The Conductor (1980)

Poland, 102 min
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Basic facts

Original title Dyrygent
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Production country
  • Poland
Production company
Awards
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • Polska
  • English
Swedish release 1981-08-24

Cast

John Gielgud
Jan Lasocki

Krystyna Janda
Marta

Andrzej Seweryn
Adam Pietryk, Martas man

Jan Ciecierski
Martas far

Tadeusz Czechowski
Tadzio

Marek Dąbrowski
ämbetsman

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Titles

Original title
  • Dyrygent
Swedish release title
  • Dirigenten
International title
  • The Conductor
Distribution title
  • Orchestra Conductor (USA)
  • Der Dirigent (Västtyskland)
  • Le chef d'orchestre (Frankrike)
  • Direttore d'orchestra (Italien)

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Music Consultant
Assistant Production Designer
Set Decorator
Assistant Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Costume Assistant
Assistant Film Editor

Cast

John Gielgud Jan Lasocki
Krystyna Janda Marta
Andrzej Seweryn Adam Pietryk, Martas man
Jan Ciecierski Martas far
Tadeusz Czechowski Tadzio
Marek Dąbrowski ämbetsman
Maria Seweryn Marysia, Martas och Adams dotter
Józef Fryźlewicz landshövdingen
Janusz Gajos pampen från Warszawa
Stanisław Górka kontrabasist
Mary Ann Krasiński Martas amerikanska väninna
Anna Łopatowska Anna, violinisten
Mavis Walker Lilian, Lasockis fru
Wojciech Wysocki Kwiatkowski, violinist
Stanisław Zatłoka Rysio, orkestermedlem
Mariusz Gorczyński violinist i Warszawa
Jerzy Kleyn
Elżbieta Strzałkowska
Jerzy Szmidt
Orkiestra Symfoniczna Centralnego Zespolu Artystycznego Wojska Polskiego orkester

Companies

Production Company Zespoly Filmowe - Zespól Filmowy "X"
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 1981

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 122696
Date 1981-08-20
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 2790 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white + colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2794 meter
Length in minutes 102 min


Production location

1979 1979
Intraco Warsaw Poland
Hotel Solec Warsaw Poland
New York City, New York USA

Release dates

Festival showing 1980-02-27 Berlin West Germany 102 min (Berlin International Film Festival)
First showing 1980-03-24 Warsaw Poland 102 min
Release in Sweden 1981-08-24 Filmstaden Stockholm Sweden 102 min

Soundtrack listing

Original title Symfoni, nr 5, op. 67, c-moll
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1805-1808)
Orchestra Wielka Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radio i Telewizji
Conductor Stanisław Wisłocki


Awards

Festival Award San Sebastián 1980 (journalistpriset)
Silberner Bär Berlin 1980 Andrzej Seweryn (bästa skådespelare)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language Polska


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Colour prints 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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