Walkover (film)

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Walkover
Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Written byJerzy Skolimowski
Starring Aleksandra Zawieruszanka
Jerzy Skolimowski
Cinematography Antoni Nurzyński
Edited by Alina Faflik
Music by Andrzej Trzaskowski
Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
Running time
70 minutes [1]
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish

Walkover (Polish : Walkower) is a 1965 Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski. It is the second feature film directed by Skolimowski, and again features his alter ego, Andrzej Leszczyc, whose story is continued from the film Rysopis . [1]

Cast [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Walkower" (in Polish). filmpolski.pl. Retrieved 11 January 2012.