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Noose (1958 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Noose' is a Polish film released in 1958, directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has, and starring Gustaw Holoubek. The film is an adaptation of a short story by Marek Hasko, and follows a day in the life of an alcoholic.
Plot
Kuba Kowalski (Gustaw Holoubek) is an alcoholic who spends most of his day in his room with a bottle of vodka for company and a noose dangling from the ceiling. His ruminations are periodically interrupted by his girlfriend Krystyna (Aleksandra Slaska) banging on the door.[https://culture.pl/en/artist/wojciech-jerzy-has Wojciech Jerzy Has] culture.pl
Cast
* Gustaw Holoubek as Kuba Kowalski
* Aleksandra lska as Krystyna
* Teresa Szmigielwna as Kuba's old love
* Tadeusz Fijewski as Wadek
* Stanisaw Milski as Rybicki
* Wadysaw Dewoyno as Electrician Wadek
* Tadeusz Gwiazdowski as Supt. Zenek
* Juliusz Grabowski as Waiter
* Marian Jastrzbski as Tailor
* Emil Karewicz as Waiter Gienek
* Roman Kosowski as Electrician Janek
* Ignacy Machowski as Sergeant
* Helena Makowska as Barmaid
* Igor Przegrodzki as Kuba's friend
* Zygmunt Zintel as Harmonist Poldei
Release
Released on 20 January 1958, the film is Has's debut feature film and regarded as one of the most interesting film adaptations of Marek Hasko's work and actor Gustaw Holoubek's first great work.Liehm, Mira and Antonn J. 'The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945', p. 183, University of California Press, 1977 The film's cynical vision ensured that communist authorities in Poland did not give it permission to be shown abroad.Byron, Guillaume (2009-01-29) [http://culturopoing.com/Cinema/Le+N%9Cud+coulant-1628 Wojciech J. Has - "The Noose"] culturopoing.com
See also
* Cinema of Poland
* List of Polish language films
References
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