The Hour-Glass Sanatorium

Based On the book by Bruno Schulz

The Hourglass Sanatorium (Polish: Sanatorium pod klepsydrą) is a 1973 Polish drama film directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has, starring Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Mieczysław Voit, Halina Kowalska and Gustaw Holoubek. It is also known as The Sandglass in English-speaking countries. The story follows a young Jewish man who visits his father in a mystical sanatorium where time does not behave normally. The film is an adaptation of Bruno Schulz's story collection Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass.

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Release date:

1973

Director:

Wojciech Jerzy Has

Cast:

Jan Nowicki, Gustaw Holoubek, Halina Kowalska, Mieczysław Voit, Tadeusz Kondrat

Genre:

Drama

Country:

Poland

Language:

Polish

Year page:

1973 in adaptations