The Conductor

6.3
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Run time: 101 min
  • Premiere: 1980. February 27.

A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.

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John Gielgud

John Lasocki

Andrzej Seweryn

Adam Pietryk

Jan Ciecierski

Marta's Father

Marek Dąbrowski

Cultural Office Clerk

Janusz Gajos

Dignitary from Warsaw

Mary Ann Krasiński

Marta's Friend

Wojciech Wysocki

Kwiatkowski

Mariusz Gorczyński

Warsaw Violinist (uncredited)

Tadeusz Hanusek

Warsaw Violinist (uncredited)

Art

Allan Starski

Production Design

Maria Osiecka-Kuminek

Set Decoration

Joanna Lebanow

Assistant Production Design

Józef Runo

Assistant Set Decoration

Maria Lubelska-Chrołowska

Assistant Production Design

Camera

Renata Pajchel

Still Photographer

Slawomir Idziak

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Wiesława Starska

Costume Design

Anna Adamek

Makeup Artist

Grażyna Dąbrowska

Makeup Artist

Anna Płochocka

Costume Assistant

Directing

Andrzej Wajda

Director

Andrzej Kazanecki

Assistant Director

Jolanta Jedynak

Assistant Director

Jakub Z. Rucinski

Assistant Director

Editing

Barbara Grodner

Assistant Editor

Ewa Smal

Assistant Editor

Production

Barbara Pec-Ślesicka

Production Manager

Jolanta Jarzęcka

Production Supervisor

Alina Klobukowska

Production Supervisor

Tomasz Bek

Production Supervisor

Maciej Skalski

Production Supervisor

Wanda Helbert

Production Supervisor

Sound

Małgorzata Jaworska

Music Consultant

Stanisław Hojden

Sound Assistant

Dorota Tuchołka

Sound Assistant

Wacław Borawski

Sound Assistant

Writing

Andrzej Kijowski

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