The Birch Wood (1970)
A man suffering from tuberculosis returns from abroad to stay at his brother's farm, hoping to make amends, while also beginning a love affair with a farm girl.
Top billed cast
Daniel OlbrychskiBolesław
Olgierd ŁukaszewiczStanisław
Emilia KrakowskaMalina
Danuta WodyńskaKatarzyna
Elżbieta ŻołekOla
Marek PerepeczkoMIchał
Mieczysław StoorPiano Owner's Brother
Alina SzpakPiano Owner- Jan DomańskiJanek
Andrzej KotkowskiMan with the Piano Owner's Brother
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