Film

Without Anesthesia

1978 · 2h 11m · Drama

IMDb

7.3

A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. His enemies take away his privileges when he is away. The shock of being "unwanted" parallels a deeper disappointment in his private life: his wife has an affair with a jealous young rival, and after 15 years of marriage and two daughters wants a divorce. She offers no explanations as he tries to untie these problems himself. All the moves he makes are the wrong ones. He takes on drinking heavily with students eager to attend his seminar after discovering the class has been canceled. The journalist, once suave and commanding, is reduced to silence.

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Jerzy Michałowski

Ewa Dałkowska

Ewa Michałowska

Andrzej Seweryn

Jacek Rościszewski

Krystyna Janda

Agata

Roman Wilhelmi

Broński

Emilia Krakowska

Wanda Jakowicz

Kazimierz Kaczor

Editor-in-chief

Magda Teresa Wójcik

Joanna Cichoń

Jerzy Stuhr

Jerzy Porębowicz

Iga Mayr

Anna Łukasik

Aleksandra Jasieńska

Oleńka

Marta Salinger

Gabcia

Stefania Iwińska

Józefa

Halina Golanko

Halina Łukasik

Danuta Balicka

Judge

Jolanta Kozak-Sutowicz

Stenia

• Andrzej WajdaDirector · Screenplay
• Agnieszka HollandScreenplay
• Edward KłosińskiDirector of Photography
• Halina Prugar-KetlingEditor

Release date

November 27, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

Polish

Runtime

2h 11m

Genres

Drama