The Smaller Sky (1981)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

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

Director & Crew

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