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Behind the Wall

6.7197156mMovieDrama

Jan is a young assistant professor in chemistry and a workaholic, Anna is an unsuccessful science writer who turns to Jan for advice and human compassion, but Jan, absorbed with his career, remains immune to Anna's clumsy efforts to pierce his defenses.

DirectorKrzysztof Zanussi
WritersEdward Żebrowski·Krzysztof Zanussi

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Cast · Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi

ZZZbigniew Zapasiewicz
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Jan
MKMaja Komorowska
Maja Komorowska
Anna
JKJan Kreczmar
Jan Kreczmar
Professor
EHEugenia Herman
Eugenia Herman
Professor's Secretary
KMKrzysztof Machowski
Krzysztof Machowski
Krzysztof
JCJadwiga Colonna-Walewska
Jadwiga Colonna-Walewska
BNBogdan Niewinowski
Bogdan Niewinowski
MGMarian Glinka
Marian Glinka
PGPiotr Garlicki
Piotr Garlicki

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