| Description |
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
Polish dialogue, English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Elżbieta Starostecka, Leszek Teleszyński, Jadwiga Barańska, Czesław Wołłejko, Lucyna Brusikiewicz, Irena Malkiewicz, Anna Dymna. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Stanisław Loth ; music, Wojciech Kilar ; costume designer, Małgorzata Spychalska. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1976. |
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Based on the novel by Helena Mniszkówna. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
The forbidden love affair between a wealthy young nobleman and a beautiful young high school teacher is the central focus. With the teacher not of the same class, she will never be accepted into high society, she will always be rejected, considered a leper. The townsfolk, including the nobleman's grandmother, try to destroy the feelings between these two lovers who are from two very different social classes. |
| Note |
Special features: original poster; Jerzy Hofman's biography and filmography. |
| Subject |
High school teachers -- Poland -- Drama.
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Nobility -- Poland -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Social classes -- Poland -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Foreign films -- Poland.
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Melodrama.
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Foreign films.
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| Added Author |
Hoffman, Jerzy.
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Starstecka, Elżbieta, 1943-
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Teleszyński, Leszek.
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Barańska, Jadwiga, 1935-
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Wołłejko, Czesław, 1916-1987.
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Brusikiewicz, Lucyna.
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Malkiewicz, Irena, 1911-
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Dymna, Anna, 1951-
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Loth, Stanisław.
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Kilar, Wojciech.
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Spychalska, Małgorzata.
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Mniszek, Helena, 1878-1943.
Trędowata.
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Instytucja Filmowa Silesia-Film.
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Polart (Firm)
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Facets Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
LEPER |
| ISBN |
1565804090 : $29.99 |
| Standard No. |
644527079097 |
| Music # |
DV079 Polart Distribution |
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