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270px|thumb|Quotation from film 'Kingsajz' advertising XXXIV Polish Film Festival in Gdynia 2009 270px|thumb|Some of the surviving huge props used in the film, displayed in Łódź in 2010 Kingsajz is a 1988 cult Polish comedy fantasy film directed by Juliusz Machulski. The action takes place in late communist Poland and in a fictional Lilliputian kingdom called Szuflandia (Drawerland), hidden deep underground the Quaternary Research Institute. The movie is an allegory of a communist regime and thus was received very enthusiastically by anti-communist society.

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6.8

The story follows a young scientist in the contemporary world, who actually came from the world of dwarves, thanks to a magic potion, held by the Big Eater, ruler of the dwarves. The dwarf kingdom, Shuflandia, exists in a cellar of a library, and only the most obedient get the chance to grow to king size and inhabit the larger world. Once there, nobody wants to return to Shuflandia. Also, there are no women in Shuflandia.

Released: 1988-05-02105 minDir: Juliusz MachulskiComedy
Stream on: Netflix, CANAL+

Cast

  • Jacek Chmielnik as Olo Jedlina
  • Jerzy Stuhr as Nadszyszkownik Kilkujadek
  • Katarzyna Figura as Ala
  • Grzegorz Heromiński as Adaś Haps
  • Joachim Lamża as Zyl, krasnal Kilkujadka
  • Maciej Kozłowski as Waś, krasnal Kilkujadka

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Ratings

IMDb

7.3/10

3,684 votes

Year
1988
Runtime
105 min
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

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Key facts

Film.name
Kingsajz
Film.director
Juliusz Machulski
Film.producer
Andrzej Soltysik
Film.writer
Jolanta HartwigJuliusz Machulski
Film.starring
Jacek ChmielnikJerzy StuhrKatarzyna Figura
Film.music
Krzesimir Dębski
Film.cinematography
Jerzy Łukaszewicz
Film.editing
Mirosława Garlicka
Film.runtime
105 min
Film.country
Poland
Film.language
Polish

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Encyclopedic overview

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270px|thumb|Quotation from film 'Kingsajz' advertising XXXIV Polish Film Festival in Gdynia 2009 270px|thumb|Some of the surviving huge props used in the film, displayed in Łódź in 2010 Kingsajz is a 1988 cult Polish comedy fantasy film directed by Juliusz Machulski. The action takes place in late communist Poland and in a fictional Lilliputian kingdom called Szuflandia (Drawerland), hidden deep underground the Quaternary Research Institute. The movie is an allegory of a communist regime and thus was received very enthusiastically by anti-communist society.

Kingsajz used highly oversized props and sets, supervised by production designer Janusz Sosnowski, intended to capture the difference in size between the little people and the large things from the above ground world that they use. The Drawerland sets were built in Łódź Studio soundstages as wall-to-wall set-constructions. Some scenes were optically enhanced by matte painting by artists from Barrandov Studios. As of 2024, some of the largest surviving props from the film (such as a giant telephone, a gigantic lady's shoe, a car-sized iron teapot used in the krasnoludki land of Szuflandia / Drawerland, gate-sized kitchen utensils, and more) are displayed outside the Museum of Cinematography in Łódź.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kingsajz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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