The accomplished Polish actor Jan Nowicki stars in the title role as an aging    card shark who gets back in the game. After a naive gambler, Jurek, tries to     hustle Big Shar and fails, he agrees to teach the lad his tricks and the pair    begin an unlikely partnership. More than just a caper film, Big Shar     features a cast of veteran actors who represent three generations of Polish    screen talent. Nowicki, who launched his career in Andrzej Wajda's             Popioly, gives a magnificent performance, as does silent film actor Leo  n Niemczyck, who plays Stefan, and newcomer Andrzej Pieczynski, who costars as   Jurek. In Polish with English subtitles.                                       Sylwester Checinski---Poland---1982---96 mins.

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  Release Date: 01/30/2007