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Big Shar(1983)
Status: Released
Date: 1983-05-16
70%
22 Votes
Time: 1h 36m
Overview:
Released from prison after five years, con-artist Szu is sent packing by his young wife; he heads for the town of Lutyn where he runs a con and attracts the interest of Jurek, a young cab driver who imagines himself a great grifter. Szu ("Sharp") teaches Jurek a few tricks enabling the young man to win some money in Wroclaw, then Sharp departs with Jola, a prostitute who offers him a mark. How that plays out, Jurek's determination to win big, Sharp's cold calculations, and the wages of sin await.
Languages: Polish.
Countries:
Poland
ProductionCompanies:
Studio Filmowe Kadr
Movie: Big Shar
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jan Nowicki
Wielki Szu
Andrzej Pieczyński
Taksówkarz Jurek
Dorota Pomykała
Prostytutka Jola
Leon Niemczyk
Stefan Mikun
Grażyna Szapołowska
Żona "Wielkiego Szu"
Karol Strasburger
Karciarz Denel
Teresa Sawicka
Recepcjonistka Halinka
Jan Frycz
Jarek
Grażyna Trela
Dorota, żona Jarka
Jerzy Bończak
"Lipo"
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Overview
Released from prison after five years, con-artist Szu is sent packing by his young wife; he heads for the town of Lutyn where he runs a con and attracts the interest of Jurek, a young cab driver who imagines himself a great grifter. Szu ("Sharp") teaches Jurek a few tricks enabling the young man to win some money in Wroclaw, then Sharp departs with Jola, a prostitute who offers him a mark. How that plays out, Jurek's determination to win big, Sharp's cold calculations, and the wages of sin await.
Release Date
1983-05-16
Average
7
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
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Languages:
Polski
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