The Criminal Who Stole a Crime 1969
Synopsis
Siwy, a captain of the Citizen\'s Militia, retires at the age of forty-five after a severe heart attack. He tells a journalist visiting him at the nursing home about his last investigation. It concerned a mysterious death of Ewa Salm, called the Princess, who was a witness in a trial in which the defendant was sentenced to 9-year imprisonment. Despite defendant\'s guilty plea, Captain Siwy has doubts and – risking his own life – works towards busting the real murderer.
Based on the novel by Krzysztof Kąkolewski, the film was very well received by critics as "a model whodunnit," with a great and reserved acting of Zygmunt Hubner as Captain Siwy.
About
Year of production:
1969
Genre:
crime drama
Premiere:
07-10-1969
Technical specs:
Black and white, 94 min.
Production:
PRF Film Production
Filmmakers
Directed by:
Janusz Majewski
Written by:
Krzysztof Kąkolewski, Janusz Majewski
Cinematography by:
Antoni Nurzyński
Edited by:
Tomira Matyjaszkiewicz
Music by:
Wojciech Kilar
Sound by:
Krzysztof Grabowski
Set Decoration by:
Tadeusz Wybult
Costume Designer:
Alicja Ptaszyńska
Production Manager:
Ryszard Straszewski
Cast
Zygmunt Hübner (captain Siwy),
Barbara Brylska (Ewa Salm "Księżniczka"),
Ryszard Filipski (Robert Kwasowski),
Piotr Pawłowski (doctor Leśniakiewicz, Kerner\'s stepfather),
Krzysztof Żurek (Lechosław Kerner, Leśniakiewicz\'s stepson),
Tadeusz Bartosik (actor at the Dramatyczny Theater),
Arkadiusz Bazak (major Szelągowski),
Antoni Bohdziewicz (director at the Dramatyczny Theater),
Elżbieta Burakowska ("Ewa Druga"),
Helena Bystrzanowska (Melania Roch, ex-worker at Pałka\'s store, housekeeper of the Leśniakiewiczs),
Zofia Czerwińska (Apolonia M., witness of Ewa Smal\'s death),
Ryszarda Hanin (Ewa Salm\'s mother),
Witold Holtz (journalist of "Kurier Polski"),
Anna Jaraczówna (Ewa Salm\'s neighbor running a den),
Emil Karewicz (colonel),
Zbigniew Koczanowicz (witness of the assault on Pałka questioned by Siwy),
Tadeusz Kondrat (professor treating Siwy after a heart attack),
Krzysztof Kowalewski (witness of the assault on Pałka questioned by Siwy),
Ewa Krasnodębska (Leśniakiewicz\'s wife, Kerner\'s mother),
Juliusz Lisowski (judge presiding over Kerner\'s case),
Gustaw Lutkiewicz (manager at the "Retman" restaurant),
Katarzyna Łaniewska (actress of the Dramatyczny Theater),
Józef Pieracki (Kerner\'s lawyer),
Ryszard Pietruski (Jerzy Pałka, department store manager),
Teresa Szmigielówna (prosecutor in Kerner\'s case),
Paweł Unrug (man from Ewa Smal\'s workplace),
Maja Wodecka (Mariola, Kerner\'s ex-wife),
Janusz Zakrzeński (major Durski),
Tomasz Zaliwski (captain Studniarz)