Directed by:
Marek PiestrakScreenplay:
Marek PiestrakCinematography:
Janusz PawłowskiCast:
Sergei Desnitsky, Bolesław Abart, Vladimir Sergeyevich Ivashov, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Zbigniew Lesień, Janusz Bylczyński, Eugeniusz Kujawski (more)Plots(1)
In a slightly philosophical manner, this adaptation of Stanislaw Lem's short story The Hearing looks for the superiority of a common man over a perfect machine, which is supposed to replace him. Thanks to the peculiar tension between profound thoughts and the unconfessed "B-movie feeling" the film has reached an almost cult status. (Summer Film School)
(more)Cast
Sergei Desnitsky
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1978)
Curse of Snakes Valley (1987)
Bolesław Abart
Poland
Best movies:
Potop (1974)
Matka królów (1982)
Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1978)
![Vladimir Sergeyevich Ivashov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/864/160864263_afbded.jpg)
Vladimir Sergeyevich Ivashov
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Ballad of a Soldier (1959)
Novye priklyucheniya neulovimykh (1968)
The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1972)
![Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275337_4a05f7.jpg)
Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Stalker (1979)
Ten Little Indians (1987)
Anna Karenina (1967)
![Zbigniew Lesień](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/045/164045717_52cd11.png)
Zbigniew Lesień
Poland
Best movies:
How I Unleashed World War II (1970)
Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1978)
The Scar (1976)
Janusz Bylczyński
Best movies:
Man on the Tracks (1956)
Brunet wieczorową porą (1976)
Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1978)
![Eugeniusz Kujawski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/394/394706_0521f2.jpg)
Eugeniusz Kujawski
Poland
Best movies:
Wsród nocnej ciszy (1978)
Hubal (1973)
Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1978)
![Józef Fryzlewicz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/275/159275550_28f265.jpg)
Józef Fryzlewicz
Poland
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
The Conductor (1980)
The Dancing Hawk (1977)
Alexandr Beljavskij
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Father Sergius (1978)
Něbesa obětovannyje (1991)
The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1975) (TV movie)
Ferdynand Matysik
Poland
Best movies:
Potop (1974)
Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
Cuckoo in a Dark Forest (1984)
Igor Przegrodzki
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
The Noose (1957)
The Saragossa Manuscript (1964)
Tõnu Saar
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1978)
![Zygmunt Bielawski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/193/159193268_339945.jpg)
Zygmunt Bielawski
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Wsród nocnej ciszy (1978)
Big Shar (1982)
Dreszcze (1981)
Adam Cieślak
Best movies:
Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1978)
Casimir the Great (1975)
![Edmund Fetting](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/370/370003_01a055.jpg)
Edmund Fetting
Poland
Best movies:
The Master and Margarita (1988) (series)
The Ashes (1965)
The Dancing Hawk (1977)
Marek Idziński
German Empire
Best movies:
Wsród nocnej ciszy (1978)
Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1978)
Sara's House (1984) (TV movie)
![Mieczyslaw Janowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/225/159225613_00b5fd.jpg)
Mieczyslaw Janowski
Poland
Best movies:
Wielki bieg (1981) (TV movie)
Hit the Bank (1981)
With Fire and Sword (1999)
Jerzy Kaliszewski
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1978)
Ewa Lejczak-Paradowska
Poland
Best movies:
The Constant Factor (1980)
Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1978)
Erwin Nowiaszak
Poland