Without Anesthesia (1978)
2h 11m
Running Time
November 27, 1978Release Date
Without Anesthesia (1978)
2h 11m
Running Time
November 27, 1978Release Date
Plot.
A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. His enemies take away his privileges when he is away. The shock of being "unwanted" parallels a deeper disappointment in his private life: his wife has an affair with a jealous young rival, and after 15 years of marriage and two daughters wants a divorce. She offers no explanations as he tries to untie these problems himself. All the moves he makes are the wrong ones. He takes on drinking heavily with students eager to attend his seminar after discovering the class has been canceled. The journalist, once suave and commanding, is reduced to silence.
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![Zbigniew Zapasiewicz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19550-zbigniew-zapasiewicz.webp)
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
Jerzy Michałowski
![Ewa Dałkowska](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/102438-ewa-dalkowska.webp)
Ewa Dałkowska
Ewa Michałowska
![Andrzej Seweryn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27406-andrzej-seweryn.webp)
Andrzej Seweryn
Jacek Rościszewski
![Andrzej Seweryn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/2531298-andrzej-seweryn.webp)
Andrzej Seweryn
Jerzy Rosciszewski
![Krystyna Janda](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25789-krystyna-janda.webp)
Krystyna Janda
Agata
![Roman Wilhelmi](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/76774-roman-wilhelmi.webp)
Roman Wilhelmi
Broński
![Emilia Krakowska](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/116772-emilia-krakowska.webp)
Emilia Krakowska
Wanda Jakowicz
![Kazimierz Kaczor](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/102435-kazimierz-kaczor.webp)
Kazimierz Kaczor
Editor-in-chief
![Magda Teresa Wójcik](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/447990-magda-teresa-wojcik.webp)
Magda Teresa Wójcik
Joanna Cichoń
![Jerzy Stuhr](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1814-jerzy-stuhr.webp)
Jerzy Stuhr
Jerzy Porębowicz
![Iga Mayr](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Iga Mayr
Anna Łukasik
![Aleksandra Jasieńska](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Aleksandra Jasieńska
Oleńka
![Marta Salinger](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Marta Salinger
Gabcia
![Stefania Iwińska](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25806-stefania-iwinska.webp)
Stefania Iwińska
Józefa
![Halina Golanko](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/128577-halina-golanko.webp)
Halina Golanko
Halina Łukasik
![Danuta Balicka](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1083952-danuta-balicka.webp)
Danuta Balicka
Judge
![Jolanta Kozak-Sutowicz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1318509-jolanta-kozak-sutowicz.webp)
Jolanta Kozak-Sutowicz
Stenia
![Zygmunt Kęstowicz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/113497-zygmunt-kestowicz.webp)
Zygmunt Kęstowicz
Editorial Office Secretary
![Jerzy Derfel](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/959913-jerzy-derfel.webp)
Jerzy Derfel
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![Krzysztof Bauman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/921130-krzysztof-bauman.webp)
Krzysztof Bauman
Student
![Teodor Gendera](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/198546-teodor-gendera.webp)
Teodor Gendera
Judge
![Zbigniew Grusznic](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1452910-zbigniew-grusznic.webp)
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Student
![Jacek Kałucki](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/454565-jacek-kalucki.webp)
Jacek Kałucki
Student
![Krzysztof Kiersznowski](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/83038-krzysztof-kiersznowski.webp)
Krzysztof Kiersznowski
Student
![Michał Kula](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/656024-michal-kula.webp)
Michał Kula
Student
![Wanda Stanisławska-Lothe](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/377555-wanda-stanislawska-lothe.webp)
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Editorial Office Employee
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Student
![Sylwester Maciejewski](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25800-sylwester-maciejewski.webp)
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Student
![Stanisław Michalski](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/418383-stanislaw-michalski.webp)
Stanisław Michalski
Broński's Boss
![Andrzej Mrowiec](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/648211-andrzej-mrowiec.webp)
Andrzej Mrowiec
Editorial Office Employee
![Izabella Olejnik](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/571062-izabella-olejnik.webp)
Izabella Olejnik
Student
![Witold Pyrkosz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27751-witold-pyrkosz.webp)
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![Tomasz Stockinger](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/128844-tomasz-stockinger.webp)
Tomasz Stockinger
Student
![Bogusław Sobczuk](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/228114-boguslaw-sobczuk.webp)
Bogusław Sobczuk
TV Show Contestant
![Jerzy Radziwiłowicz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/88722-jerzy-radziwilowicz.webp)
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Student
![Grzegorz Wons](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/119999-grzegorz-wons.webp)
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Student
![Wojciech Wysocki](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/112940-wojciech-wysocki.webp)
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Student
![Krzysztof Zaleski](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/95439-krzysztof-zaleski.webp)
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![Tomasz Zygadło](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/316956-tomasz-zygadlo.webp)
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TV Show Contestant (uncredited)
![Alicja Bienicewicz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/112074-alicja-bienicewicz.webp)
Alicja Bienicewicz
(uncredited)
![Andrzej Wajda](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/58557-andrzej-wajda.webp)
Andrzej Wajda
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![Barbara Pec-Ślesicka](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/379856-barbara-pec-slesicka.webp)
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
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![Krystyna Grochowicz](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
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Assistant Director
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![Tadeusz Wosinski](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
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Sound Assistant
![Renata Pajchel](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Renata Pajchel
Still Photographer
![Jan Ossowski](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
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Assistant Camera
![Maria Osiecka-Kuminek](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1146399-maria-osiecka-kuminek.webp)
Maria Osiecka-Kuminek
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![Maria Lubelska-Chrołowska](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
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![Wiesława Starska](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1141707-wieslawa-starska.webp)
Wiesława Starska
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![Allan Starski](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1141706-allan-starski.webp)
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![Małgorzata Lewandowska](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
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![Magdalena Dipont](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1141708-magdalena-dipont.webp)
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![Anna Włodarczyk](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
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![Halina Ber](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1111216-halina-ber.webp)
Halina Ber
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![Halina Prugar-Ketling](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/165748-halina-prugar-ketling.webp)
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![Bożena Michalska](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
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![Krzysztof Tchórzewski](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/375849-krzysztof-tchorzewski.webp)
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Details.
Release DateNovember 27, 1978
Original NameBez znieczulenia
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 11m
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
Without Anesthesia (alternative English title: Rough Treatment) is the English-language title for the Polish film Bez znieczulenia, released in 1978, directed by Andrzej Wajda. It was entered in the 1979 Cannes Film Festival.
According to the screenplay, Without Anesthesia takes place in the 1960s. Jerzy (Zbigniew Zapasiewicz), a well-known journalist and foreign correspondent who reports on wars, revolutions and guerrilla movements in the third world, is a man whose personal life and career are falling apart.
The main character is based on Ryszard Kapuściński, the prominent Polish journalist and author of the "reportage" school.
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