The War of the Worlds 1981
Synopsis
The Martians rule the Earth. The society subjugated by the \'Aliens\' is controlled by a huge television machine, whose supreme slogan says: "It is us who create reality". Television imposes all the standards and values upon the society. There is, however, someone who wants to stop this course of events: a popular TV presenter, Iron Idem. In his independent television program he calls to stand up to the invaders from the outer space.
Awards
1982 - International Fantasy Films Festival, Porto - Main Award
1982 - International Fantasy Films Festival, Avoriaz - Special Award
1982 - International Fantasy Films Festival, Madryt - Grand Prix: „Monolit” Award
1982 - International Fantasy Films Festival, Madryt - Best Screenplay Award (Piotr Szulkin)
1982 - International Fantasy Films Festival, Madryt - Best Director Award (Piotr Szulkin)
1982 - International Fantasy Films Festival, Madryt - Best Cinematography Award (Zygmunt Samosiuk)
1982 - International Fantasy Films Festival, Madryt - Best Actor Award (Roman Wilhelmi)
1982 - International Fantasy Films Festival, Triest - Special Award of the Jury
1982 - International Fantasy Films Festival, Triest - Actor\'s Award "Silver Asteroid" (Roman Wilhelmi)
1984 - Science Fiction Associations European Congress „Eurocon”, Seacon Brighton - Award for the best SF director
About
Year of production:
1981
Genre:
fantasy film
Premiere:
20-02-1983
Technical specs:
Color, 92 min.
Production:
Perspektywa Film Studio
Filmmakers
Directed by:
Piotr Szulkin
Written by:
Piotr Szulkin
Cinematography by:
Zygmunt Samosiuk
Edited by:
Elżbieta Kurkowska
Music by:
Józef Skrzek, Wojciech Gogolewski, Johannes Brahms, F. Gruber, Christoph W. Gluck, Jerzy Maksymiuk
Sound by:
Nikodem Wołk-Łaniewski
Set Decoration by:
Andrzej Haliński
Costume Designer:
Ewa Krauze
Production Manager:
Jerzy Rutowicz
Cast
Roman Wilhelmi (Iron Idem),
Krystyna Janda (two roles: prostitute Gea, Idem\'s wife),
Mariusz Dmochowski (head of the TV station),
Jerzy Stuhr (postgraduate law student at the "Bonus & Bonus" company),
Marek Walczewski (board clerk),
Bożena Dykiel (nurse taking blood samples),
Joanna Żółkowska (woman with a dog),
Wiesław Drzewicz (Stary),
Stanisław Gawlik (janitor at Idem\'s house),
Janusz Gajos (water worker),
Juliusz Kalinowski (old man escorted to have his blood drawn),
Stanisław Tym (censor),
Zbigniew Buczkowski (policeman),
Józef Skrzek ("The Instant Glue" band frontman),
Leonard Andrzejewski (male nurse at the flophouse),
Grażyna Bernacka,
Krzysztof Chojnacki,
Tatiana Gora,
Jan Igański,
Tomasz Jarosiński (son of the water worker),
Stanisław Jurkowski,
Piotr Komorowski (male nurse at the flophouse),
Michał Leśniak (broadcast engineer of the concert),
Czesław Majewski (hotel receptionist),
Stanisław Manturzewski (priest at Idem\'s execution),
Borys Marynowski,
Barbara Mielczarska,
Włodzimierz Musiał (TV station worker),
Piotr Nowak,
Adam Nurkiewicz,
Witold Pyrkosz (judge),
Irena Sławińska,
Zenon Słomski,
Jacek Strzemżalski (grandson walking an old man to have his blood drawn),
Katarzyna Szczawińska (girl forced to have her blood drained),
Eryk Szulja,
Grzegorz Warchoł (grandson walking an old man to have his blood drawn),
Ewa Wolfram (girl in the elevator),
Krzysztof Wróblewski (male nurse at the flophouse),
Marian Zdenicki (Martian)