''The Orchestra Conductor'' (, and also known as ''The Conductor'') is a 1980 Polish

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival, where Andrzej Seweryn won the

Silver Bear for Best Actor The Silver Bear for Best Actor () was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chosen by the International Jury from the films i ...

. It was also shown at the 1980 New York Film Festival.

Cast

* John Gielgud - John Lasocki * Krystyna Janda - Marta * Andrzej Seweryn - Adam Pietryk * Jan Ciecierski - Marta's Father * Maria Seweryn - Marysia * Józef Fryzlewicz - Governor * Janusz Gajos - High Official * Mary Ann Krasinski - Marta's Friend * Anna Lopatowska - Anna * Mavis Walker - Lilian * Tadeusz Czechowski - Tadzio * Marek Dabrowski - Official * Stanislaw Górka - Bass Player * Wojciech Wysocki - Kwiatkowski * Stanislaw Zatloka - Rysio * Andréa Ferréol * Jerzy Kleyn * Elzbieta Strzalkowska * Jerzy Szmidt

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Orchestra Conductor, The 1980 films Polish-language films English-language Polish films 1980 drama films Films about classical music and musicians Films directed by Andrzej Wajda Films set in Poland Foreign films set in the United States Polish drama films Films set in Masovian Voivodeship