Under the Phrygian Star

Drama · 1954

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.

Starring

Zofia Dwornik, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Józef Nowak, Igor Newerly, Lucyna Winnicka, Igor Newerly, Halina Przybylska

Director

Jerzy Kawalerowicz