The Egg
1984 · 45 min · ★ 6.3 · TV Movie, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
It tells a story of a bird-monster from South America originally treated as god by Incas. Long believed to be extinct, due to genetical experiment gone awry its egg fossil hatches and the monster starts to search for females to impregnate.
Directed by Konrad Szołajski · Written by Konrad Szołajski
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Marta Klubowicz Ewa -
Janusz Michałowski Profesor Augustyniak -
Andrzej Szopa Jacek, asystent profesora -
Ewa Żukowska żona profesora -
Jerzy Nowak Gospodarz Ewy
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Both from Konrad Szołajski.
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