Film

The Spiral

1978 · 1h 23m · Drama

IMDb

6.6

In what appears to be an inexplicable incident, a man drives up to a resort hotel in midwinter, throws away his car keys, enters, and proceeds to agitate everyone he meets with his urgency -- a message he is somehow unable to communicate. Then he leaves, disappearing in the snow. Later, the people he appeared to have upset have gathered to search for him and find him frostbitten, but alive. Visiting him at the sanatorium to which he has been taken, they gradually discover what was really happening.

Jan Nowicki

Tomasz

Maja Komorowska

Teresa

Zofia Kucówna

Maria

Aleksander Bardini

Doctor

Jan Świderski

Henryk

Seweryna Broniszówna

Old Woman

Piotr Garlicki

Henryk's Son

Marian Glinka

Doctor

Andrzej Hudziak

Augustyn

Marta Ławińska

Psychologist

Cezary Morawski

Czarek

Eugeniusz Priwieziencew

Sick Man in a Clinic

Joanna Sienkiewicz

Prominent's Daughter-in-Law

Andrzej Szenajch

Shelter Manager

Stefan Szmidt

Lifeguard

Daria Trafankowska

Nurse

• Krzysztof ZanussiDirector · Writer
• Edward KłosińskiDirector of Photography
• Urszula ŚliwińskaEditor

Release date

September 21, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

Polish

Runtime

1h 23m

Genres

Drama

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