The Codes

1966

1h 20m

6.6(7 votes)

Drama

Overview

An elderly man returns to Poland to find his long-lost son, missing since World War II. In his quest the man is forced to contemplate the elusive and coded nature of truth itself.

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19 members

Acting

Jan Kreczmar

Tadeusz

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Zbigniew Cybulski

Maciek

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Ignacy Gogolewski

Doctor Zygmunt Gross

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Irena Horecka

Helena Kunicka

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Janusz Kłosiński

Bookstore Manager

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Barbara Krafftówna

Jadwiga

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Wacław Kowalski

Madeja

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Kazimierz Opaliński

Pieczara

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Władysław Dewoyno

Train Waiter

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Adam Dzieszyński

Hotel Receptionist

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Janusz Gajos

Monk

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Stefania Kołodziejczyk

Waitress

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Irma Kozłowska

Caretaker

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Zofia Merle

Wacka

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Irena Orska

Neighbour

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Jadwiga Skupnik

Phone Operator

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Irena Eichlerówna

Zofia

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Leopold Rene Nowak

Gestapo Officer / Man on the Street (uncredited)

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Kazimierz Ostrowicz

Train Conductor (uncredited)

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