Without Anesthesia

1978

2h 11m

6.7(15 votes)

Drama

Overview

A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. His enemies take away his privileges when he is away. The shock of being "unwanted" parallels a deeper disappointment in his private life: his wife has an affair with a jealous young rival, and after 15 years of marriage and two daughters wants a divorce. She offers no explanations as he tries to untie these problems himself. All the moves he makes are the wrong ones. He takes on drinking heavily with students eager to attend his seminar after discovering the class has been canceled. The journalist, once suave and commanding, is reduced to silence.

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46 members

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Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Jerzy Michałowski

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Ewa Dałkowska

Ewa Michałowska

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Andrzej Seweryn

Jacek Rościszewski

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Krystyna Janda

Agata

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Roman Wilhelmi

Broński

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Emilia Krakowska

Wanda Jakowicz

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Kazimierz Kaczor

Editor-in-chief

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Magda Teresa Wójcik

Joanna Cichoń

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Jerzy Stuhr

Jerzy Porębowicz

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Iga Mayr

Anna Łukasik

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Aleksandra Jasieńska

Oleńka

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Marta Salinger

Gabcia

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Stefania Iwińska

Józefa

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Halina Golanko

Halina Łukasik

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Danuta Balicka

Judge

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Jolanta Kozak-Sutowicz

Stenia

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Zygmunt Kęstowicz

Editorial Office Secretary

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Tadeusz Andrzejewski

Unknown Role

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Krzysztof Bauman

Student

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Teodor Gendera

Judge

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Zbigniew Grusznic

Student

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Jacek Kałucki

Student

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Waldemar Kapitułka

Unknown Role

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Krzysztof Kiersznowski

Student

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Maria Kulina

Unknown Role

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Michał Kula

Student

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Wanda Stanisławska-Lothe

Editorial Office Employee

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Ryszard Łabędź

Student

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Marlena Miarczyńska

Unknown Role

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Sylwester Maciejewski

Student

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Stanisław Michalski

Broński's Boss

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Andrzej Mrowiec

Editorial Office Employee

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W. Niecięgiewicz

Unknown Role

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Izabella Olejnik

Student

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Witold Pyrkosz

Broński's Successor

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Bogdan Szymkowski

Unknown Role

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Tomasz Stockinger

Student

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Bogusław Sobczuk

TV Show Contestant

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Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

Student

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Grzegorz Wons

Student

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Wojciech Wysocki

Student

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Krystyna Wolańska

Unknown Role

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Krzysztof Zaleski

TV Show Guest

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Tomasz Zygadło

TV Show Contestant (uncredited)

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Alicja Bienicewicz

(uncredited)

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Andrzej Wajda

TV Show Contestant (uncredited)

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