The Gorgon Case 1977
Synopsis
On December 30, 1931 a 17-year-old daughter of engineer Henryk Zaremba is murdered. Rita Gorgonowa, a housekeeper, nanny of Zaremba\'s children, and his lover is accused of the murder. It was the most sensational murder of those times, followed with interest by the general public in Poland. The film is a reconstruction of the events, in particular of the trial itself. Majewski\'s picture raises the issues related to the functioning of the judiciary system, stressing the fundamental principle of law that in order to sentence an accused person indisputable evidence of guilt is required.
Awards
1977 – Gdynia Film Festival – Best Cinematography (Zygmunt Samosiuk)
About
Year of production:
1977
Premiere:
25-11-1977
Technical specs:
Color, 137 min.
Production:
X Film Production
Filmmakers
Directed by:
Janusz Majewski
Written by:
Bolesław Michałek, Janusz Majewski
Cinematography by:
Zygmunt Samosiuk
Edited by:
Janina Niedźwiecka
Music by:
Stanisław Radwan
Sound by:
Jerzy Blaszyński, Jan Czerwiński
Set Decoration by:
Allan Starski
Costume Designer:
Danuta Hałatek, Wiesława Starska
Production Manager:
Zygmunt Król
Cast
Ewa Dałkowska (Rita Gorgon),
Aleksander Bardini (lawyer Maurycy Axer, Rita Gorgon\'s defence attorney),
Mariusz Dmochowski (prosecutor Krynicki),
Andrzej Łapicki (Kulczycki, examining magistrate),
Roman Wilhelmi (engineer Henryk Zaremba, Lusia\'s father),
Tadeusz Białoszczyński (Alfred Jendl, the presiding judge in Cracow),
Jan Englert (inspector Respond),
Wojciech Pszoniak (professor, court expert at the trial in Cracow),
Stanisław Zaczyk (Łaniewski, prosecutor at the trial in Lvov),
Wiktor Nanowski (chief inspector Frankiewicz),
Michał Pawlicki (Szypuła, prosecutor at the trial in Cracow),
Andrzej Szalawski (Antonowicz, the presiding judge in Lvov),
Andrzej Szczepkowski (Woźniakowski, Rita Gorgon\'s defence attorney at the trial in Cracow),
Maciej Godlewski (Staś Zaremba, Lusia\'s brother),
Włodzimierz Boruński (Birnbaum, a political prisoner),
Bohdan Ejmont (gendarme Trela),
Stefan Friedmann ("IKC" photojournalist),
Edmund Fetting (superintendent Piątkiewicz),
Zygmunt Hubner (doctor Dadlez),
Jerzy Kaliszewski (forensic doctor Żurawski),
Marek Kondrat (Czaykowski, Csala\'s "stepson"),
Halina Kossobudzka (journalist),
Zbigniew Koczanowicz (prison warden),
Ewa Krawczyk (Lusia Zaremba),
Zdzisław Mrożewski (president Gąsiorowski),
Stanisław Niwiński (journalist passing himself off as a representative of the Former Political Prisoners Aid Civil Committee),
Zdzisław Salaburski (journalist passing himself off as a representative of the Former Political Prisoners Aid Civil Committee),
Hanna Stankówna (journalist talking to Axer in Sukiennice),
Barbara Sułkowska (Marcela, Zaremba\'s maid),
Krystyna Sznerr (woman participating in a visit to the scene of crime),
Zdzisław Szymański (senior leader Luchowski, chief of the police station at Żęsna),
Grzegorz Warchoł (Kamiński, Zaremba\'s gardener),
Janusz Zakrzeński (doctor Csala, Zaremba\'s neighbor),
Ryszard Barycz (journalist),
Teodor Gendera (Łyczkowski, judge at the trial in Cracow),
Andrzej Grzybowski (judge K. Solecki),
Andrzej Gawroński (policeman watching Rita Gorgon at the trial in Cracow),
Stanisław Jaśkiewicz (priest),
Anatol Kobyliński (doctor Jankowski, court expert),
Andrzej Krasicki (judge Ostrega),
Krzysztof Machowski (court reporter Ehrenpreiss),
Klemens Mielczarek (policeman),
Jerzy Moes (journalist),
Marta Salinger (Romusia, Rita Gorgon\'s daughter),
Bogusław Stokowski (judge Tertil),
Szymon Szurmiej (man talking to Axer in the courtroom in Lvov),
Zdzisław Szymborski (constable Schweitzer),
Bogdan Śmigielski (doctor Hofmokl),
Andrzej Wasilewicz (policeman watching Rita Gorgon at the trial in Cracow),
Tomasz Zaliwski (policeman),
Wojciech Zeidler (forensic doctor)