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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

JPJerzy Przybylski
Jerzy Przybylski
Old Doctor
KKKrzysztof Kalczyński
Krzysztof Kalczyński
Paweł Bergen
ISIrena Szczurowska
Irena Szczurowska
Lena
MKMaja Komorowska
Maja Komorowska
Lisa
HSHanna Stankówna
Hanna Stankówna
Singer
HBHenryk Boukołowski
Henryk Boukołowski
Orsini
JKJózef Kondrat
Józef Kondrat
Actor
WMWiesław Michnikowski
Wiesław Michnikowski
Titkin
AMAdam Mularczyk
Adam Mularczyk
Patient
PPPiotr Pawłowski
Piotr Pawłowski
Patient
PUPaweł Unrug
Paweł Unrug
Young Doctor
BBBogusz Bilewski
Bogusz Bilewski
Patient (uncredited)

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