Lesson of a Dead Language
1979, Polish. Directed by Janusz Majewski.
An officer stationed in a remote Ukranian outpost at the end of the First World War is dying of consumption. Suffering from feverish dreams and hallucinations, he begins to collect religious art and attends seances.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Polish
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Cast & crew
- Janusz MajewskiDirector
- Olgierd Łukaszewiczporucznik Alfred Kiekeritz
- Ewa DałkowskaOlga Diana, medium
- Małgorzata Pritulakdróżniczka Liza Kut
- Gustaw Lutkiewiczleśniczy Szwanda
- Juliusz MachulskiMoszko, strażnik jeńców
- Irena Karelpielęgniarka Irina
- Marek Kondratporucznik von Traut
- Piotr Pawłowskidoktor Stieglitz
- Mieczysław Voitdyrektor cyrku
- Włodzimierz BoruńskiRoth, recepcjonista w hotelu
- Zygmunt MalanowiczValasek, naczelnik stacji
- Kazimierz IworWasserzug, właściciel hotelu
Details
- Released
- 6 September 1979
- Original title
- Lekcja martwego języka
- Country
- Poland
- Written by
- Janusz Majewski
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Lesson of a Dead Language runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Lesson of a Dead Language isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 September 1979. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Lesson of a Dead Language?
Lesson of a Dead Language (1979) was directed by Janusz Majewski and stars Olgierd Łukaszewicz, Ewa Dałkowska, Małgorzata Pritulak.