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  • Mammals (1962)
  • Short | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Mammals (1962)
Short | 10 min | Comedy, Short

"Waiting for Godot" on ice and snow, without words. Against a barren winter landscape, a figure approaches: it's a man, pulling a small sleigh on which another man sits, plucking a dead bird. They stop to trade places; the one now on the ...See more"Waiting for Godot" on ice and snow, without words. Against a barren winter landscape, a figure approaches: it's a man, pulling a small sleigh on which another man sits, plucking a dead bird. They stop to trade places; the one now on the sleigh takes out his knitting. Accidents, misunderstandings, disagreements, and an outright fight await our absurd protagonists as their trip to nowhere continues, first with one pulling, then the other. What if they were to lose the sleigh? What rules of civilization and partnership would guide them then? Written by See less
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Director
Writers
Andrzej Kondratiuk (scenario) (as Andrzej Kondriatiuk) | Roman Polanski (scenario)
Composer
Krzysztof Komeda (as Krzysztof T. Komeda)
Cinematographer
Editors
Janina Niedzwiecka (as Janina Niedzwiedzka) | Halina Prugar-Ketling (as Halina Prugar)
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Updated Dec 31, 1962

Release date
Oct 1964 (United States)
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3 cast members
Name Known for
Henryk Kluba
Man in the snow Man in the snow   See fewer
Michal Zolnierkiewicz
Man in the snow Man in the snow   See fewer
Voytek Frykowski
Man in the snow (uncredited) Man in the snow (uncredited)   See fewer
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