Fatalista (1968)

9.0/10 25 min Drama TV Movie

Overview

Adaptation of a short story by Michał Lermontow. Forces stationed in the Caucasus. Lieutenant Wulicz is a fatalist. He believes that everyone has a fate that cannot be avoided. To prove it, he puts a loaded pistol to his temple ... but it doesn't fire. Lieutenant Pechorin listens doubtfully to his colleague's arguments. Accompanied by a premonition, Wulicz will die soon. Will his premonitions prove to be prophetic?

Cast

Gustaw Holoubek

Lieutenant Wulicz

Andrzej Hrydzewicz

Lieutenant Pieczorin

Leonard Andrzejewski

Officer

Adolf Chronicki

Killed Officer

Ryszard Filipski

Private Jaszka Pantelejew

Krzysztof Fus

Chechen Fighter

Wiktor Grotowicz

Major

Ferdynand Matysik

Officer

Romuald Michalewski

Andrzej Mrozek

Officer

Andrzej Polkowski

Tadeusz Skorulski

Edward Linde-Lubaszenko

Officer (uncredited)

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