Film

The Conductor

1980 · 1h 41m · Drama · Music

IMDb

6.9

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.

John Gielgud

John Lasocki

Krystyna Janda

Marta

Andrzej Seweryn

Adam Pietryk

Jan Ciecierski

Marta's Father

Tadeusz Czechowski

Tadzio

Marek Dąbrowski

Cultural Office Clerk

Józef Fryźlewicz

Voivod

Janusz Gajos

Dignitary from Warsaw

Stanisław Górka

Bassist

Jerzy Kleyn

Mary Ann Krasiński

Marta's Friend

Anna Łopatowska

Anna

Elżbieta Strzałkowska

Maria Seweryn

Marysia

Jerzy Szmidt

Mewis Walker

Lilian

• Andrzej WajdaDirector
• Andrzej KijowskiWriter
• Sławomir IdziakDirector of Photography
• Halina Prugar-KetlingEditor

Release date

February 27, 1980

Status

Released

Original language

Polish

Runtime

1h 41m

Genres

Drama, Music

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