Cellulose (1954): Cast
Cellulose is a 1954 drama directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz, starring Leon Niemczyk as Stuposz, Janusz Kłosiński and Bronisław Pawlik. It runs 2 hours.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h (120 min)
- Director
- Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
-
Polish - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Cellulose About?
The premise of Cellulose without spoilers.
Following a hungry boy from a remote village, the film traces his harsh education in life as he moves through various social settings, gradually awakening to political consciousness and becoming a revolutionary activist. It presents a realistic portrait of the conflicts that scarred pre‑World War II Poland.
Cellulose Themes & Keywords
· 24 tags- country life
- flashback
- told in flashback
- worker
- working class
- poverty
- misery
- hardship
- revolutionary
- communist
- political activist
- pre war
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- critical
- conversation
- chance meeting
- factory
- movement
- trade union
- living conditions
- workers' rights
- migration
- unemployment
- military
- based on novel
Cellulose Cast & Characters
Leon Niemczyk leads the cast as Stuposz, with Janusz Kłosiński as Party Member and Bronisław Pawlik as Leon Krusiewicz. Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz; 60 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- Leon Niemczyk as Stuposz
- Janusz Kłosiński as Party Member
- Bronisław Pawlik as Leon Krusiewicz
- Krystyna Feldman as Devotee at the lecture of Father Woyda
Also Starring in Cellulose
· 56 more- Roman Kłosowski Snitch
- Stanisław Milski Szczęsny's Father / Czerwiaczek
- Witold Skaruch Ofmański
- Ludwik Benoit Ferryman
- Włodzimierz Kwaskowski Worker copying Szczęsny
- Zbigniew Józefowicz Jan Gawlikowski
- Teresa Szmigielówna Zocha
- Cezary Julski Baron's Friend
- Zbigniew Skowroński Roman Korbal
- Wanda Łuczycka Mrs. Rozalia
- Józef Nowak Szczęsny
- Janusz Ziejewski Baron
- Tadeusz Kondrat Lubart
- Zdzisław Lubelski Kozlowski
- Aleksander Sewruk Wajszyc
- Jerzy Antczak Worker
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- Wanda Jakubińska Jadwiga Łopaczewska
- Stanisław Jasiukiewicz Bolesław Gębiński
- Krystyna Sznerr-Mierzejewska Gienia
- Feliks Żukowski Pawłowski
- Hanka Bielicka Szamotulska
- Jarosław Skulski Basement Tenant
- Jerzy Szpunar Rychlik
- Adolf Chronicki Gedroniec
- Janusz Strachocki Railwayman
- Alfred Łodziński Pandera
- Bronisław Dardziński General
- Mirosław Szonert Woyda
- Adam Kwiatkowski Bucek
- Wojciech Pilarski Marusik
- Saturnin Butkiewicz Eustachy Kleszcz
- Ruth Taru-Kowalska Lubartowa
- Halina Przybylska Weronka, Szczęsny's sister
- Władysław Kornak Mormul
- Ludwik Tatarski Engineer
- Janusz Ściwiarski Sumczak
- Helena Puchniewska
- Joanna Walter
- Janina Szydłowska Communist
- Jerzy Dargiel Motowiłło
- Ilona Stawińska Marynia
- Władysław Staszewski Forest Warden
- Halina Jabłonowska
- Wiesław Mirewicz
- Ela Kopernikówna Brońcia Lubartówna
- Leszek Mikułowski
- Jan Zielinski
- Ludwik Wytysiński
- Józef Teryks
- Jerzy Fornal
- Halina Wolff
- Stanislaw Libner
- Marian Melman
- Ferdynand Kijak-Solowski
- Wilhelm Wichurski
- Ryszard Wojciechowski
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Cellulose FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Cellulose, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Cellulose?
Cellulose runs 2 hours (120 minutes).
When was Cellulose released?
Cellulose was released on April 27, 1954.
Who directed Cellulose?
Cellulose was directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz.
More films by Jerzy Kawalerowicz Who is in the cast of Cellulose?
Cellulose stars Leon Niemczyk as Stuposz, Janusz Kłosiński as Party Member and Bronisław Pawlik as Leon Krusiewicz, among 60 credited actors.
Does Cellulose have a post-credit scene?
No. Cellulose has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Cellulose in?
The original language of Cellulose is Polish.
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