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  • The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)
  • 124 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)
124 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Józef visits his dying father at a remote mental institution, where time itself doesn't seem to exist, and the line between dreams and memories becomes indistinguishable.
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Director
Wojciech Has (as Wojciech J. Has)
Writers
Wojciech Has (as Wojciech J. Has) | Bruno Schulz (story "Santorium pod Klepsydra")
Composer
Cinematographer
Production Designers
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Updated May 24, 1973

Release date
Oct 15, 1977 (United States)

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Cast

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57 cast members
Name Known for
Jan Nowicki
Józef Józef   See fewer
Tadeusz Kondrat
Jakub - Józef's father Jakub - Józef's father   See fewer
Irena Orska
Józef's mother Józef's mother   See fewer
Gustaw Holoubek
Dr. Gotard Dr. Gotard   See fewer
Mieczyslaw Voit
Blind Conductor Blind Conductor   See fewer
Bozena Adamek
Bianka Bianka   See fewer
Ludwik Benoit
Szloma Szloma   See fewer
Julian Jabczynski
Dignitary Dignitary   See fewer
Jerzy Przybylski
Mr. de Voss Mr. de Voss   See fewer
Wiktor Sadecki
Dignitary Dignitary   See fewer
Wojciech Standello
Jew Interlocutor in Restaurant Jew Interlocutor in Restaurant   See fewer
Tadeusz Schmidt
Officer Officer   See fewer
Szymon Szurmiej
Jewish Man Reciting False Qoheleth's Verses Jewish Man Reciting False Qoheleth's Verses   See fewer
Jan Szurmiej
Instructive Jewish Man Instructive Jewish Man   See fewer
Michal Szwejlich
Jewish Man by the Ladder Jewish Man by the Ladder   See fewer
Pawel Unrug
Ornithologist Ornithologist   See fewer
Filip Zylber
Rudolf Rudolf   See fewer
Marek Barbasiewicz
Waiter (as M. Barbasiewicz) Waiter (as M. Barbasiewicz)   See fewer
Jerzy Bekker
Wax Figure of Napoleon III (as J. Bekker) Wax Figure of Napoleon III (as J. Bekker)   See fewer
Jerzy Braszka
Wax Figure of Leatherstocking (as J. Braszka) Wax Figure of Leatherstocking (as J. Braszka)   See fewer
Zofia Bajuk
Wax Figure of Queen Elizabeth (as Z. Bajuk) Wax Figure of Queen Elizabeth (as Z. Bajuk)   See fewer
Emir Buczacki
Wax Figure of Benito Juarez (as J. E. Buczacki) Wax Figure of Benito Juarez (as J. E. Buczacki)   See fewer
Romuald Drobaczynski
Actor (as R. Drobaczynski) Actor (as R. Drobaczynski)   See fewer
Andrzej Herder
Wax Figure of Buffalo Bill (as A. Herder) Wax Figure of Buffalo Bill (as A. Herder)   See fewer
Jolanta Hanisz
Bianka's Mother (as J. Hanisz) Bianka's Mother (as J. Hanisz)   See fewer
Jerzy Janeczek
Wax Figure of Luigi Lucheni (as J. Janeczek) Wax Figure of Luigi Lucheni (as J. Janeczek)   See fewer
Marek Jasinski
Actor (as M. Jasinski) Actor (as M. Jasinski)   See fewer
Elzbieta Kijowska
Actress (as E. Kijowska) Actress (as E. Kijowska)   See fewer
Leszek Kowalewski
Wax Figure of a Young Genius (as L. Kowalewski) Wax Figure of a Young Genius (as L. Kowalewski)   See fewer
Miroslawa Lombardo
Wax Figure of Queen Draga (as M. Lombardo) Wax Figure of Queen Draga (as M. Lombardo)   See fewer
Irena Malkiewicz
Lady in Black (as I. Malkiewicz) Lady in Black (as I. Malkiewicz)   See fewer
Boleslaw Mierzejewski
Wax Figure of Franz Joseph I (as B. Mierzejewski) Wax Figure of Franz Joseph I (as B. Mierzejewski)   See fewer
Wlodzimierz Nowak
Wax Figure of Archduke Maximilian (as W. Nowak) Wax Figure of Archduke Maximilian (as W. Nowak)   See fewer
Barbara Okonska-Kozlowska
Tluja (as B. Okonska-Kozlowska) Tluja (as B. Okonska-Kozlowska)   See fewer
Stanislaw Olczyk
Wax Figure of Victor Emmanuel (as S. Olczyk) Wax Figure of Victor Emmanuel (as S. Olczyk)   See fewer
Józef Lodynski
Majordomo in Panopticon (as J. Lodynski) Majordomo in Panopticon (as J. Lodynski)   See fewer
Czeslaw Piaskowski
Wax Figure of Otto von Bismarck (as Cz. Piaskowski) Wax Figure of Otto von Bismarck (as Cz. Piaskowski)   See fewer
P. Podgórski
Wax Figure of Maximilien de Robespierre Wax Figure of Maximilien de Robespierre   See fewer
Edward Radulski
Actor (as E. Radulski) Actor (as E. Radulski)   See fewer
Barbara Rogalska
Actress (as B. Rogalska) Actress (as B. Rogalska)   See fewer
W. Rutecki
Actor Actor   See fewer
Wladyslaw Sitko
Wax Figure of Alfred Dreyfus (as W. Sitko) Wax Figure of Alfred Dreyfus (as W. Sitko)   See fewer
Waldemar Gawlik
Unnamed Character (uncredited) Unnamed Character (uncredited)   See fewer
Irena Izykowska
Bearded woman at final party (uncredited) Bearded woman at final party (uncredited)   See fewer
Jolanta Jackowska
Wax Figure of Charlotte Corday (uncredited) Wax Figure of Charlotte Corday (uncredited)   See fewer
Alicja Kluba
Wax Figure of George Sand (uncredited) Wax Figure of George Sand (uncredited)   See fewer
Leopold R. Nowak
Rudy / Ptak (uncredited) Rudy / Ptak (uncredited)   See fewer
Stefania Staszewska
Jewish Woman (uncredited) Jewish Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Taru-Kowalska
Jewish woman (uncredited) Jewish woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Golda Tencer
Jewish woman (uncredited) Jewish woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerzy Trela
Wesolek (uncredited) Wesolek (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanislaw Tylczynski
Wax Figure of Thomas Edison (uncredited) Wax Figure of Thomas Edison (uncredited)   See fewer
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