Hospital of the Transfiguration
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Hospital of the Transfiguration

6.2 / 10 1979 1h 30mNR Polish
DramaWarHistory

Storyline

Shortly after the beginning of World War 2 a young idealist doctor is employed in a psychiatric hospital, where his notions of proper care for the patients are challenged by staff and the German occupation.

Cast & Crew

Piotr Dejmek

Piotr Dejmek

Stefan

Lead
Jerzy Bińczycki

Jerzy Bińczycki

Andrzej Nowacki

Henryk Bista

Henryk Bista

Kauters

Ewa Dałkowska

Ewa Dałkowska

Nosilewska

Gustaw Holoubek

Gustaw Holoubek

Zygmunt Sekułowski

ZH

Zygmunt Hübner

Pajączkowski

Ryszard Kotys

Ryszard Kotys

Józef

Klaus Piontek

Klaus Piontek

SS Officer Thiesdorf

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edward Żebrowski's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Hospital of the Transfiguration is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker