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Znachor (1937)

Znachor poster
Directed by
Michał Waszyński
Genre
drama film
Country
Poland
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A respected professor loses his memory and becomes a village healer. He must rebuild his life and face his past.

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What happens

The Quack or Znachor is a 1937 Polish drama film directed by Michał Waszyński, an adaptation of the novel by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz published in the same year. It is followed by Profesor Wilczur (1938) and the concluding part Testament of Profesor Wilczur (1939), which was lost during World War 2. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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