The Shadow-Line

Overview

Andrzej Wajda's English-language film of a novella by Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, aka Joseph Conrad, about a young man in his first command as a sea captain. A series of crises prove incredibly difficult for his new authority, for the sea is curiously becalmed and the crew is weakened by feverish malaria. When the first mate's fear convinces many that the ship is haunted and cursed by the malevolent spirit of the previous captain, the young man must cope with their superstition as well as the conspicuous absence of much-needed medicine.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 6, 1976

Original language

Polish

Spoken languages

Polish, English

Countries

Poland, United Kingdom

Production

Zespół Filmowy "X",Thames Television

Cast

Tadeusz Jastrzębowski,Emilia Krakowska,Zygmunt Hübner,Eugeniusz Priwieziencew,Piotr Garlicki,Gordon Richardson,Richard Bartlett,Maciej Staniewicz,Małgorzata Braunek,Jerzy Zelnikand 22 more

Director

Andrzej Wajda

Writer

Bolesław Sulik,Andrzej Wajda,Joseph Conrad

Producer

Jolyon Wimhurst

Cinematography

Witold Sobociński

Music

Lech Brański,Wojciech Kilar

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0075238