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The Last Witness

1970 · 83 min

A quiet, watchful crime drama that keeps you leaning in, with an undercurrent of unease as strangers move through a place still haunted by the past.

Directed by
Jan Batory
Genres
Crime
Starring
Stanisław Mikulski, Maja Wodecka, Artur Młodnicki
Overview
Years after WWII a group of German "tourists" arrives in Poland to find a hidden Nazi treasure.

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Directed by
Jan Batory
Genres
Crime
Starring
Stanisław Mikulski, Maja Wodecka, Artur Młodnicki
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • deception
  • memory
  • crime
  • guilt
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime
Directed by
Jan Batory
Written by
Jan Kowalski
Starring
Stanisław Mikulski, Maja Wodecka, Artur Młodnicki, Janusz Bylczyński, Edmund Fetting, Eliasz Kuziemski, Roman Sykała, Marian Wojtczak
Cinematography
Antoni Wójtowicz
Runtime
83 min
Country
Poland
Languages
German, Polish

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