Wife for an Australian
1964 · 92 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy, Romance
A Polish-born Australian businessman arrives in Poland to find a wife for himself.
Directed by Stanisław Bareja · Written by Roman Niewiarowicz
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Wiesław Gołas Robert Wolański -
Elżbieta Czyżewska Hanka Rębowska -
Edward Dziewoński Michał Żelazkiewicz, redaktor -
Mieczysław Czechowicz Kapitan Klement, kuzyn Roberta -
Tadeusz Gwiazdowski kierowca mikrobusu -
Wiesław Michnikowski Malinowski -
Jan Kobuszewski Dealer -
Lech Ordon Porter - B Bogumiła Olędzka Ela
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Kazimierz Wichniarz MRN Chairman -
Stanisław Wyszyński Clerk
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