Poland,
1964, 124 min
(Director's cut: 175 min, Alternative: 182 min)
Directed by:
Wojciech Jerzy HasScreenplay:
Tadeusz KwiatkowskiCinematography:
Mieczysław JahodaComposer:
Krzysztof PendereckiCast:
Zbigniew Cybulski, Iga Cembrzynska, Elzbieta Czyzewska, Gustaw Holoubek, Joanna Jedryka, Janusz Klosinski, Bogumił Kobiela, Barbara Krafftówna (more)Plots(1)
Enter a dazzling, mysterious world of the supernatural courtesy of "The Saragossa Manuscript," a magical text discovered during the Napoleonic Wars by a pair of opposing soldiers. Capt. Alphonse van Worden lives out the book's intricate, devilish storylines as he embarks on a journey across scenic Spain, now populated with ghosts, alluring demons, debauched royalty, and mystical priests. Spanning centuries and nations, the manuscript's reach encompasses a wide array of stories both humorous and horrifying, gleeful and grotesque, before the final chilling revelations bring this one of a kind book to a close. (official distributor synopsis)
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