Movielogr
Big Shar (1983)
Directed by Sylwester Checinski
Overview
Released from prison after five years, con-artist Szu is sent packing by his young wife; he heads for the town of Lutyn where he runs a con and attracts the interest of Jurek, a young cab driver who imagines himself a great grifter. Szu (“Sharp”) teaches Jurek a few tricks enabling the young man to win some money in Wroclaw, then Sharp departs with Jola, a prostitute who offers him a mark. How that plays out, Jurek’s determination to win big, Sharp’s cold calculations, and the wages of sin await.
Length 96 minutes
Actors
Jan Nowicki | Andrzej Pieczynski | Dorota Pomykala | Leon Niemczyk | Grażyna Szapołowska | Karol Strasburger | Teresa Sawicka | Jan Frycz | Grażyna Trela | Jerzy Bończak | Ryszard Kotys | Bozena Baranowska | Krzysztof Stachowski | Roman Baranowicz | Eliasz Kuziemski | Elżbieta Panas | Andrzej Krasicki | Mariusz Gorczyński | Jan Purzycki | Ryszard Radwański | Zygmunt Bielawski | Bogusław Augustyn | Andrzej Wilk