The Conductor
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A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1980-02-27
Runtime: 101 mins
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Writer: Andrzej Kijowski
Spoken language: English, Polski
Genres: Drama, Music
Original title: The Conductor
Production Companies: Zespół Filmowy "X"
Production Countries: Poland
Cast
John Gielgud
Krystyna Janda
Andrzej Seweryn
Jan Ciecierski
Tadeusz Czechowski
Marek Dąbrowski
Józef Fryźlewicz
Janusz Gajos
Stanisław Górka
Jerzy Kleyn
Mary Ann Krasiński
Anna Łopatowska
Elżbieta Strzałkowska
Maria Seweryn
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