Hurriedly boarding an overnight express train, Jerzy (Leon Niemczyk) is surprised to find a woman (Lucyna Winnicka) sharing the sleeping compartment he thought would be private. Though they are both distressed to have company for the journey, the enigmatic passengers try not to call attention to themselves, in spite of increasing speculation by and interference from others onboard. Zbigniew Cybulski, Teresa Szmigielowna also star in this suspenseful drama from Poland. 102 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Polish; Subtitles: English; art gallery. In Polish with English subtitles.

Director Andrzej Munk's acclaimed satire follows a hapless Polish everyman named Jan (Bogumil Kobiela) as he meanders through life during the turbulent years of 1930-1950, trying and failing to please those around him and finally deciding the safest place for him to live is prison. 108 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Polish; Subtitles: English; poster gallery; biography. In Polish with English subtitles.

Based on the same true incident that inspired Ken Russell's "The Devils," this Polish drama is set in a 17th-century convent where a priest investigating claims of demonic possession becomes involved in a bizarre, forbidden love. Lucyna Winnicka, Mieczyslaw Voit star; Jerzy Kawalerowicz directs. AKA: "The Devil and the Nun." 108 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Polish; Subtitles: English. In Polish with English subtitles.

This Polish World War II drama tells the suspenseful story of an elderly railroad worker who spearheads a dangerous mission to take an explosives-filled train into enemy territory. As the journey brings the old man and his assistant closer to their destination on the Western front, the dangers increase and their operation is placed in greater and greater jeopardy. Kazimierz Opalinski, Ryszard Pietruski star. 79 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Polish; Subtitles: English; biographies. In Polish with English subtitles.

Director Roman Polanski's first feature is a subtly chilling tale about a married couple who pick up a young hitchhiker and invite him to join them on a boating trip. Once there, tempers flair during a storm and passions lead to violence. Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka star. 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Polish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English. In Polish with English subtitles.

Director Roman Polanski's first feature is a subtly chilling tale about a married couple who pick up a young hitchhiker and invite him to join them on a boating trip. Once there, tempers flair during a storm and passions lead to violence. Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka star. 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Polish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; interview; photo gallery; bonus shorts. In Polish with English subtitles. Two-disc set.

If you crossed "A Hard Day's Night" with Monty Python and Polish variety shows, you'd get something along the lines of this exercise in slapstick and absurdity from Poland. The comic exploits of two well-dressed gentlemen cavorting about town in their top hats and tails forms the loosey-goosey backbone of this film packed with gags, songs, and sketches in the cabaret style. Jerzy Bielenia, Wieslaw Golas star. 82 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Polish; Subtitles: English. In Polish with English subtitles.

What is Staszek (Zbigniew Cybulski) to do when his sister (Elzbieta Czyzewska) brings Italian deserter Giuseppe (Antonio Cifariello) to their WWII Warsaw apartment? It's bad enough to suffer under the German occupation, but when Giuseppe falls for Maria, it jeopardizes her secret activities with the Polish underground movement. Pointed comedy from Poland co-stars Wojciech Siemion, Jarema Stepowski. 94 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Polish; Subtitles: English; biographies. In Polish with English subtitles.

Settling into new homes on land abandoned by Germans at the close of World War II, Polish families become the target of unscrupulous criminals posing as government officials. Taking the Poles' money under false pretenses, the crooks are at last confronted by one courageous citizen. Director Jerzy Hoffman's powerful drama stars Gustaw Holoubek, Hanna Skarzanka. 90 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Polish; Subtitles: English; biographies. In Polish with English subtitles.

Wandering into a tiny Polish village, a handsome stranger (Zbigniew Cybulski) claims to have lived in the town during the Nazi occupation. In spite of the fact that none of the village's residents recognize him from that turbulent time, he manages to ingratiate himself and have profound relationships with the locals until the arrival of his wife and family creates unexpected havoc. Gustaw Holoubek, Marta Lipinska co-star. 99 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Polish; Subtitles: English; biographies. In Polish with English subtitles.

This hallucinatory epic follows the exploits of a Belgian officer in Spain during the Napoleonic Wars who encounters a series of bizarre adventures while perusing the illustrations of an old book and meeting such memorable characters as seductive sisters, a hermit, a Gypsy, and a Cabalist. This mind-bending film gained cult status after turning up on The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia's favorite films list. Joanna Jedryka and Kazimierz Opalinski star. 180 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Polish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English. In Polish with English subtitles.