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The Gorgon Case (1977)

In 1931, just before the New Year, in a house of architect Henryk Zaremba scream rips the night. The daughter of Zaremba is found killed in her bedroom, obviously killed with a pickaxe. The police arrives and starts the investigation. Rita Gorgonova, the governess of the girl and also lover of Zaremba becomes the main suspect. Film based on real events - investigation and court trials of the most famous pre-war Polish murder case. Despite being historically accurate the movie is both involving and entertaining since the case was simple on the surface, but very complicated in details.

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Crime
Mystery
History

Top billed cast

Ewa DałkowskaRita Gorgonowa
Aleksander BardiniMecenas Maurycy Axer, obrońca Gorgonowej
Mariusz DmochowskiProkurator Krynicki
Andrzej ŁapickiKulczycki, sędzia śledczy
Roman WilhelmiInżynier Henryk Zaremba, ojciec Lusi
Tadeusz BiałoszczyńskiAlfred Jendl, przewodniczący składu sędziowskiego w Krakowie
Jan EnglertAspirant Respond
Wojciech PszoniakProfesor, biegły sądowy podczas procesu w Krakowie
Stanisław ZaczykŁaniewski, prokurator oskarżający podczas procesu we Lwowie
Wiktor NanowskiNadkomisarz Frankiewicz

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