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Camera Buff(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-11-16
75%
171 Votes
Time: 1h 52m
Overview:
Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.
Languages: Polish.
Countries:
Poland
ProductionCompanies:
Zespół Filmowy Tor
Movie: Camera Buff
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jerzy Stuhr
Filip Mosz
Ewa Pokas
Anna Włodarczyk
Jerzy Nowak
Stanisław Osuch
Tadeusz Bradecki
Witek Jachowicz
Marek Litewka
Piotrek Krawczyk
Bogusław Sobczuk
Kędzierski
Krzysztof Zanussi
Krzysztof Zanussi
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