Documentary / Short
Poland,
1953, 11 min
Plots(1)
Wajda’s nocturnal account of the factory workers, machinists and stokers who work while the rest of Poland sleeps, looks like an aesthetically competent government-commissioned film, aimed at convincing the citizens that their society is running on well-oiled rails. (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)
Cast
Jan Machulski
Poland
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