Invitation
Invitation

Invitation

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1986
1h 32m
5.0(1 votes)
Drama
History
War

Overview

The main character is Anna, an outstanding pediatrician. She survived the harsh years of war in a concentration camp and cannot accept the behavior of her daughter Natalia, who uses her connections and cares only about material goods. Anna is reminded of 1939, when Piotr, who had been missing for forty-five years, arrives in Poland. Together, they visit places that are important to them: Auschwitz, Sachsenhausen, and Ravensbruck.

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Cast & Crew

40 members
Acting

Antonina Gordon-Górecka

Dr Anna Górska

Antonina Gordon-Górecka
Acting

Maria Probosz

Young Anna Górska

Maria Probosz
Acting

Kazimierz Witkiewicz

Professor Piotr Górski

Kazimierz Witkiewicz
Acting

Leszek Żentara

Young Piotr Górski

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Wiesława Mazurkiewicz

Antonina

Wiesława Mazurkiewicz
Acting

Ewa Jendrzejewska

Young Antonina

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Maria Nowotarska

Mother

Maria Nowotarska
Acting

Janusz Sykutera

Father

Janusz Sykutera
Acting

Artur Barciś

Janek

Artur Barciś
Acting

Ewa Szykulska

Natalia

Ewa Szykulska
Acting

Jan Krzyżanowski

Tadeusz

Jan Krzyżanowski
Acting

Mieczysław Grąbka

Lagerarzt

Mieczysław Grąbka
Acting

Olga Bielska

Sick Girl's Grandmother

Olga Bielska
Acting

Małgorzata Bury

Unknown Role

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Elżbieta Borkowska-Szukszta

Sick Girl's Mother

Elżbieta Borkowska-Szukszta
Acting

Jacek Chmielnik

Young Doctor

Jacek Chmielnik
Acting

Bogusława Czuprynówna

Unknown Role

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Acting

Józef Dietl

Unknown Role

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Jerzy Fedorowicz

Gestapo Member

Jerzy Fedorowicz
Acting

Adam Fornal

Unknown Role

No Image
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Halina Głuszkówna

Anna's Friend

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Acting

Stanisław Gronkowski

Unknown Role

Stanisław Gronkowski
Acting

Józef Harasiewicz

Unknown Role

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Jan Jurewicz

Young Doctor

Jan Jurewicz
Acting

Małgorzata Kępska

Unknown Role

No Image
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Helena Kowalczykowa

Helcia

Helena Kowalczykowa
Acting

Wanda Kruszewska

Unknown Role

No Image
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Mariusz Lipiński

Unknown Role

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Gustaw Lutkiewicz

Hospital Administrator

Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Acting

Magdalena Marek

Unknown Role

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Krystyna Possart

Unknown Role

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Katarzyna Skolimowska

Auschwitz Guard

Katarzyna Skolimowska
Acting

Andrzej Szenajch

Polish Soldier

Andrzej Szenajch
Acting

Adam Szymański

Unknown Role

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Ewa Węglarz

Unknown Role

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Wojciech Wiatrowski

Unknown Role

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Dominik Wretowski

Unknown Role

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Edward Wnuk

Paweł

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Wojciech Ziętarski

Unknown Role

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Acting

Barbara Majewska

(uncredited)

Barbara Majewska

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