

The Shadow-Line
1 hour 40 minutes1976-09-06
6.0
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Andrzej Wajda's English-language film of a novella by Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, aka Joseph Conrad, about a young man in his first command as a sea captain. A series of crises prove incredibly difficult for his new authority, for the sea is curiously becalmed and the crew is weakened by feverish malaria. When the first mate's fear convinces many that the ship is haunted and cursed by the malevolent spirit of the previous captain, the young man must cope with their superstition as well as the conspicuous absence of much-needed medicine.
Cast

Marek Kondrat
Joseph Conrad

Graham Lines
Burns

Tom Wilkinson
Ransome

Bernard Archard
Capt. Elis

John Bennett

Martin Wyldeck
Capt. Giles

Richard Bartlett
Doctor

Piotr Cieślak
Officer

Zygmunt Hübner
Capt. Vidara (as Zygmunt Hubner)

Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
Franchy

Gordon Richardson
Doctor

Stanisław Tym
Jacobus

Jerzy Zelnik

Marian Czyżewski

Stefan Friedmann
Sailor

Piotr Garlicki
Young Captain

Tadeusz Jastrzębowski

Krzysztof Kumor

Zygmunt Maciejewski
Shipment Owner

Tomasz Mościcki

Adam Perzyk

Radosław Piwowarski
Sailor

Igor Sawin

Maciej Staniewicz

Małgorzata Braunek
Flute Player (uncredited)

Iga Cembrzyńska
Double Bass Player (uncredited)

Bożena Dykiel
Triangle Player (uncredited)

Irena Karel
Violinist (uncredited)

Emilia Krakowska
Tambourine Player (uncredited)

Jolanta Lothe
Musician (uncredited)

Wojciech Pszoniak
Conductor (uncredited)
