On the Silver Globe

1989 2h 45m PL

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 190

Science FictionDrama

Synopsis

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A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to start a new civilization. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, creating new myths and a new god.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Andrzej Seweryn
Marek
Michał Bajor
Marek (voice)
Jerzy Trela
Jerzy
Grażyna Dyląg
Ihezal
Maria Pakulnis
Ihezal (voice)
Waldemar Kownacki
Jacek
Iwona Bielska
Marta
Jerzy Grałek
Piotr

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrzej Żuławski
Writers: Andrzej Żuławski
Languages: Polish
Countries: Poland

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 7

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrzej Żuławski, shot by Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrzej Korzyński. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Krzysztof Osiecki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Andrzej Seweryn and Michał Bajor and Jerzy Trela carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrzej Żuławski directs. Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz behind the camera. Andrzej Korzyński scores. Krzysztof Osiecki cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Polish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 165 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Andrzej Żuławski, shot by Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Andrzej Korzyński. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Krzysztof Osiecki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Andrzej Seweryn and Michał Bajor and Jerzy Trela carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0093593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 19 themes, including "destruction of a civilization", "human evolution", "nihilism", "chaos".

The technical file

Cinematography: Andrzej J. Jaroszewicz
Original score: Andrzej Korzyński
Editing: Krzysztof Osiecki
Production design: Jerzy Śnieżawski
Makeup / hair: Anna Włodarczyk
Runtime: 165 min · 2h 45m
Status: Released
Original language: PL
IMDB: On the Silver Globe (1989)

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deepkino2026-01-10
A strange film that demands steel-like patience to endure its bizarre science fiction story—a grotesque tale where the actors, as if undergoing a crisis, throw themselves around with frantic abandon in never-ending monologues. It features peculiar cinematography and is highly original.

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