
Spóźnieni przechodnie
Five short stories. (1) “Czas przybliża, czas oddala” – Edward recalls his unfulfilled love for Anna and, years later, writes to her sister Zofia, mistaking her for Anna. (2) “Krąg istnienia” – A girl falls for Wacek at an ice rink; pressured by family, she marries a soap manufacturer. (3) “Paryż 1945” – A Polish refugee soldier and an American woman share a fleeting wartime bond before she leaves at dawn. (4) “Stary profesor” – Two men seek an old professor to fulfill a dying prisoner’s last wish; Roger impersonates a former pupil. (5) “Nauczycielka” – Neglected wife Zofia accepts film tests, only to find the director seeks an ordinary woman.
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Top Cast

Kalina Jędrusik
Anna (segment 1) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Maria Wachowiak
Zofia (segment 1)

Gustaw Holoubek
Edward (segment 1) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Wieńczysław Gliński
Karol (segment 1)

Beata Tyszkiewicz
Ala (segment 2) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Irena Netto
Marynia (segment 2)

Maria Homerska
Karolina (segment 2)

Bogumił Kobiela
Wacek (segment 2)

Jerzy Jogałła
Boy at a Slide (segment 2)

Aleksander Dzwonkowski
Wacek's Father (segment 2) (uncredited)

Stanisław Jaśkiewicz
Erwin (segment 2) (uncredited)

Wanda Łuczycka
Wacek's Mother (segment 2) (uncredited)

Lidia Korsakówna
Sally (segment 3) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Adam Hanuszkiewicz
Paweł (segment 3) / Himself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Zofia Kucówna
Zosia (segment 4) / Herself (segment 5) (uncredited)

Kazimierz Opaliński
Professor Waszkowski (segment 4)

Michał Pawlicki
Roger (segment 4)

Ignacy Machowski
Francois (segment 4)

Teresa Lipowska
Woman on a Bike (segment 4) (uncredited)

Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Bar Patron (segment 4) (uncredited)
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