The Hourglass Sanatorium
1973
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Synopsis
Jozef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Jozef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.
Key facts
Cast
Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Irena Orska, Filip Zylber, Halina Kowalska, Gustaw Holoubek, Mieczysław Voit, Bożena Adamek
Original language
Polish
First release
December 11, 1973 (Poland)
Production companies
Silesia, Film Polski
Based on
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Crew
Screenplay
Wojciech Has
Cinematography
Witold Sobociński
Editing
Janina Niedźwiecka
Music
Jerzy Maksymiuk
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest 2025
- Thessaloniki Film Festival 2023 generic
- Mill Valley Film Festival 2017 generic
- New York Film Festival 1997 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1973 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Poland | December 11, 1973 |
| Theatrical | France | May 21, 1975 |
| Theatrical | France | January 8, 2025 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Netherlands | October 5, 2012 |
Full credits
| Director | Wojciech Has |
| Cast | Jan Nowicki (Józef), Tadeusz Kondrat (Jakub), Irena Orska (Józef's Mother), Filip Zylber (Rudolf), Halina Kowalska (Adela), Gustaw Holoubek (Dr. Gotard), Mieczysław Voit (Blind Conductor), Bożena Adamek (Bianka), Ludwik Benoit (Szloma), Henryk Boukołowski (Fireman), Seweryn Dalecki (Teodor), Julian Jabczyński (Dignitary), Jerzy Przybylski (Mr. de Voss), Wiktor Sadecki (Dignitary), Janina Sokołowska (Nurse), Wojciech Standełło (Jew Interlocutor in Restaurant), Tadeusz Schmidt (Officer), Szymon Szurmiej (Jewish Man Reciting False Qoheleth's Verses), Jan Szurmiej (Instructive Jewish Man), Michał Szwejlich (Jewish Man by the Ladder), Paweł Unrug (Ornithologist), Marek Barbasiewicz (Waiter), Jerzy Bekker (Wax Figure of Napoleon III), Jerzy Braszka (Wax Figure of Leatherstocking), Zofia Bajuk (Wax Figure of Queen Elizabeth), Emir Buczacki (Wax Figure of Benito Juarez), Romuald Drobaczyński, Andrzej Herder (Wax Figure of Buffalo Bill), Jolanta Hanisz (Bianka's Mother), J. Jablonski, Jerzy Janeczek (Wax Figure of Luigi Lucheni), Marek Jasiński, Elżbieta Kijowska, Leszek Kowalewski (Wax Figure of a Young Genius), Mirosława Lombardo (Wax Figure of Queen Draga), Irena Malkiewicz (Lady in Black), Bolesław Mierzejewski (Wax Figure of Franz Joseph I), Włodzimierz Nowak (Wax Figure of Archduke Maximilian), Barbara Okonska-Kozlowska (Tluja), Stanisław Olczyk (Wax Figure of Victor Emmanuel), Józef Łodyński (Majordomo in Panopticon), Czesław Piaskowski (Wax Figure of Otto von Bismarck), P. Podgórski (Wax Figure of Maximilien de Robespierre), Edward Radulski, Barbara Rogalska, Waldemar Rutecki, Wladyslaw Sitko (Wax Figure of Alfred Dreyfus), Waldemar Gawlik (Nameless Man (uncredited)), Jolanta Jackowska (Wax Figure of Charlotte Corday (uncredited)), Alicja Kluba (Wax Figure of George Sand (uncredited)), Herman Lercher (Jew (uncredited)), Leopold Rene Nowak (Rudy / Ptak (uncredited)), Hans-Joachim Recknitz (Jew (uncredited)), Stefania Staszewska (Jewish Woman (uncredited)), Paweł Szurmiej ((uncredited)), Ruth Taru-Kowalska (Jewish Woman (uncredited)), Gołda Tencer (Jewish Woman (uncredited)), Irena Izykowska (Bearded Woman at Final Party (uncredited)), Jerzy Trela (Wesolek (uncredited)), Stanisław Tylczyński (Wax Figure of Thomas Edison (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Wojciech Has |
| Cinematography | Witold Sobociński |
| Editing | Janina Niedźwiecka |
| Music | Jerzy Maksymiuk |
| Production design | Andrzej Płocki, Jerzy Skarżyński |
| Visual effects | Wlodzimierz Czachowski |
| Sound | Janusz Rosół |
Additional data: TMDB.
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