Only the Dead Can Answer
1969, Polish. Directed by Sylwester Chęciński.
Police captain Wójcik conducts an investigation into the murder of a cashier from a state-owned enterprise. Despite seemingly numerous leads, the investigation gets stuck in a dead end – the victim had no enemies and nothing was stolen. Despite closing the case Wójcik feels that the key to solving the mystery is the murdered cashier and his past. Exploring this plot, he discovers a full-fledged spy affair, however, trying to catch the real murderer, he’ll have to risk his life, health and career.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Polish
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Cast & crew
- Sylwester ChęcińskiDirector
- Ryszard FilipskiPaweł Wójcik
- Ewa WiśniewskaRenata Makuch
- Janusz KłosińskiMarczuk / Malik
- Bogusław SochnackiSgt. Franciszek Kłosek
- Witold PyrkoszLt. Witek
- Tadeusz SchmidtBroniak aka Tomasz Kardel
- Eliasz KuziemskiMajor
- Jadwiga ChojnackaMarianna Wiatryk
- Bolesław PłotnickiDoctor Boleslaw Sedlak
- Jolanta LotheMonika Kulig
- Andrzej KrasickiSB Officer
- Maria ZbyszewskaFalkoniowa
Details
- Released
- 2 December 1969
- Original title
- Tylko umarły odpowie
- Country
- Poland
- Written by
- Andrzej Wydrzyński
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Only the Dead Can Answer runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Only the Dead Can Answer isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 December 1969. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed Only the Dead Can Answer?
Only the Dead Can Answer (1969) was directed by Sylwester Chęciński and stars Ryszard Filipski, Ewa Wiśniewska, Janusz Kłosiński.