THE CONDUCTOR

POLISH TITLE: PORTRET DYRYGENTA

A portrait of Witold Rowicki, an eminent conductor who died in 1989, illustrated with Franciszek Fuchs’ photographs. The camera captures his work during rehearsals for the first performance of The Threnody
to the Victims of Hiroshima composed by Krzysztof Penderecki.

GENRE:
documentary
COUNTRY:
Polska
RUNNING TIME:
11'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Ludwik Perski
SCRIPT:
Ludwik Perski
DOP:
Franciszek Fuchs
MUSIC:
Krzysztof Penderecki
PRODUCTION:
WFDiF (Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych)