Hydrozagadka
| Hydrozagadka | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Andrzej Kondratiuk |
| Produced by | Jerzy Rutowicz |
| Written by |
Andrzej Bonarski Andrzej Kondratiuk |
| Starring |
Józef Nowak Wiesław Michnikowski Roman Kłosowski Zdzisław Maklakiewicz Franciszek Pieczka |
| Music by | Waldemar Kazanecki |
| Cinematography | Zygmunt Samosiuk |
Release dates | 30 April 1971 |
Running time | 70 minutes |
| Language | Polish |
Hydrozagadka (Polish: Hydro-puzzle) is a Polish superhero comedy film. During a summer heat wave, all the water in Warsaw is puzzlingly disappearing. Scientists secretly call upon As (Ace), a superhero who passes his days living as a mild-mannered engineer, to try to solve the mystery. It turns out that a mystery Maharaja is in league with Doctor Spot to steal Poland's water and take it to the Maharaja's country.
The movie was ostensibly created as a Communist parody of the American ideals glorified in Superman and other superhero films, however Polish audiences instead felt that the film humorously parodied aspects of Polish life under Communist rule, such as the many slogans for a "better life."[1]
Hydrozagadka premiered on April 30, 1971 on Polish television.[2]
Cast
- Jan Walczak/As - Józef Nowak
- Professor Milczarek - Wiesław Michnikowski
- Maharaja of Kabur - Roman Kłosowski
- Doctor Spot (Doktor Plama) - Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
- The Little - Bolesław Kamiński
- Sailor - Franciszek Pieczka
- tracing man - Wojciech Pokora
- waitress - Iga Cembrzyńska
- florist - Wiesława Mazurkiewicz
- Miss Jola - Ewa Szykulska
- translator - Jerzy Dobrowolski
- Frątczak - Jerzy Duszyński
- taxi driver - Wiesław Gołas
- tracing man - Czesław Lasota
- Walczak's friend - Wojciech Rajewski
- crossing keeper - Jerzy Turek
- Walczak's friend - Witold Skaruch
- waggoner - Andrzej Kondratiuk
Crew
- Director - Andrzej Kondratiuk
- Writing credits - Andrzej Kondratiuk, Andrzej Bonarski
- Cinematography - Zygmunt Samosiuk
- Music - Waldemar Kazanecki
- Scenography - Jarosław Świtoniak
- Filmsetting - Jadwiga Zajicek
- Costumes - Joanna Radzka, Alicja Ptaszyńska
- Executive producer - Jerzy Rutowicz
References
- ↑ "Rozmowa umila pracę, porozmawiam z panem" ("Conversation makes work more pleasant, so I will talk to you, sir") Hydrozagadka Filmweb.pl (Polish). Retrieved November 26, 2009.
- ↑ Hydrozagadka FilmPolski.pl (Polish). Retrieved November 26, 2009.
External links
- Hydrozagadka at the Internet Movie Database
- Hydrozagadka at Superheroes Lives
- "Hydrozagadka" at the filmweb.pl
- "Hydrozagadka" site
- "Hydrozagadka" site at Lodzka baza filmowa