The Saragossa Manuscript Movie Review 1965

Ambitious fantasy based on the 1813 novel "Sanatorium under the Hourglass" by Bruno Schultz. A romantic Belgian army officer, travelling to Spain, meets two beautiful princesses who send him on a fantastic journey to prove himself worthy of their affections. Polish with subtitles.

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Available on VHS
Running time 174 minutes.
Originally from Polish.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Road Trip, Royalty

Screenplay

Tadeusz Kwiatkowski

Cast

Zbigniew Cybulski, Iga Cembrzynska, Joanna Jedryka, Slawomir Linder

Cinematography

Mieczyslaw Jahoda

Director

Wojciech Has

Music

Krzysztof Penderecki