
The Smaller Sky(1981)
Overview
A story of a dropout out of a succesful career and a loving family. He goes to a local railroad station, then checks into a hotel and refuses to leave despite visits by a psychiatrist and his own son. He watches people daily at the station. A tv reporter is trying to come up with a story which would help him to save his job. He likes to chase women and the dropout's wife is one of his targets. He gets interested in the story of her husband and tries to make a program about mysterious individual. Once the tv crew arrives to the scene, the subject tries to hide and ends up on the roof of the station, where he catches a glimpse of sunshine - the "smaller sky" - before stepping onto a glass roof and falling to his death.
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Roman Wilhelmi
Artur Gutner

Jan Englert
Marek Weber, journalist

Beata Tyszkiewicz
Elżbieta, Artur's wife
Władysław Kowalski
Filip Szmidt

Janusz Zaorski
Dr. Barcz
Tomasz Jarosiński
Daniel

Jadwiga Polanowska
Filip's Wife
Monika Stefanowicz
Monika
Mieczysław Verocsy
Camera Operator
Jacek Lomnicki
Camera Operator
Walentyna Jędrych
Helena

Jan Prochyra
Karol

Ferdynand Matysik
Railwayman

Andrzej Wojaczek
Stefan
Paweł Stasiak
Julian
Jerzy Kośnik
Camera Operator
Janina Szarek
Young woman

Andrzej Szopa
Young man
Witold Filler
TV head (uncredited)

Antonina Girycz
Woman at the Party (uncredited)
Zdzisław Kamiński
Self (uncredited)

Grażyna Krukówna
Gypsy Woman (uncredited)
Andrzej Kurek
Self (uncredited)
Grażyna Michalska
Girl at the Bar (uncredited)

Agata Rzeszewska
Party Host (uncredited)
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