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The Shadow-Line

Smuga cienia

19761h 40m6.4/ 10 · TMDB · 7 votes
Drama

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.

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Directed by Andrzej Wajda

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Marek Kondrat
Marek Kondrat

Joseph Conrad

Graham Lines

Burns

Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson

Ransome

Bernard Archard
Bernard Archard

Capt. Elis

John Bennett
John Bennett

Cast

Martin Wyldeck
Martin Wyldeck

Capt. Giles

Richard Bartlett

Doctor

Piotr Cieślak
Piotr Cieślak

Officer

Zygmunt Hübner

Capt. Vidara (as Zygmunt Hubner)

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Last checked 9 Oct 2026.

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Film details

Released6 Sept 1976
Original languagePolish
CountriesPoland, United Kingdom
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Doctor

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