Big Shar
May 16 1983
•2h 36m
•Drama
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.
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Jan Nowicki
Wielki Szu
Andrzej Pieczyński
Taksówkarz Jurek
Dorota Pomykała
Prostytutka Jola
Leon Niemczyk
Stefan Mikun
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