The Cruise (1970)
October 19, 1970Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Stanisław Tym
KO Instructor
Jolanta Lothe
Young Girl
Wanda Stanisławska-Lothe
Mamoniowa
Jerzy Dobrowolski
Instructor's Friend
Andrzej Dobosz
Philosopher
Feridun Erol
Seaman / Assistant Director
Jan Himilsbach
Sidorowski
Jerzy Karaszkiewicz
Angler / Co-Writer
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
Engineer Mamon
Maciej Michalak
Passenger
Ryszard Pietruski
Captain
Wojciech Pokora
Passenger
Roman Suszko
Passenger
Waclaw Antczak
Commission Member
Jadwiga Bezanson
Passenger
Eugeniusz Gajewski
Commission Member
Michalina Gesicka
Passenger
Irena Izykowska
Sidorowska
Janusz Kłosiński
Józio
Leszek Kowalewski
Poet
Wawrzyniec Trybala-Olszewski
Singer
Józef Piekarski
Passenger
A. Sobczyk
Judge
Roman Sokolowski
Quiz Participant
Piotr Pietrzyk
Quiz Participant
Zofia Czerwińska
Passenger (uncredited)
Janusz Głowacki
Passenger (uncredited) / Screenplay
Tomasz Lengren
Passenger (uncredited) / Assistant Director
Wojciech Roszyk
Wojtuś / Piotruś (uncredited)
Marek Piwowski
Director / Screenplay
Wojciech Kilar
Original Music Composer
Jadwiga Rutkiewicz
Costume Design
Anna Wisniewska
Assistant Director
Wiesław Śniadecki
Production Design
Lidia Pacewicz
Editor
Marek Nowicki
Director of Photography
Tadeusz Urbanowicz
Production Manager
Janina Sękowska
Makeup Artist
Andrzej Barszczyński
Co-Writer / Camera Operator
Ludmiła Niedbalska
First Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 19, 1970
Original NameRejs
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 5m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
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.