

King Ubu
2004-01-16 · 90 min · ★ 6.5
A grotesque Shakespearean tale of Ubu who comes to power in a bloody way. When his absurd reforms fail and the treasury gets empty, Ubu and his flatterers start implementing terror across the country.
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Production details
- Directors
- Piotr Szulkin
- Production companies
- Eurofilm, Agencja Produkcji Filmowej
- Countries
- Poland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Jan PeszekUbu
Katarzyna FiguraUbica
Marek SiudymMichał Fiodorowicz
Jerzy Trelacar Aleksy
Bogdan Kalusambasador Rosji
Maria Ciunelisociemniała kwiaciarka
Maria Pakulnisambasador Niemiec
Krzysztof KowalewskiPissedoux, członek świty królewskiej
Wojciech Siemionprofesor
Olgierd Łukaszewiczrotmistrz Bardior
Marek Walczewskigenerał
Marcin Trońskiambasador Anglii
Krystyna Feldmankrólowa Rozamunda
Wojciech Skibińskiczłonek świty królewskiej
Maria Peszekżołnierz
Jan Kociniakambasador Francji
Zofia Saretokksiądz
Leon Niemczykambasador USA
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