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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.1 / 100
1960·Comedy / Drama·1h 32m

BAD LUCK

To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.

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Andrzej Munk·DirectorJerzy Stefan Stawiński·ScreenplayJerzy Stefan Stawiński·NovelJerzy Lipman·Director of PhotographyJan Krenz·Original Music ComposerJadwiga Zajiček·Editor
Cast
Bogumił Kobiela·Jan PiszczykMaria Ciesielska·BasiaHelena Dąbrowska·WychównaBarbara Lass·JolaKrystyna Karkowska·Wrona-WronskaBarbara Połomska·Zosia JelonkaIrena Stalończyk·Irena KropaczyńskaTadeusz Bartosik·WasikHenryk Bąk·DirectorMariusz Dmochowski·UB Officer
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Andrzej Munk·DirectorMaria Burdecka·Script SupervisorRoman Polanski·Assistant DirectorAndrzej Wróbel·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński·ScreenplayJerzy Stefan Stawiński·Novel
Camera· 5
Jerzy Lipman·Director of PhotographyKrzysztof Winiewicz·Director of PhotographyAndrzej Gronau·Camera OperatorTadeusz Jakuczyn·Assistant CameraHenryk Kucharski·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Jadwiga Zajiček·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Jan Krenz·Original Music ComposerHalina Paszkowska·SoundWiesław Ćwikliński·Sound AssistantHieronim Klimczak·Sound Assistant
Art & Design· 8
Lidia Rzeszewska·Costume DesignJan Grandys·Production DesignBolesław Kamykowski·Assistant Production DesignWladyslaw Matusiak·Construction ForemanLeonard Mokicz·Set DecorationIrena Kosecka·Makeup ArtistTeresa Tomaszewska·Makeup ArtistEwa Vogtman·Costume Assistant
Production· 5
Antoni Gniewkowski·Unit ManagerZdzislaw Mrozowicz·Unit ManagerJerzy Laskowski·Unit ManagerWlodzimierz Kaczmarski·Unit ManagerWilhelm Hollender·Production Manager
Other Departments· 1
Leon Jankowski·Lighting Technician
By the Numbers
72.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
1 color
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Mood
Thoughtful, Slightly Surreal
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man in a light-colored cap and a dark red suit jacket holds onto a vertical pole, looking upwards and to the left. Behind him, a silver airplane with German m”

Key Elements
PoleAirplaneField Of Plants
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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