Hydrozagadka
{{Short description|1971 Polish film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Hydrozagadka
| caption =
| director = Andrzej Kondratiuk
| producer = Jerzy Rutowicz
| writer = Andrzej Bonarski
Andrzej Kondratiuk
| starring = Józef Nowak
Wiesław Michnikowski
Roman Kłosowski
Zdzisław Maklakiewicz
Franciszek Pieczka
| music = Waldemar Kazanecki
| cinematography = Zygmunt Samosiuk
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1971|04|30|df=yes}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| language = Polish
| budget =
}}
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Hydrozagadka ({{langx|pl|Hydro-puzzle}}) is a Polish superhero comedy film.
The movie was ostensibly created as a Communist parody of the American ideals glorified in Superman and other superhero films, however Polish audiences instead felt that the film humorously parodied aspects of Polish life under Communist rule, such as the many slogans for a "better life.""Rozmowa umila pracę, porozmawiam z panem" ("Conversation makes work more pleasant, so I will talk to you, sir") [http://hydrozagadka.filmweb.pl/f6271/Hydrozagadka,1970/opisy Hydrozagadka] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100303061515/http://hydrozagadka.filmweb.pl/f6271/Hydrozagadka,1970/opisy |date=2010-03-03 }} Filmweb.pl (Polish). Retrieved November 26, 2009.
Hydrozagadka premiered on 30 April 1971 on Polish television.[http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php/124485 Hydrozagadka] FilmPolski.pl (Polish). Retrieved November 26, 2009.
Plot
During a summer heat wave, all the water in Warsaw is puzzlingly disappearing. Scientists secretly call upon As (Ace), a superhero who passes his days living as a mild-mannered engineer, to try to solve the mystery. It turns out that a mysterious Maharaja is in league with Doctor Spot to steal Poland's water and take it to the Maharaja's country.
Cast
- Roman Kłosowski - Prince of Kabur
- Zdzisław Maklakiewicz - Dr. Spot
- Wiesław Michnikowski - Professor Milczarek
- Józef Nowak - Jan Walczak / Ace
- Iga Cembrzyńska - Woman in Bar
- Wiesława Mazurkiewicz - Florist
- Ewa Szykulska - Jola
- {{Interlanguage link|Jerzy Dobrowolski|pl}} - Translator
- Jerzy Duszyński - Docent Frątczak
- Wiesław Gołas - Taxi Driver
- {{Interlanguage link|Bolesław Kamiński|pl}} - The Little
- {{Interlanguage link|Czesław Lasota|pl}} - Walczak's Friend
- Franciszek Pieczka - Sailor
- {{Interlanguage link|Wojciech Rajewski|pl}} - Walczak's friend
- Jerzy Turek - crossing keeper
- Witold Skaruch - Walczak's friend
- Andrzej Kondratiuk - waggoner
Crew
- Director - Andrzej Kondratiuk
- Writing credits - Andrzej Kondratiuk, Andrzej Bonarski
- Cinematography - Zygmunt Samosiuk
- Music - Waldemar Kazanecki
- Scenography - Jarosław Świtoniak
- Filmsetting - Jadwiga Zajicek
- Costumes - Joanna Radzka, Alicja Ptaszyńska
- Executive producer - Jerzy Rutowicz
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0172577|title=Hydrozagadka}}
- [http://www.superheroeslives.com/internationals/hydrozagadka_(1970).htm Hydrozagadka] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911074646/http://www.superheroeslives.com/internationals/hydrozagadka_(1970).htm |date=2015-09-11 }} at Superheroes Lives
- [http://hydrozagadka.filmweb.pl/ "Hydrozagadka" at the filmweb.pl]
- [http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php/124485 Hydrozagadka] on Polish Internet Movie Database
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110104094845/http://zlotyleszcz.webpark.pl/glowna.htm archive version of the site (probably unfinished) about the movie Hydrozagatka created by a fan]
Category:1970s superhero comedy films
Category:1970s science fiction comedy films
Category:Polish science fiction comedy films
Category:Films about water scarcity
Category:1970s Polish-language films
Category:1971 science fiction films
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