7.6 / 10(417 votes)IMDb19881h 25mPoland

A Short Film About Killing

Krótki film o zabijaniu

Topics:#prison #court #taxi driver #murder #lawyer #warsaw, poland #psychological drama

Synopsis

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

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A Short Film About Killing (POL 1988 | K. Kieślowski)

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Mirosław Baka

Jacek Łazar

Krzysztof Globisz

Piotr Balicki

Jan Tesarz

Waldemar Rekowski

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Committee Chairman

Barbara Dziekan

Cashier

Aleksander Bednarz

The Executioner

Jerzy Zass

Police Commander

Zdzisław Tobiasz

Judge

Artur Barciś

Young Man

Krystyna Janda

Dorota

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

Andrzej

Leonard Andrzejewski

Wieslaw Bednarz

Zbigniew Borek

Ryszard W. Borsucki

Władysław Byrdy

Andrzej Gawroński

Henryk Guzek

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4K UHD / Blu-ray Debut

November 24, 2008

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Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Krzysztof Kieślowski
Screenplay & Story: Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Original Score: Zbigniew Preisner
Original Title: Krótki film o zabijaniu
Country of Origin: Poland
Spoken Languages: Polish
Runtime: 1h 25m
Production Studios: PRF "Zespoły Filmowe", Zespół Filmowy "Tor"

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Screenplay & Story

Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz

Original Score & Music

Zbigniew Preisner

Director of Photography

Sławomir Idziak

Film Editing

Ewa Smal

Producers

Ryszard Chutkowski

Department Leadership Roster

Ewa Smal

Editor

Hanna Ćwikło

Costume Design

Małgorzata Obłoza

Costume Design

Sławomir Idziak

Director of Photography

Zbigniew Preisner

Original Music Composer

Ryszard Chutkowski

Producer

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Director

Halina Dobrowolska

Production Design

Krzysztof Kieślowski

Screenplay

Krzysztof Piesiewicz

Screenplay

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Germany (FSK)16

FSK 16 — Restricted to viewers aged 16 and older.

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