Camera Buff
Camera Buff

Camera Buff

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1979
1h 52m
7.5(175 votes)
Drama

Overview

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.

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Cast & Crew

28 members
Acting

Jerzy Stuhr

Filip Mosz

Jerzy Stuhr
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Małgorzata Ząbkowska

Irka Mosz

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Ewa Pokas

Anna Włodarczyk

Ewa Pokas
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Stefan Czyżewski

Director

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Jerzy Nowak

Stanisław Osuch

Jerzy Nowak
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Tadeusz Bradecki

Witek Jachowicz

Tadeusz Bradecki
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Marek Litewka

Piotrek Krawczyk

Marek Litewka
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Bogusław Sobczuk

Kędzierski

Bogusław Sobczuk
Directing

Krzysztof Zanussi

Krzysztof Zanussi

Krzysztof Zanussi
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Andrzej Jurga

Andrzej Jurga

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Alicja Bienicewicz

Jaśka

Alicja Bienicewicz
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Tadeusz Repka

Wawrzyniec

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Aleksandra Kisielewska

Hania

Aleksandra Kisielewska
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Włodzimierz Maciudziński

Stelmaszczyk

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Roman Stankiewicz

Czesław

Roman Stankiewicz
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Antonina Barczewska

Mrs. Katarzyna

Antonina Barczewska
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Feliks Szajnert

Medic

Feliks Szajnert
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Jolanta Brzezińska

Wawrzyniec's Wife

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Teresa Szmigielówna

Self

Teresa Szmigielówna
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Jacek Turalik

Buczek

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Andrzej Warchał

TV Journalist

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Danuta Wiercińska

Grażyna

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Tadeusz Huk

Doctor

Tadeusz Huk
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Zofia Framer

Singer (uncredited)

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Zbigniew Framer

Singer (uncredited)

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Marian Osuch

Porter (uncredited)

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Writing

Tadeusz Sobolewski

Tadeusz Sobolewski (uncredited)

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Krzysztof Wierzbicki

Man at the meeting with Krzysztof Zanussi (uncredited)

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