System
1981, Polish. Directed by Janusz Majewski.
An adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s tale The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether, transposed to a contemporary setting. A couple visits a remote asylum where the woman knows the staff, only to discover that the institution is overrun and the lines between doctors and patients have collapsed.
- Runtime
- 0h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Polish
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Cast & crew
- Janusz MajewskiDirector
- Jerzy PrzybylskiOld Doctor
- Krzysztof KalczyńskiPaweł Bergen
- Irena SzczurowskaLena
- Maja KomorowskaLisa
- Hanna StankównaSinger
- Henryk BoukołowskiOrsini
- Józef KondratActor
- Wiesław MichnikowskiTitkin
- Adam MularczykPatient
- Piotr PawłowskiPatient
- Paweł UnrugYoung Doctor
- Bogusz BilewskiPatient (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 9 February 1981
- Country
- Poland
- Written by
- Janusz Majewski
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System runs 27 minutes (0h 27m).
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System isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 February 1981. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
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Who directed System?
System (1981) was directed by Janusz Majewski and stars Jerzy Przybylski, Krzysztof Kalczyński, Irena Szczurowska.