In 1931, just before the New Year, in a house of architect Henryk Zaremba scream rips the night. The daughter of Zaremba is found killed in her bedroom, obviously killed with a pickaxe. The police arrives and starts the investigation. Rita Gorgonova, the governess of the girl and also lover of Zaremba becomes the main suspect. Film based on real events - investigation and court trials of the most famous pre-war Polish murder case. Despite being historically accurate the movie is both involving and entertaining since the case was simple on the surface, but very complicated in details.
Title | The Gorgon Case |
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Year | 1977 |
Genre | Drama, Crime, Mystery, History |
Country | Poland |
Studio | Zespół Filmowy "X" |
Cast | Ewa Dałkowska, Aleksander Bardini, Mariusz Dmochowski, Andrzej Łapicki, Roman Wilhelmi, Tadeusz Białoszczyński |
Crew | Janusz Majewski (Director), Jerzy Blaszyński (Sound), Ewa Braun (Decorator), Jan Czerwiński (Sound), Allan Starski (Art Designer), Maria Osiecka-Kuminek (Decorator) |
Keyword | investigation, based on true story, trial, murder, 1930s, lwów |
Release | Nov 25, 1977 |
Runtime | 138 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.80 / 10 by 6 users |