Train for Hollywood
Pociąg do Hollywood
Synopsis
A young woman is bitten by the acting bug after seeing Marilyn Monroe in "Some Like It Hot". She patterns herself after MM and after finishing high school goes for screen tests to the Film Academy. Rejected because of her crooked teeth she takes a job of selling beer on a train and starts writing to Billy Wilder, trying to be casted in his next movie. At the trains station she meets a would-be cinematographer who is color blind. They become friends sharing their dreams of going to Hollywood. One day she finds a goldfish trapped in a beer bottle: she sets her free and makes three wishes, not for herself but for her friends. To her surprise all of them come true. As a reward she gets a long awaited call from Billy Wilder. Written by Polish Cinema Database
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Katarzyna Figura
Mariola "Merlin" Wafelek
Piotr Siwkiewicz
Peter
Rafał Węgrzyniak
Raphael
Jerzy Stuhr
Director Zdzich
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
Millionaire Zhenya
Krystyna Feldman
Mrs. Krysia, guard at Dream Factory No. 1
Barbara Grochmalska
Helen, Merlin's sister
Józef Lipski
Accordionist
Wojciech Skibiński
Father Merlin
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Radosław Piwowarski
- Screenplay & Story
- Radosław Piwowarski
- Original Title
- Pociąg do Hollywood
- Country of Origin
- Poland
- Spoken Languages
- Polish
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Production Studios
- Zespół Filmowy "Rondo"
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Radosław Piwowarski
Radosław Piwowarski
Department Leadership Roster
Radosław Piwowarski
Writer
Radosław Piwowarski
Director
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Polish Films
Polish cinema: Wikidata country-of-origin Poland, merged with the canon (Polish Film School, Moral Anxiety, Has, Zulawski, Kieslowski, Wajda, contemporary).
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What is Train for Hollywood about?
A young woman is bitten by the acting bug after seeing Marilyn Monroe in "Some Like It Hot". She patterns herself after MM and after finishing high school goes for screen tests to the Film Academy. Rejected because of her crooked teeth she takes a job of selling beer on a train and starts writing to Billy Wilder, trying to be casted in his next movie. At the trains station she meets a would-be cinematographer who is color blind. They become friends sharing their dreams of going to Hollywood. One day she finds a goldfish trapped in a beer bottle: she sets her free and makes three wishes, not for herself but for her friends. To her surprise all of them come true. As a reward she gets a long awaited call from Billy Wilder. Written by Polish Cinema Database
Who directed Train for Hollywood?
Train for Hollywood was directed by Radosław Piwowarski.
Who stars in Train for Hollywood?
The principal cast of Train for Hollywood includes Katarzyna Figura, Piotr Siwkiewicz, Rafał Węgrzyniak, Jerzy Stuhr, Eugeniusz Priwieziencew.
When was Train for Hollywood released and how long is it?
Train for Hollywood was released in 1987 with a total runtime of 1h 32m.