Farewells

Farewells

97 mins | Drama | Oct. 13, 1958

The story takes place before World War II and centers on Pawel, a member of a conservative, middle-class family, and his love for Lidka, a taxi dancer. Social conventions and the lovers' inability to defy those forces Pawel and Lidka benefit. Times change, war breaks out, leading to Pawel sent to Auschwitz while Lidka marry his cousin. Their love has survived and conventions are no longer the issue.

Farewells

97 mins | Drama | Oct. 13, 1958

Farewells
The story takes place before World War II and centers on Pawel, a member of a conservative, middle-class family, and his love for Lidka, a taxi dancer. Social conventions and the lovers' inability to defy those forces Pawel and Lidka benefit. Times change, war breaks out, leading to Pawel sent to Auschwitz while Lidka marry his cousin. Their love has survived and conventions are no longer the issue.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers
Original title Pożegnania
Directors Andrzej Czekalski, Wojciech Has
Writers Stanisław Dygat, Wojciech Has

Cast

Maria Wachowiak

as Lidka

Tadeusz Janczar

as Paweł

Gustaw Holoubek

as Mirek

Stanisław Jaworski

as Doctor Janowski

Stanisław Milski

as Professor

Zdzisław Mrożewski

as Paweł's father

Irena Netto

as Landlady of Quo Vadis guesthouse

Helena Sokołowska

as Waleria Siekierzyńska

Hanna Skarżanka

as Maryna

Józef Pieracki

as Professor Michniewicz

Jarema Stępowski

as Waiter

Marian Beczkowski

as Pikolak

Seweryn Butrym

as German officer

Kazimierz Fabisiak

as Man at the bar

Teresa Gawlikowska

as Dancer

Bogumił Kobiela

as Count Tolo

Irena Starkówna

as Countess Róza

Józef Kondrat

as Maestro

Jadwiga Kuryluk

as Guest of Countess Róza

Włodzimierz Kwaskowski

as Worker Grzebinski

Anna Lubienska

as Night club singer

Bronisław Pawlik

as Polish soldier

Adam Pawlikowski

as German officer

Adam Pawlikowski

as German officer

Bolesław Płotnicki

as Railway worker

Wojciech Rajewski

as Guest of Countess Róza

Krystyna Sienkiewicz

as prostytutka z papierosem

Krystyna Sienkiewicz

as prostytutka z papierosem

Witold Skaruch

as Fiddler

Natalia Szymańska

as kobieta wynajmująca pokój Pawłowi

Hanna Tycówna

as tancerka w lokalu

Hanna Tycówna

as tancerka w lokalu

Lena Wilczyńska

as Celina