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The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober is a film of genre Drama directed by Wojciech Has released in USA on 7 november 1997 with Michael Lonsdale

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (1988)

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
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Released in USA 7 november 1997
Length 1h55
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Fantasy,    Historical
Rating67% 3.381283.381283.381283.381283.38128

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (Polish: Niezwykla podróz Baltazara Kobera) is a 1988 Polish film directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has, starring Rafal Wieczynski, Michael Lonsdale, Adrianna Biedrzynska, Gabriela Kownacka, Emmanuelle Riva. The film is an adaptation of a novel by Frédérick Tristan that follows a young man as he travels across plague-stricken Germany of the 16th Century.

Synopsis

Young alchemy student Balthazar (Rafal Wieczynski) and his master (Michael Lonsdale) are forced to flee their home by the inquisition. The set off on a journey across a plague-stricken Germany, encountering various people including corrupt priests and Kabbalists, not to mention ghosts and even an angel, before ending up in Venice where he falls in love with a young actress.

Actors

Michael Lonsdale

(Cammerschulze)Gabriela Kownacka

(Gertruda)Emmanuelle Riva

(Mother)Daniel Emilfork

(Rector)Jerzy Bończak

(Flamand - Varlet)
And :
Zofia Merle
Bożena Dykiel
Gustaw Holoubek
Évelyne Dassas
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