The Shadow-Line
06/09/1976
2h



Andrzej Wajda's English-language film of a novella by Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, aka Joseph Conrad, about a young man in his first command as a sea captain. A series of crises prove incredibly difficult for his new authority, for the sea is curiously becalmed and the crew is weakened by feverish malaria. When the first mate's fear convinces many that the ship is haunted and cursed by the malevolent spirit of the previous captain, the young man must cope with their superstition as well as the conspicuous absence of much-needed medicine.
Cast


Marek Kondrat
Joseph Conrad
Graham Lines
Burns


Tom Wilkinson
Ransome


Bernard Archard
Capt. Elis


John Bennett


Martin Wyldeck
Capt. Giles
Richard Bartlett
Doctor


Piotr Cieślak
Officer
Zygmunt Hübner
Capt. Vidara (as Zygmunt Hubner)


Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
Franchy
Gordon Richardson
Doctor
Stanisław Tym
Jacobus


Jerzy Zelnik
Marian Czyżewski
Stefan Friedmann
Sailor


Piotr Garlicki
Young Captain


Tadeusz Jastrzębowski


Krzysztof Kumor


Zygmunt Maciejewski
Shipment Owner
Tomasz Mościcki


Adam Perzyk


Radosław Piwowarski
Sailor


Igor Sawin


Maciej Staniewicz


Małgorzata Braunek
Flute Player (uncredited)
Iga Cembrzyńska
Double Bass Player (uncredited)


Bożena Dykiel
Triangle Player (uncredited)


Irena Karel
Violinist (uncredited)


Emilia Krakowska
Tambourine Player (uncredited)


Jolanta Lothe
Musician (uncredited)


Wojciech Pszoniak
Conductor (uncredited)


Joanna Żółkowska
Flute Player (uncredited)
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