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Krystyna's Lie (1939)

Krystyna's Lie poster
Original title
Kłamstwo Krystyny
Directed by
Henryk Szaro
Genre
drama film
Country
Poland
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman tells a lie that affects the people around her. The story takes place in Poland before World War II.

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What happens

Krystyna's Lie (Polish: Klamstwo Krystyny) is a 1939 Polish drama film directed by Henryk Szaro and starring Elzbieta Barszczewska, Mieczyslawa Cwiklinska and Michal Znicz. It was shot at the Sfinks Studios in Warsaw. The film's sets were designed by the art director Stefan Norris and Jacek Rotmil. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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