Barrier
A dream-like meditation on post-industrial life in Communist Poland.
Cast
Joanna Szczerbic
Tram Driver
Jan Nowicki
Protagonist
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Doctor
Maria Malicka
Restaurant Janitor
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
Magazine Salesman
Ryszard Pietruski
Headwaiter
Bogdan Baer
Man at the Bar
Henryk Bąk
Doctor calling for Blood Donors
Marta Dutkiewicz
Stefan Friedmann
Tram Driver asking for Help
Bogdan Gutewicz
Ryszarda Hanin
Tram Depot Boss
Andrzej Herder
Maniuś
Małgorzata Lorentowicz
Housewife
Zygmunt Malanowicz
Eddy
Gabriel Nehrebecki
Elegant
Stanisław Tym
Waiter - Announcer
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Fake Blind Man
Andrzej Żarnecki
Photographer
Janusz Bukowski
Pallbearer (uncredited)
Janusz Gajos
Pallbearer (uncredited)
Anna Jaraczówna
(uncredited)
Marian Kociniak
Tram Driver with a "17" on his Neck (uncredited)
Zdzisław Leśniak
Waiter (uncredited)
Sławomir Lindner
Man brandishing a Saber in a Restaurant (uncredited)
Krzysztof Litwin
Waiter (uncredited)
Adam Pawlikowski
Waiter (uncredited)
Adam Perzyk
Waiter (uncredited)
Barbara Prośniewska
Nurse (uncredited)
Witold Sobociński
Waiter Breaking the Plates (uncredited)
Teresa Szmigielówna
Crying Woman (uncredited)
Jerzy Turek
Waiter (uncredited)
Marian Wojtczak
(uncredited)
Michał Żołnierkiewicz
Waiter - Barkeeper (uncredited)
Jerzy Skolimowski
Waiter - Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Jan Laskowski
Director of Photography
Roman Wołyniec
Production Design
Stanisław Modrzejewski
Set Decoration
Leonard Mokicz
Set Decoration
Stanisław Modrzejewski
Costume Design
Leonard Mokicz
Costume Design
Krzysztof Komeda
Music
Wiesława Dembińska
Sound
Ewa Demarczyk
Songs
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Editor
Mieczysław Pośmiechowicz
Makeup Artist
Jerzy Skolimowski
Director
Barbara Sass
First Assistant Director
Włodzimierz Kamiński
Assistant Director
Krystyna Grochowicz
Assistant Director
Andrzej Kostenko
Co-Writer
Andrzej Kostenko
Assistant Camera
Jan Ossowski
Assistant Camera
Teresa Tyburska
Assistant Set Decoration
Bogusław Szwajkowski
Assistant Set Decoration
L. Rodak
Sound Assistant
Maria Rutkowska
Assistant Editor
Ryszard Jasionowski
Assistant Production Manager
Jerzy Skolimowski
Screenplay
Zdzislaw Staszewski
Assistant Production Design
Stanisław Zylewicz
Production Manager
Ryszard Straszewski
Production Manager
Jan Kucharski
Assistant Production Manager
Tadeusz Chojnacki
Assistant Production Manager
Teresa Tyburska
Costume Assistant
Bogusław Szwajkowski
Costume Assistant