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Writers:
Romuald Karas (dialogue)
Romuald Karas (scenario)
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Release Date:
6 December 1976 (Poland) more
Genre:
Drama
Plot:
1970. After discussions and dishonest negotiations, a decision is taken as to where a large new chemical factory is to be built and Bednarz... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
Poignant tale of a simple man trapped under a hard to follow system. more (4 total)

Cast

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Franciszek Pieczka ... Stefan Bednarz
Mariusz Dmochowski ... Vorsitzender
Jerzy Stuhr ... Bednarz's assistant
Jan Skotnicki
Stanislaw Igar ... Minister
Stanislaw Michalski
Michal Tarkowski ... TV editor
Andrzej Skupien
Halina Winiarska ... Bednarz's Wife
Joanna Orzeszkowska ... Eva - Bednarz's Daughter
Jadwiga Bryniarska (as J. Bryniarska)
Agnieszka Holland ... Secretary (as A. Holland)
Malgorzata Lesniewska (as M. Lesniewska)
Asja Lamtiugina (as A. Lamtiugina)
Ryszard Bacciarelli (as R. Bacciarelli)
F. Barfuss
Bohdan Ejmont (as B. Ejmont)
Henryk Hunko (as H. Hunko)
Jan Jeruzal (as J. Jeruzal)
Zbigniew Lesien (as Z. Lesieñ)
Konrad Morawski (as K. Morawski)
Jerzy Prazmowski (as J. Prazmowski)
Jan Stawarz (as J. Stawarz)
Wojciech Stockinger (as W. Stockinger)
Kazimierz Sulkowski (as K. Sulkowski)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Halina Rasiakówna ... Girl (uncredited)
Tomasz Zygadlo ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Krzysztof Kieslowski 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Romuald Karas  dialogue (as R. Karas)
Romuald Karas  scenario
Krzysztof Kieslowski  dialogue (as K. Kieslowski)
Krzysztof Kieslowski  scenario

Original Music by
Stanislaw Radwan 
 
Cinematography by
Slawomir Idziak 
 
Film Editing by
Krystyna Górnicka 
 
Production Design by
Andrzej Plocki 
 
Set Decoration by
Ewa Kowalska 
 
Costume Design by
Izabella Konarzewska 
 
Makeup Department
Zbigniew Dobracki .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Ryszard Rall .... assistant production manager (as R. Rall)
Zbigniew Stanek .... production manager
Janusz Szela .... second production manager
Krzysztof Szopa .... assistant production manager (as K. Szopa)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Agata Miklaszewska .... assistant director (as A. Miklaszewska)
Marek Piestrak .... assistant director
Miroslawa Sada .... assistant director (as M. Sada)
Krzysztof Wierzbicki .... assistant director (as K. Wierzbicki)
 
Art Department
Marta Wozniakowska .... assistant production designer
 
Sound Department
Henryk Szurkowski .... sound assistant (as H. Szurkowski)
Michal Zarnecki .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Czeslaw Cyran .... assistant camera (as C. Cyran)
K. Daniluk .... assistant camera
Stefan Kurzyp .... assistant camera (as S. Kurzyp)
Witold Stok .... camera operator
 
Editorial Department
Eugeniusz Dmitroca .... assistant editor (as E. Dmitroca)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Scar
Die Narbe (East Germany) (West Germany) (TV title) [de]
Arpi (Finland) [fi]
Forradás (Hungary) [hu]
La cicatríz (Argentina) [es]
La cicatrice (France) [fr]
La cicatriu (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
To simadi (Greece) [el]
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Runtime:
112 min
Country:
Poland
Language:
Polish
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:PG | Finland:S | Argentina:Atp
Filming Locations:
Olechów, Poland
Company:
Film Polski more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Poignant tale of a simple man trapped under a hard to follow system., 8 August 2007
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Author: Lalit Rao (cpowerccc@yahoo.com) from Paris, France

Scar is a brave film which takes its time to settle nicely in viewers' minds.It starts in a highly official manner and later develops into a family tragedy.In Scar the best thing to watch is the manner in which all the elements of human weaknesses are portrayed.Helpless characters not being able to come out of their shell is an accepted trait of Kieslowski's films and it is very much evident in The Scar too as its leading player Bednarz is trapped from all sides.He can neither free himself from family pressures coming from his wife and daughter nor from his job under a communist regime.It would be wrong to judge this film's characters based on their actions but it would nevertheless not be wrong to claim that they are victims of unfortunate circumstances as they are being trapped under a system in which change is slow to come and consensus is really reached.For all those interested in Polish cinema they are some very good glimpses of 2 of the most outstanding figures of Polish cinema : a young Agnieszka Holland as an actress and Jerzy Stuhr as a young communist party worker.

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