Szczurolap
IMDb ID: tt0354952 · Rating: 7.6 (179 votes)
Genres: Documentary · Short
The only professional rat exterminator in Poland, who works on an industrial scale, presents his unorthodox methods of destroying the intelligent enemies.
IMDb Details
Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesPoland: Szczurołap
New Zealand: The Rat Catcher (English, Festival Title)
United Kingdom: The Rat-Catcher (literal English title)
Soviet Union: Крысолов (Russian)
The Rat-CatcherRuntime20 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsPolandLanguagesPolishKeywordsrat
rat catcherFilming LocationsPolandProduction CompaniesWytwórnia Filmów OswiatowychIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354952/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0354952.jpgUpdated At2026-05-23T11:42:17
New Zealand: The Rat Catcher (English, Festival Title)
United Kingdom: The Rat-Catcher (literal English title)
Soviet Union: Крысолов (Russian)
The Rat-CatcherRuntime20 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsPolandLanguagesPolishKeywordsrat
rat catcherFilming LocationsPolandProduction CompaniesWytwórnia Filmów OswiatowychIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354952/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0354952.jpgUpdated At2026-05-23T11:42:17
Directors
Andrzej Czarnecki
Writers
Andrzej Czarnecki
Full Cast & Crew
[Directors Group]
Name: Andrzej Czarnecki | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Andrzej Czarnecki | Role: Writer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Marcin Isajewicz | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Piotr Sobocinski | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Mieczyslaw Herba | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Joanna Borkowska | Role: Editor
[Production Management]
Name: Zdzislaw Przydonik | Role: Production Manager
[Sound Department]
Name: Bogumila Klopotowska | Role: Sound Department
Name: Zygmunt Nowak | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrzej Zabicki | Role: Sound Department
[Production Department]
Name: Edward Kubacki | Role: Production Department
Name: Ireneusz Sobczak | Role: Production Department
Name: Andrzej Czarnecki | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Andrzej Czarnecki | Role: Writer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Marcin Isajewicz | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Piotr Sobocinski | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Mieczyslaw Herba | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Joanna Borkowska | Role: Editor
[Production Management]
Name: Zdzislaw Przydonik | Role: Production Manager
[Sound Department]
Name: Bogumila Klopotowska | Role: Sound Department
Name: Zygmunt Nowak | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrzej Zabicki | Role: Sound Department
[Production Department]
Name: Edward Kubacki | Role: Production Department
Name: Ireneusz Sobczak | Role: Production Department
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0354952/videogallery/
Release Schedule
Poland: May 1986 (Krakow Film Festival)
New Zealand: July 20, 1987 (Wellington Film Festival)
Poland: May 2019 (Kraków Film Festival)
Poland: May 16, 2024 (Docs Against Gravity Film Festival)
New Zealand: July 20, 1987 (Wellington Film Festival)
Poland: May 2019 (Kraków Film Festival)
Poland: May 16, 2024 (Docs Against Gravity Film Festival)
Awards
Winner | 1986 | Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival | Interfilm Award - Honorable Mention | Andrzej Czarnecki, Szczurolap
Winner | 1988 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Special Mention of the Jury | International Competition | Andrzej Czarnecki, Szczurolap
Winner | 1986 | Krakow Film Festival | Special Jury Prize | Andrzej Czarnecki, Szczurolap
Winner | 1986 | Krakow Film Festival | Golden Hobby-Horse of Cracow | Andrzej Czarnecki, Szczurolap
Winner | 1986 | Krakow Film Festival | Best Cinematography | Piotr Sobocinski, Marcin Isajewicz, Mieczyslaw Herba, Szczurolap
Winner | 1988 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Press Award | Andrzej Czarnecki, Szczurolap
Winner | 1988 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Special Mention of the Jury | International Competition | Andrzej Czarnecki, Szczurolap
Winner | 1986 | Krakow Film Festival | Special Jury Prize | Andrzej Czarnecki, Szczurolap
Winner | 1986 | Krakow Film Festival | Golden Hobby-Horse of Cracow | Andrzej Czarnecki, Szczurolap
Winner | 1986 | Krakow Film Festival | Best Cinematography | Piotr Sobocinski, Marcin Isajewicz, Mieczyslaw Herba, Szczurolap
Winner | 1988 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Press Award | Andrzej Czarnecki, Szczurolap
Box Office
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