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"The Conductor"
1979
Directed by Andrzej Wajda

John Gielgud stars as a renowned expatriot Polish conductor who returns home to lead a small, provincial orchestra after a 50 year absence. Though ill and dying, he manages to bring new life to the orchestra, in this sensitive portrayal of a man bent on a final artistic triumph. With Andrej Sewern, winner of the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor award. English and Polish with English subtitles.
101 minutes.