Behind the Wall

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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.

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Production Details

Languages: Polish

Director: Krzysztof Zanussi

Starring Cast: Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Maja Komorowska, Jan Kreczmar, Eugenia Herman, Krzysztof Machowski, Jadwiga Colonna-Walewska

Cast

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Jan

Maja Komorowska

Anna

Jan Kreczmar

Professor

Eugenia Herman

Professor's Secretary

Krzysztof Machowski

Krzysztof

Jadwiga Colonna-Walewska

Bogdan Niewinowski

Marian Glinka

Piotr Garlicki

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