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System

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An adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s tale The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether, transposed to a contemporary setting. A couple visits a remote asylum where the woman knows the staff, only to discover that the institution is overrun and the lines between doctors and patients have collapsed.

DirectorJanusz Majewski
WriterJanusz Majewski

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Cast · Directed by Janusz Majewski

Jerzy Przybylski
Jerzy Przybylski
Old Doctor
Krzysztof Kalczyński
Krzysztof Kalczyński
Paweł Bergen
Irena Szczurowska
Irena Szczurowska
Lena
Maja Komorowska
Maja Komorowska
Lisa
Hanna Stankówna
Hanna Stankówna
Singer
Henryk Boukołowski
Henryk Boukołowski
Orsini
Józef Kondrat
Józef Kondrat
Actor
Wiesław Michnikowski
Wiesław Michnikowski
Titkin
Adam Mularczyk
Adam Mularczyk
Patient
Piotr Pawłowski
Piotr Pawłowski
Patient
Paweł Unrug
Paweł Unrug
Young Doctor
Bogusz Bilewski
Bogusz Bilewski
Patient (uncredited)

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System hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 30, 1981. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.