The Constant Factor

The Constant Factor
Directed by	Krzysztof Zanussi
Written by	Krzysztof Zanussi
Starring	Tadeusz Bradecki
Cinematography	Sławomir Idziak
Distributed by	New Yorker Films (USA)
Release date	May 1980 (premiere at Cannes) 9 March 1983 (USA, limited)
Running time	92 min.
Country	Poland
Language	Polish

The Constant Factor (Polish: Constans) is a 1980 Polish film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It tells the story of a young man struggling to face the death of his mother and harbouring a desire to climb the Himalayas as his father had done.

The film won the Jury Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.

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