Poland, 1965
35mm film, black and white
mono
Polish
A Polish fantasy film directed by Tadeusz Konwicki.
Plot Summary
A man arrives in a small Polish town and seems to two terminally ill young children and uses the salto dance to control the locals.
Credits
Crew
Director: Tadeusz Konwicki
© Studio Filmowe
Zespól Filmowy ‘Kadr’, Film Polski
Screenplay: Tadeusz Konwicki
Director of Photography: Kurt Weber
Editor: Irena Chorynska
Music: Wojciech Kilar
Sound: Aleksander Golebiowski
Costume Designer: Alicja Ptaszynska
Make-up Artist: Halina Sienska
Production Designer: Jaroslaw Switoniak
Cast
Zbigniew Cybulski (Karol Kowalski vel Malinowski)
Gustav Holoubek
Marta Lipinska (Helena)
Irena Laskowska (Cecylia)
Wojciech Siemion (artist)
Wlodzimierz Borunski (Blumenfeld)
Andrzej Lapicki (Pietuch)
Jerzy Block (old man)
Zdzislaw Maklakiewicz (officer)
Iga Cembrzynska (Kowalski’s wife)
Alternative Titles
Jump
Salto – Australia
Somersault – USA
Szaltó – Hungary
Сальто – Russia
サルト – Japan
Links
References
Periodicals
- La Cinématographie Française no.2135 6 November 1965 p.21
- Film (Poland) vol.39 no.31 29 July 1984 p.19
- Film Polski no.2 1965 p.16
- Film Polski no.3 1965 p.12
- Variety 8 September 1965
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.413
Other sources
- BFI Southbank Guide April 2015 p.25 – illustrated listing
