The Contract
1982, Polish. Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi.
Bearing traces of the old Anton Chekhov play The Wedding, The Contract is set during an "arranged" ceremony. The bride and groom barely know each other, but this matters not at all to their tradition-bound families. At the last minute, the bride balks. Only slightly nonplused, the groom's father, a status-seeking doctor, decides to go ahead with the expensive reception anyway. Polish director Krzysz Zanussi uses this scenario to stick it to capitalist corruption, and to society's destruction of the individual spirit. Leslie Caron, the one recognizable member of the cast, is outstanding as a wealthy, over-the-hill ballerina who happens to be a kleptomaniac.
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Polish
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Cast & crew
- Krzysztof ZanussiDirector
- Maja KomorowskaDorota
- Tadeusz ŁomnickiAdam Ostoja-Okędzki
- Magdalena JaroszLilka Bartoszuk
- Krzysztof KolbergerPiotr Ostoja-Okędzki
- Nina AndryczOlga Aleksandrowa
- Zofia MrozowskaMaria
- Beata TyszkiewiczNina
- Janusz GajosBolesław Bartoszuk
- Edward Linde-LubaszenkoJournalist Zygmunt
- Ignacy MachowskiAdam's Friend
- Christine Paul-PodlaskyPatrycja
- Peter BonkeSven
Details
- Released
- 3 March 1982
- Original title
- Kontrakt
- Country
- Poland
- Written by
- Krzysztof Zanussi
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The Contract runs 114 minutes (1h 54m).
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The Contract isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 March 1982. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Contract?
The Contract (1982) was directed by Krzysztof Zanussi and stars Maja Komorowska, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Magdalena Jarosz.