The Third Part of the Night

1972 1h 47m PL

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★7.0TMDB · 100

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Synopsis

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Set during the Nazi occupation of Poland, the story follows Michał, who witnesses the murder of his mother, wife and child and then is hurled into a life that literally is not his own; a surreal world littered with trapdoors, doppelgängers and wormholes.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leszek Teleszyński
Michał
Małgorzata Braunek
Marta
Jan Nowicki
Jan
Jerzy Goliński
Michał's Father
Anna Milewska
Sister Klara
Michał Grudziński
Marian
Marek Walczewski
Rozenkranc
Hanna Stankówna
Lice Breeder

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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ERA

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

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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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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Leszek Teleszyński and Małgorzata Braunek and Jan Nowicki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0067885 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Andrzej Żuławski directs. Witold Sobociński behind the camera. Andrzej Korzyński scores. Halina Prugar-Ketling cuts. Produced in Poland. Dialogue in Polish.

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Things worth knowing

154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Andrzej Żuławski, shot by Witold Sobociński. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Andrzej Korzyński. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Halina Prugar-Ketling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Leszek Teleszyński and Małgorzata Braunek and Jan Nowicki carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0067885 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 8 themes, including "world war ii", "typhus", "german occupation", "gestapo".
8Released under 10 different titles around the world.