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The Third Part of the Night
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The Third Part of the Night

1972-01-04 · 107 min · ★ 7.0

War · Drama · Horror

Set during the Nazi occupation of Poland, the story follows Michał, who witnesses the murder of his mother, wife and child and then is hurled into a life that is not his own; a surreal world littered with trapdoors, doppelgängers and wormholes.

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Directors
Andrzej Żuławski
Production companies
Zespół Filmowy "Wektor"
Countries
Poland
Status
Released

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Leszek TeleszyńskiLeszek TeleszyńskiMichał
Małgorzata BraunekMałgorzata BraunekMarta
Jan NowickiJan NowickiJan
Jerzy GolińskiJerzy GolińskiMichał's Father
Anna MilewskaAnna MilewskaSister Klara
Michał GrudzińskiMichał GrudzińskiMarian
Marek WalczewskiMarek WalczewskiRozenkranc
Hanna StankównaHanna StankównaLice Breeder
Alicja JachiewiczAlicja JachiewiczThe Waitress
Leszek DługoszBlind Man
Jadwiga Halina GallowaRozenkrac's Mother
Halina CzengeryMichał's Mother
Grażyna BarszczewskaGrażyna BarszczewskaLab Technician
Ewa CiepielaLice Feeder
Janina OrdężankaJanina OrdężankaOlek's Mother
Tadeusz HukTadeusz HukLice Feeder
Andrzej LajborekNurse
Janusz MiszczakŁukasz
Krzysztof FusKrzysztof FusOlek
Andrzej DoboszAndrzej DoboszLice Feeder (uncredited)

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