
Thursdays for the Poor
Genres
Overview
A young doctor has been assigned to a hospital in the provinces, in the lakes district of northern Poland. The area is a playground with hunting lodges for the priviledged, the local politicians cover up any leaks to the public. The doctor discovers a case of drunken driving but is silenced by blackmail in the court. He tries to fight back but has a love affair with the unfaithful wife of the town's Mayor.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
1982-10-18
Status
Released
Original Language
Polish
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
5.5
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Marek Bargiełowski
Naczelnik Grochowski, mąż Krystyny
Wanda Bajerówna
Zofia Ciesielska-Tomaszewska
Jerzy Czupryniak
Janusz Dąbrowski
Grażyna Dyląg
Krystyna Grochowska
Ewa Frąckiewicz
Marian Glinka
Kazio
Czesław Jaroszyński
Jerzy Jończyk
Zdzislaw Kaczmarek
Stefan Kąkol
Eugeniusz Korczarowski
Maria Pabisz-Korzeniowska
Waldemar Kownacki
Jerzy Nowacki
Wielislawa Kropidlowska
Marian Łącz
Halina Lubaczewska
Borys Marynowski
Andrzej Morawski
Włodzimierz Musiał
Zbigniew Nawrocki
Marcel Novek
Irena Orska
Wanda
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Krzysztof Pietrykowski
Witold Pyrkosz
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