Imperative (film)

Imperative
Imperative
Directed by	Krzysztof Zanussi
Cinematography	Slawomir Idziak
Edited by	Liesgret Schmitt-Klink
Music by	Wojciech Kilar
Release date	1982;
Country	Germany

Last updated October 12, 2025

Imperativ (internationally released as Imperative) is a 1982 German drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.

Cast

Robert Powell as Augustin
Brigitte Fossey as Yvonne
Sigfrit Steiner as the professor
Matthias Habich as the theologist
Leslie Caron as the mother
Jan Biczycki [ pl ] as the orthodox priest
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz as the psychiatrist
Christoph Eichhorn as the student

References

↑ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 978-88-7742-221-7.

External links

Imperative at IMDb

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[premi-1] Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 978-88-7742-221-7.

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Imperative (film)

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Cast

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