---
title: 'The Hour-Glass Sanatorium (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wojciech Jerzy Has'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Poland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hour-glass-sanatorium-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070628/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Hour-Glass Sanatorium (1973)

1973 · 119 min · Drama · Poland

Original title: Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą

## Synopsis

The Hourglass Sanatorium is a 1973 Polish drama film directed by Wojciech Jerzy Has, starring Jan Nowicki, Tadeusz Kondrat, Mieczysław Voit, Halina Kowalska and Gustaw Holoubek. It is also known as The Sandglass in English-speaking countries. The story follows a young Jewish man who visits his father in a mystical sanatorium where time does not behave normally. The film is an adaptation of Bruno Schulz's story collection Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass. It won the Jury Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wojciech Jerzy Has](https://cinepixo.com/people/wojciech-jerzy-has)
- **Screenplay:** [Wojciech Jerzy Has](https://cinepixo.com/people/wojciech-jerzy-has), [Bruno Schulz](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-schulz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerzy Maksymiuk](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-maksymiuk)
- **Director of Photography:** [Witold Sobociński](https://cinepixo.com/people/witold-sobocinski)
- **Editor:** [Janina Niedźwiecka](https://cinepixo.com/people/janina-niedzwiecka)

## Cast

- [Bożena Adamek](https://cinepixo.com/people/bozena-adamek)
- [Paweł Unrug](https://cinepixo.com/people/pawe-unrug)
- [Edward Radulski](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-radulski)
- [Irena Orska](https://cinepixo.com/people/irena-orska)
- [Tadeusz Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/tadeusz-schmidt)
- [Jerzy Trela](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-trela)
- [Irena Malkiewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/irena-malkiewicz)
- [Szymon Szurmiej](https://cinepixo.com/people/szymon-szurmiej)
- [Czesław Piaskowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/czes-aw-piaskowski)
- [Gustaw Holoubek](https://cinepixo.com/people/gustaw-holoubek)
- [Gołda Tencer](https://cinepixo.com/people/go-da-tencer)
- [Tadeusz Kondrat](https://cinepixo.com/people/tadeusz-kondrat)
- [Jan Nowicki](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-nowicki)
- [Mirosława Lombardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/miros-awa-lombardo)
- [Ludwik Benoit](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludwik-benoit)

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