The Conductor

02/27/1980

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1hr 41min

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Drama

,Music

STORY

A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • John Gielgud
  • Krystyna Janda
  • Andrzej Seweryn
  • Jan Ciecierski
  • Tadeusz Czechowski

    Directors

  • Andrzej Wajda
  • Andrzej Kazanecki
  • Jolanta Jedynak
  • Jakub Z. Rucinski

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Zespół Filmowy "X"

    Production Countries

  • Poland

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Polish