodzimierz Boruński
Roth, recepcjonista w hotelu
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