The Hourglass Sanatorium

The Hourglass Sanatorium

Original Title: Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą
Release: 1973 | Community Score: 75%

Josef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Josef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.

Cast

Jan Nowicki

Jan Nowicki

Józef
Tadeusz Kondrat

Tadeusz Kondrat

Jakub
Irena Orska

Irena Orska

Józef's Mother
Filip Zylber

Filip Zylber

Rudolf
Halina Kowalska

Halina Kowalska

Adela
Gustaw Holoubek

Gustaw Holoubek

Dr. Gotard
Mieczysław Voit

Mieczysław Voit

Blind Conductor
Bożena Adamek

Bożena Adamek

Bianka
Ludwik Benoit

Ludwik Benoit

Szloma
Henryk Boukołowski

Henryk Boukołowski

Fireman
Seweryn Dalecki

Seweryn Dalecki

Teodor
Julian Jabczyński

Julian Jabczyński

Dignitary
Jerzy Przybylski

Jerzy Przybylski

Mr. de Voss
Wiktor Sadecki

Wiktor Sadecki

Dignitary
Janina Sokołowska

Janina Sokołowska

Nurse
Wojciech Standełło

Wojciech Standełło

Jew Interlocutor in Restaurant
Tadeusz Schmidt

Tadeusz Schmidt

Officer
Szymon Szurmiej

Szymon Szurmiej

Jewish Man Reciting False Qoheleth's Verses
Jan Szurmiej

Jan Szurmiej

Instructive Jewish Man
Michał Szwejlich

Michał Szwejlich

Jewish Man by the Ladder
Paweł Unrug

Paweł Unrug

Ornithologist
Marek Barbasiewicz

Marek Barbasiewicz

Waiter
Jerzy Bekker

Jerzy Bekker

Wax Figure of Napoleon III
Jerzy Braszka

Jerzy Braszka

Wax Figure of Leatherstocking
Zofia Bajuk

Zofia Bajuk

Wax Figure of Queen Elizabeth
Emir Buczacki

Emir Buczacki

Wax Figure of Benito Juarez
Romuald Drobaczyński

Romuald Drobaczyński
Andrzej Herder

Andrzej Herder

Wax Figure of Buffalo Bill
Jolanta Hanisz

Jolanta Hanisz

Bianka's Mother
J. Jablonski

J. Jablonski
Jerzy Janeczek

Jerzy Janeczek

Wax Figure of Luigi Lucheni
Marek Jasiński

Marek Jasiński
Elżbieta Kijowska

Elżbieta Kijowska
Leszek Kowalewski

Leszek Kowalewski

Wax Figure of a Young Genius
Mirosława Lombardo

Mirosława Lombardo

Wax Figure of Queen Draga
Irena Malkiewicz

Irena Malkiewicz

Lady in Black
Bolesław Mierzejewski

Bolesław Mierzejewski

Wax Figure of Franz Joseph I
Włodzimierz Nowak

Włodzimierz Nowak

Wax Figure of Archduke Maximilian
Barbara Okonska-Kozlowska

Barbara Okonska-Kozlowska

Tluja
Stanisław Olczyk

Stanisław Olczyk

Wax Figure of Victor Emmanuel
Józef Łodyński

Józef Łodyński

Majordomo in Panopticon
Czesław Piaskowski

Czesław Piaskowski

Wax Figure of Otto von Bismarck
P. Podgórski

P. Podgórski

Wax Figure of Maximilien de Robespierre
Edward Radulski

Edward Radulski
Barbara Rogalska

Barbara Rogalska
Waldemar Rutecki

Waldemar Rutecki
Wladyslaw Sitko

Wladyslaw Sitko

Wax Figure of Alfred Dreyfus
Waldemar Gawlik

Waldemar Gawlik

Nameless Man (uncredited)
Jolanta Jackowska

Jolanta Jackowska

Wax Figure of Charlotte Corday (uncredited)
Alicja Kluba

Alicja Kluba

Wax Figure of George Sand (uncredited)
Herman Lercher

Herman Lercher

Jew (uncredited)
Leopold Rene Nowak

Leopold Rene Nowak

Rudy / Ptak (uncredited)
Hans-Joachim Recknitz

Hans-Joachim Recknitz

Jew (uncredited)
Stefania Staszewska

Stefania Staszewska

Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Paweł Szurmiej

Paweł Szurmiej

(uncredited)
Ruth Taru-Kowalska

Ruth Taru-Kowalska

Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Gołda Tencer

Gołda Tencer

Jewish Woman (uncredited)
Irena Izykowska

Irena Izykowska

Bearded Woman at Final Party (uncredited)
Jerzy Trela

Jerzy Trela

Wesolek (uncredited)
Stanisław Tylczyński

Stanisław Tylczyński

Wax Figure of Thomas Edison (uncredited)