The Shadow-Line
1976, Polish. Directed by Andrzej Wajda.
Andrzej Wajda's English-language film of a novella by Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, aka Joseph Conrad, about a young man in his first command as a sea captain. A series of crises prove incredibly difficult for his new authority, for the sea is curiously becalmed and the crew is weakened by feverish malaria. When the first mate's fear convinces many that the ship is haunted and cursed by the malevolent spirit of the previous captain, the young man must cope with their superstition as well as the conspicuous absence of much-needed medicine.
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Polish
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Cast & crew
- Andrzej WajdaDirector
- Marek KondratJoseph Conrad
- Graham LinesBurns
- Tom WilkinsonRansome
- Bernard ArchardCapt. Elis
- John BennettCast
- Martin WyldeckCapt. Giles
- Richard BartlettDoctor
- Piotr CieślakOfficer
- Zygmunt HübnerCapt. Vidara (as Zygmunt Hubner)
- Eugeniusz PriwieziencewFranchy
- Gordon RichardsonDoctor
- Stanisław TymJacobus
Details
- Released
- 6 September 1976
- Original title
- Smuga cienia
- Country
- Poland, United Kingdom
- Written by
- Bolesław Sulik, Joseph Conrad, Andrzej Wajda
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The Shadow-Line runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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The Shadow-Line isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 September 1976. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Shadow-Line?
The Shadow-Line (1976) was directed by Andrzej Wajda and stars Marek Kondrat, Graham Lines, Tom Wilkinson.