The Cruise (1970)
October 19, 1970Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Stanisław Tym
KO Instructor
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
Engineer Mamon
Jolanta Lothe
Young Girl
Jan Himilsbach
Sidorowski
Wanda Stanisławska-Lothe
Mamoniowa
Jerzy Dobrowolski
Instructor's Friend
Ryszard Pietruski
Captain
Marek Piwowski
Director
Andrzej Barszczyński
Writer
Andrzej Dobosz
Philosopher
Feridun Erol
Seaman / Assistant Director
Janusz Głowacki
Writer
Jerzy Karaszkiewicz
Writer
Maciej Michalak
Passenger
Wojciech Kilar
Composer
Marek Nowicki
Cinematographer
Wojciech Pokora
Passenger
Roman Suszko
Passenger
Waclaw Antczak
Commission Member (as W. Antczak)
Janusz Bezamson
Passenger
Eugeniusz Gajewski
Commission Member
Michalina Gesicka
Passenger
Irena Izykowska
Sidorowska
Janusz Kłosiński
Józio, śpiewak
Leszek Kowalewski
Poet
Wawrzyniec Trybala-Olszewski
Singer (as W. Trybala-Olszewski)
Józef Piekarski
Passenger
A. Sobczyk
Judge
Roman Sokolowski
Quiz Participant (as R. Sokolowski)
Piotr Pietrzyk
Quiz Participant
Ludmiła Niedbalska
Assistant Director
Tomasz Lengren
Assistant Director
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Rejs, known in English as The Cruise (or The Trip Down the River), is a Polish comedy film released in 1970, directed by Marek Piwowski who also co-wrote the screenplay with Andrzej Barszczyński, Janusz Głowacki and Jerzy Karaszkiewicz. The score was composed by Wojciech Kilar.
Rejs is considered as a masterpiece by many and as the earliest cult film in Polish cinema. Shot in a quasi-documentary style, with a cast featuring not more than two or three professional actors, the absurd plot parodies life in the People's Republic of Poland, reducing a weekend river cruise to a hilarious parody of the entire communist system.
A stowaway (Stanisław Tym) sneaks aboard a ship departing on a cruise down the Vistula River. The captain takes him for a Communist Party cultural coordinator and the intruder gladly adapts to his new role, immediately setting to work at manipulating the passengers and crew into silly and vaguely humiliating games. Before long, Tym has got everyone under his thumb and created his own comedic dictatorship. A memorable performance was given by Jan Himilsbach, an amateur actor who formerly carved tombstones.