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Hands Up!
Hands Up!

Hands Up!

Genres

Drama

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The reunion of a group of former medical students results in a flood of bitter memories.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Polish

Runtime

76 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

21 January 1985

Country

Poland

Cast

Jerzy Skolimowski

Jerzy Skolimowski

Andrzej Leszczyc, Zastawa (1967 footage) / Self (1981 footage)

Joanna Szczerbic

Joanna Szczerbic

Alfa (1967 footage)

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Opel Record (1967 footage)

Adam Hanuszkiewicz

Adam Hanuszkiewicz

Romeo (1967 footage)

Bogumił Kobiela

Bogumił Kobiela

Wartburg (1967 footage)

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Self (1981 footage)

Jane Asher

Jane Asher

Self (1981 footage)

David Essex

David Essex

Self (1981 footage)

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Self (1981 footage)

Karol Kulik

Karol Kulik

Self (1981 footage)

Michael Sarne

Michael Sarne

Self (1981 footage)

Gerald Scarfe

Gerald Scarfe

Self (1981 footage)

Volker Schlöndorff

Volker Schlöndorff

Self (1981 footage)

Feliks Topolski

Feliks Topolski

Self (1981 footage)

Fred Zinnemann

Fred Zinnemann

Self (1981 footage)

Margarethe von Trotta

Margarethe von Trotta

Self (1981 footage) (uncredited)

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