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The Screw-Up

1937 · 74 min

A light, silly old-fashioned comedy built around a star's playful cross-dressing disguise and gentle romantic scheming.

Directed by
Mieczysław Krawicz
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Adolf Dymsza, Renata Radojewska, Michał Znicz
Overview
Polish comedian Adolf Dymsza cross-dressing and masquerading as a woman in order to gain the confidence of his sweetheart's domineering guardian.

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Directed by
Mieczysław Krawicz
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Adolf Dymsza, Renata Radojewska, Michał Znicz
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    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • deception
    • family
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism5
    Romance5
    Tension2
    Darkness1
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
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    Written by
    Jan Fethke, Napoleon Sądek
    Starring
    Adolf Dymsza, Renata Radojewska, Michał Znicz, Józef Orwid, Wanda Jarszewska, Andrzej Bogucki, Seweryna Broniszówna, Irena Skwierczyńska
    Music
    Henryk Wars
    Cinematography
    Stanisław Lipiński
    Runtime
    74 min
    Country
    Poland
    Languages
    Polish

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