The Third Part of the Night
| The Third Part of the Night | |
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| Directed by | Andrzej Żuławski |
| Written by |
Andrzej Żuławski Mirosław Żuławski |
| Starring |
Małgorzata Braunek Leszek Teleszyński |
| Music by | Andrzej Korzyński |
| Cinematography | Witold Sobociński |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
The Third Part of the Night (Polish: Trzecia część nocy) is a 1971 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Żuławski.
Plot
The film is set during the occupation of Poland during World War II. German soldiers slaughter Michal's wife, son and mother. Michal and his father avoid death by remaining in the forest. Michal decides to join the resistance but before his first meeting, the Gestapo kill his go-between and chase him. During his escape he gets into an apartment of a pregnant woman and helps her with the childbirth. The woman appears to be a doppelganger of his murdered wife. Michal gets a job in the typhus center, where he is guinea pig for lice after being immunized to make more vaccine. He goes to the hospital to end a misery of a man mistaken by him and tortured where he seems to see his own body and is finally reconciled with himself.
Cast
- Małgorzata Braunek – Marta
- Leszek Teleszyński – Michał
- Michał Grudziński – Marian
- Jan Nowicki – Jan
- Marek Walczewski – Rozenkranc
- Jerzy Goliński – Michal's father
- Anna Milewska – Sister Klara