The Conductor

The story

A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the US ties up with the world- renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out he was once in love with violinist's mother. The conductor, a slightly unstable hypochondriac, returns to Poland to lead the provincial orchestra. He also tries to revive old love affair using the violinist as a surrogate of her mother. Her husband is resentful of the conductor for both personal and professional reasons.

Cast

J John GielgudJohn Lasocki K Krystyna JandaMarta A Andrzej SewerynAdam Pietryk J Jan CiecierskiMarta's Father T Tadeusz CzechowskiTadzio M Marek DąbrowskiCultural Office Clerk J Józef FryźlewiczVoivod J Janusz GajosDignitary from Warsaw S Stanisław GórkaBassist J Jerzy Kleyn M Mary Ann KrasińskiMarta's Friend A Anna ŁopatowskaAnna

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E Elżbieta Strzałkowska M Maria SewerynMarysia J Jerzy Szmidt M Mewis WalkerLilian W Wojciech WysockiKwiatkowski S Stanisław ZatłokaRysio M Mariusz GorczyńskiWarsaw Violinist (uncredited) T Tadeusz HanusekWarsaw Violinist (uncredited)