Alfons (Zbigniew Cybulski) is a young army captain who meets two women of Moorish ancestry at what appears to be a deserted inn near Madrid. They tell Alfons he is the descendant of a noble family and that he must undergo a series of challenging missions to prove himself. A magician tries to take his soul, and he is visited by ghosts near the mountains of Madrid. Author Jan Poticki committed suicide a year after the symbolic and allusive book this movie was based on was published. Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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Alfons (Zbigniew Cybulski) is a young army captain who meets two women of Moorish ancestry at what appears to be a deserted inn near Madrid. They tell Alfons he is the descendant of a noble family and that he must undergo a series of challenging missions to prove himself. A magician tries to take his soul, and he is visited by ghosts near the mountains of Madrid. Author Jan Poticki committed suicide a year after the symbolic and allusive book this movie was based on was published. Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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Add this copy of The Saragossa Manuscript (Vhs Video With English to cart. $120.00, like new condition, Sold by Ed Buryn Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nevada City, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by PolArt Video & Music.
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Fine in Near Fine box. English-subtitled b/w video of the Polish film version of Potockis 1813 masterpiece novel of Enlightenment Era mystery and magic. My personal copy, played a few times only. Box is 4-1/4 x 7-1/2, runtime 174 mins.
