Decalogue V

Decalogue V

Decalogue V

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Decalogue V

"Thou shalt not kill."

1989

0h 57m

7.9(150 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Crime

Overview

Jacek, an angry drifter, murders a taxi driver, brutally and without motive. His case is assigned to Piotr, an idealistic young lawyer who is morally opposed to the death penalty, and their interactions take on an emotional honesty that throws into stark relief for Piotr the injustice of killing of any kind.

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Production Companies

Sender Freies Berlin

Telewizja Polska

Studio Filmowe Tor

Cast & Crew

27 members

Acting

Mirosław Baka

Jacek Łazar

Mirosław Baka

Acting

Krzysztof Globisz

Piotr Balicki

Krzysztof Globisz

Acting

Jan Tesarz

Waldemar Rekowski

Jan Tesarz

Acting

Artur Barciś

Worker

Artur Barciś

Acting

Krystyna Janda

Dorota Geller

Krystyna Janda

Acting

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

Andrzej Geller

Olgierd Łukaszewicz

Acting

Maciej Szary

Supervisor

Maciej Szary

Acting

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Commission Chairman

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz

Acting

Zbigniew Borek

Priest

Zbigniew Borek

Acting

Władysław Byrdy

Executioner's Assistant

Władysław Byrdy

Acting

Aleksander Bednarz

Executioner

Aleksander Bednarz

Acting

Barbara Dziekan

Cinema Cashier

No Image

Acting

Iwona Głębicka

Photo Studio Employee

Iwona Głębicka

Acting

Elżbieta Helman

Beatka

No Image

Acting

Helena Kowalczykowa

Old Woman

Helena Kowalczykowa

Acting

Borys Marynowski

Guard

No Image

Acting

Maciej Maciejewski

Prosecutor

Maciej Maciejewski

Acting

Sylwester Maciejewski

Jacek's Brother

Sylwester Maciejewski

Acting

Andrzej Mastalerz

Jacek's Brother

Andrzej Mastalerz

Acting

Zdzisław Rychter

Cartoonist

Zdzisław Rychter

Acting

Karol Stępkowski

Man at a Taxi Stop

Karol Stępkowski

Acting

Zdzisław Tobiasz

Judge

Zdzisław Tobiasz

Acting

Jerzy Zass

Prison Director

Jerzy Zass

Acting

Leonard Andrzejewski

Drunk Man's Friend (uncredited)

Leonard Andrzejewski

Acting

Wieslaw Bednarz

Man in a Bathroom (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Aleksander Gawroński

Drunk Man (uncredited)

No Image

Acting

Henryk Łapiński

Commission Member (uncredited)

Henryk Łapiński

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