Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema (Ucieczka z kina „Wolność”) 33 years old

The film is set just before Poland's communist regime came to an end, and the central character is a provincial censor (Janusz Gajos), a tired, sloppy, lonely man, whose wife has long since left him. For him, censorship is both an art and a game, but he does not enjoy it. During a screening of a sentimental Polish melodrama called "Daybreak" at the Liberty cinema across the road from the censor's office, the actors start to rebel and refuse to speak their lines. There is anarchy and when the censor is unable to control the situation, senior party officials are called in. Eventually a film critic notes that the situation reminds of "The Purple Rose of Cairo" by Woody Allen and brings a reel of the film to demonstrate. The officials watch the film with amusement until another mix-up occurs: the second projector is turned on accidentally and superimposes "Daybreak" over "Purple Rose".

Credits

Jerzy Bińczycki as Kierownik kina

Władysław Kowalski as Profesor

Piotr Fronczewski as Sekretarz partii

Zbigniew Zamachowski as Assistant Censor

Artur Barciś as Projectionist

Janusz Gajos as Cenzor

Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema Cast

Name	Character
Jerzy Bińczycki He was 53, 61 years old when he died	as Kierownik kina
Władysław Kowalski He was 54, 22 years old when he died	as Profesor
Piotr Fronczewski He was 44, now 77 years old	as Sekretarz partii
Zbigniew Zamachowski He was 29, now 62 years old	as Assistant Censor
Artur Barciś He was 34, now 67 years old	as Projectionist
Janusz Gajos He was 51, now 84 years old	as Cenzor
Aleksander Bednarz He was 49, 72 years old when he died	as Edward
Henryk Bista He was 56, 63 years old when he died	as Comrade Janik
Zygmunt Bielawski He was 53, 69 years old when he died	as Doctor

Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema Crew

Name	Department
Wojciech Marczewski as Director. He was 46 (now 80) years old	Directing
Wojciech Marczewski as Writer. He was 46 (now 80) years old	Writing

Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema (33 years)

Release day: Sunday, October 14, 1990
Runtime: 92 minutes