System (1981)
1981 · 0h 27m · TV Movie, Horror
Genres: TV Movie, Horror
An adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s tale The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether, transposed to a contemporary setting. A couple visits a remote asylum where the woman knows the staff, only to discover that the institution is overrun and the lines between doctors and patients have collapsed.
Director: Janusz Majewski
Writers: Janusz Majewski
Music by: Bohdan Mazurek
Cinematography: Wiesław Zdort
Editor: Janina Niedźwiecka
Cast
Jerzy Przybylski as Old DoctorKrzysztof Kalczyński as Paweł BergenIrena Szczurowska as LenaMaja Komorowska as LisaHanna Stankówna as SingerHenryk Boukołowski as OrsiniJózef Kondrat as ActorWiesław Michnikowski as TitkinAdam Mularczyk as PatientPiotr Pawłowski as PatientPaweł Unrug as Young DoctorBogusz Bilewski as Patient (uncredited)More like this
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