When Angels Fall (Polish: Gdy spadają anioły) is a short film written and directed by Roman Polanski in 1959. The idea for the film was taken from a short story Klozet Babcia (Toilet Granny), written by Leszek Szymański and published in the weekly Kierunki in Warsaw, Poland. The film was Polanski's first produced in color.

When Angels Fall
Directed byRoman Polański
Written byRoman Polański
StarringBarbara Lass
Roman Polański
Henryk Kluba
Andrzej Kondratiuk
CinematographyHenryk Kucharski
Music byKrzysztof Komeda
Running time
21 minutes

The film, told mostly in flashback, portrays a washroom attendant who reminisces about her former life while daydreaming at her dreary job.

References

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  • Stafford, Jeff. "Special Event: Roman Polanski Shorts". Behind the Camera: The Short Circuit. Turner Classic Movies website. Retrieved 2007-01-22.

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