The Shadow-Line
1976Andrzej 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.
Acted in
Marek Kondrat
as Joseph Conrad
Graham Lines
as Burns
Tom Wilkinson
as Ransome
Bernard Archard
as Capt. Elis
John Bennett
Martin Wyldeck
as Capt. Giles
Richard Bartlett
as Doctor
Piotr Cieślak
as Officer
Zygmunt Hübner
as Capt. Vidara (as Zygmunt Hubner)
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
as Franchy
Gordon Richardson
as Doctor
Stanisław Tym
as Jacobus
Jerzy Zelnik
Marian Czyżewski
Stefan Friedmann
as Sailor
Piotr Garlicki
as Young Captain
Tadeusz Jastrzębowski
Krzysztof Kumor
Zygmunt Maciejewski
as Shipment Owner
Tomasz Mościcki
Adam Perzyk
Radosław Piwowarski
as Sailor
Igor Sawin
Maciej Staniewicz
Małgorzata Braunek
as Flute Player (uncredited)
Iga Cembrzyńska
as Double Bass Player (uncredited)
Bożena Dykiel
as Triangle Player (uncredited)
Irena Karel
as Violinist (uncredited)
Emilia Krakowska
as Tambourine Player (uncredited)
Jolanta Lothe
as Musician (uncredited)
Wojciech Pszoniak
as Conductor (uncredited)
Joanna Żółkowska
as Flute Player (uncredited)