The Epidemic

Original title: Zaraza

Duration: 92 min

Release date: 1972-04-07

IMDB

Based on a true outbreak of smallpox in Wroclaw. A young doctor picks up a girl and they go to bed, but the night is ruined by the doctor being called to the epidemic. The doctor has to leave, and when it is all over, runs into her with another man.

Drama

Zaraza

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Tadeusz Borowski

Tadeusz Borowski

as Dr. Adam Rawicz

Janusz Bukowski

Janusz Bukowski

Stanisław Michalski

Stanisław Michalski

Maciej Rayzacher

Maciej Rayzacher

as Dr. Konopacka

Bogusz Bilewski

Bogusz Bilewski

Eliasz Kuziemski

Eliasz Kuziemski

as Fever Hospital Chief

Ferdynand Matysik

Ferdynand Matysik

as Assistant Professor

Igor Przegrodzki

Igor Przegrodzki

as Health Department Manager

Bolesław Abart

as Isolation Ward Manager

Zygmunt Bielawski

Zygmunt Bielawski

Halina Buyno-Łoza

Halina Buyno-Łoza

Adolf Chronicki

Adolf Chronicki

Władysław Dewoyno

Władysław Dewoyno

Elżbieta Gorzycka

Elżbieta Gorzycka

Wirgiliusz Gryń

Wirgiliusz Gryń

as Tractor Driver

Bolesław Idziak

Bolesław Idziak

Joanna Jędryka

as Olczak's Wife

Anna Lutosławska

Anna Lutosławska

Mieczysław Łoza

Mieczysław Łoza

Stanisław Michalik

Stanisław Michalik

as Dr. Jacek Szemiot

Ludomir Olszewski

Ludomir Olszewski

Kazimierz Ostrowicz

Kazimierz Ostrowicz

as Maria Kwiatek's Friend

Helena Reklewska

Helena Reklewska

Sabina Wiśniewska

Sabina Wiśniewska

Maria Zbyszewska

Maria Zbyszewska

as Escaping Patient (uncredited)

as Man In Front Of The Hospital (uncredited)

Zdzisław Kuźniar

Zdzisław Kuźniar

as Funeral Home Worker (uncredited)

as Rawicz's Friend (uncredited)

Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak

Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak

as Man At Taxi Rank (uncredited)

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Barbara Komosińska

Barbara Komosińska

Assistant Set Decoration

Jerzy Ambroziewicz

Jerzy Ambroziewicz

Katarzyna Chodorowicz

Katarzyna Chodorowicz

Anna Włodarczyk

Anna Włodarczyk

Henryk Mazurczak

Henryk Mazurczak

Assistant Camera

Jerzy Śnieżawski

Jerzy Śnieżawski

Assistant Production Design

First Assistant Director

Jadwiga Sztendur

Jadwiga Sztendur

Assistant Director

Jerzy Radziwoń

Assistant Production Design

Katarzyna Chodorowicz

Katarzyna Chodorowicz

Zygmunt Kaźmierski

Zygmunt Kaźmierski

Assistant Makeup Artist

Jerzy Ambroziewicz

Jerzy Ambroziewicz

Alina Piechowska

Alina Piechowska

Jadwiga Jakubowska

Jadwiga Jakubowska

Assistant Editor

Camera Operator

Zdzisław Kielanowski

Zdzisław Kielanowski

Production Design

Kazimierz Siczek

Kazimierz Siczek

Sound Assistant

Bogumił Arendzikowski

Bogumił Arendzikowski

Production Consultant

Jan Włodarczyk

Production Manager

Danuta Spychalska

Danuta Spychalska

Assistant Production Manager

Aleksander Gołębiowski

Aleksander Gołębiowski

Barbara Komosińska

Barbara Komosińska

Costume Assistant

Assistant Director

Janusz Zachwajewski

Janusz Zachwajewski

Assistant Camera

Alina Piechowska

Alina Piechowska

Jerzy Rodziewicz

Jerzy Rodziewicz

Production Consultant

Zbigniew Stanek

Zbigniew Stanek

Assistant Production Manager

Andrzej Janowski

Andrzej Janowski

Assistant Production Manager

Janusz Pawłowski

Janusz Pawłowski

Director of Photography

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