
Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From legendary Polish master-director Wojciech Has The Hourglass Sanatorium is a cinematic adaptation of renowned writer Bruno Schulz& Sanatorium Under The Sign Of The Hourglass This magnificent newly restored edition is one of the first Polish films to be restored in HD by the outstanding Polish cinematographer Witold Sobocinski giving it amazing depth of field & excellent definition Set in the pre-World War II era the film sees Joseph (Jan Nowicki) travelling on a strange dilapidated train to see his dying father (Tadeusz Kondrat) in a sanatorium Upon arrival though he finds a hospital crumbling into ruin where time is slowed down in order to maintain his father&s life signs Actors Jan Nowicki Tadeusz Kondrat Irena Orska Halina Kowalska Gustaw Holoubek Mieczyslaw Voit Bozena Adamek Ludwik Benoit Henryk Boukolowski Seweryn Dalecki Julian Jabczynski Jerzy Przybylski Wiktor Sadecki & Janina Sokolowska Director Wojciech Has Certificate 15 years & over Year 1973 Languages Polish Subtitles English Duration 1 hour & 59 minutes (approx)