---
title: 'Short Working Day (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Krzysztof Kieślowski'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 73
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Poland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/short-working-day-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082631/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Short Working Day (1981)

1981 · 73 min · Drama · Poland

Original title: Krótki dzień pracy

## Synopsis

Short Working Day is a Polish film directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski. Written by Kieślowski and Hanna Krall, the film is about the workers protests in June '76 in Radom, as seen from the perspective of the local Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party. The film is based on real events, but the characters are fictional. Short Working Day was filmed in 1981, but did not have its official premiere until November 1995 at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. During the intervening years, however, it was shown many times in film clubs and at special screenings.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Krzysztof Kieślowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/krzysztof-kieslowski)
- **Screenplay:** [Krzysztof Kieślowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/krzysztof-kieslowski), [Hanna Krall](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanna-krall)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jan Kanty Pawluśkiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-kanty-pawluskiewicz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Krzysztof Pakulski](https://cinepixo.com/people/krzysztof-pakulski)
- **Editor:** [Elżbieta Kurkowska](https://cinepixo.com/people/elzbieta-kurkowska)

## Cast

- [Lech Grzmociński](https://cinepixo.com/people/lech-grzmocinski) as komendant milicji
- [Mirosław Siedler](https://cinepixo.com/people/miros-aw-siedler) as działacz KOR pomagający rodzinom zatrzymanych
- [Zbigniew Bielski](https://cinepixo.com/people/zbigniew-bielski) as strajkujący, później działacz „Solidarności”
- [Elżbieta Kijowska](https://cinepixo.com/people/elzbieta-kijowska)
- [Eugeniusz Wałaszek](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugeniusz-wa-aszek) as sekretarz KC rekomendujący bohatera na stanowisko sekretarza KW w Radomiu
- [Wacław Ulewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/wac-aw-ulewicz) as sekretarz wojewódzki PZPR w Radomiu
- [Tadeusz Bartosik](https://cinepixo.com/people/tadeusz-bartosik) as działacz partyjny próbujący negocjować z tłumem
- [Remigiusz Rogacki](https://cinepixo.com/people/remigiusz-rogacki) as wysłannik KC z cennikiem podwyżek
- [Marek Kępiński](https://cinepixo.com/people/marek-kepinski) as sekretarz kancelarii KW w Radomiu
- [Barbara Dziekan](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-dziekan)
- [Stefan Paska](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-paska) as strajkujący, później oskarżony w procesie
- [Wojciech Pilarski](https://cinepixo.com/people/wojciech-pilarski) as sędzia
- [Paweł Nowisz](https://cinepixo.com/people/pawe-nowisz) as kierowca służbowego auta I sekretarza
- [Anna Grzeszczak-Hutek](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-grzeszczak-hutek)
- [Michał Szewczyk](https://cinepixo.com/people/micha-szewczyk) as kapitan z komendy wojewódzkiej MO

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/short-working-day-1981
Film facts: Wikidata (Q603313); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.