The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober

1988 · 115 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama, Fantasy, History

Story about the young Balthazar thrown from one remarkable event to the other. On his way through a plague hit the landscape, he meets the Kabbalists, priests - and himself.

Directed by Wojciech Has · Written by Wojciech Has

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