The Dead Class
MovieTitle | Umarła klasa |
User score | 5.8 |
Release date | Jan 1, 1977 |
Genre | Drama, Documentary |
Director | Andrzej Wajda |
Production country | Poland |
Run time | 72 min. |
The Dead Class (1975), by Tadeusz Kantor and the Cricot 2 company, is considered one of the most innovative and influential works of twentieth-century theatre. The breakthrough first version of the production - performed to great critical acclaim, but only rarely seen live by audiences outside Poland - was documented on film in 1976 by the Oscar-winning director Andrzej Wajda.