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Czterdziestolatek
Czterdziestolatek or 40-latek (English: ''The Forty-Year-Old''); broadcast in English by TVP Polonia as ''Being Forty'' is a Polish television comedy series originally broadcast in Poland between 1975-78. The initial series enjoyed so much popularity that it was continued and led to the release of a feature film ''I'm a Butterfly, a 40-year-old's Love Affair'' and a New Year's Eve television program in 1975. The series was written by Jerzy Gruza and Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz and was broadcast on Telewizja Polska. In total, 21 episodes were produced. The series followed the fate of a Warsaw family and explored topics related to midlife crisis, such as extra-marital affairs, attempts to quit smoking, obsession with hair loss, efforts to maintain physical fitness, pride in achievements and professional life, the desire to seek self-fulfillment through social activities, etc. 20 years later the series was remade in the mid-1990s with a cast that included Joanna Kurowska, Wojciech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irena Kwiatkowska
Irena Kwiatkowska (17 September 19123 March 2011) was a popular Polish actress, known in Poland for her many cabaret roles and monologues, as well as appearances in (mostly comedy) movies and television shows. Life Kwiatkowska graduated from the Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej (National Theatrical Arts Institute) in 1935. Until the outbreak of World War II, she appeared in the Teatr Powszechny in Warsaw, Teatr Nowy in Poznań, Teatr Polski in Katowice, and in Wilno. During the War, she fought in the Armia Krajowa and participated in the Warsaw Uprising. Kwiatkowska's first appearance after the War was in the Siedem Kotów (Seven Cats) cabaret in Kraków, where the renowned Polish poet, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, authored a number of roles for her. Gałczyński allegedly created the prominent character of Hermenegilda Kociubińska with Kwiatkowska in mind. In 1948 she came back to Warsaw, appearing in the Teatr Syrena and, now-legendary, Dudek and Szpak cabarets. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Tym
Stanisław Tym (born 17 July 1937 in Małkinia) is a Polish, actor, comedian, journalist and satirist, as well as a film and theatre director and writer. He coproduced and starred in many films of Stanisław Bareja, he gained much fame for his performance in the cult film of Marek Piwowski, ''Rejs'' (''The Cruise''). In 1990s he was a columnist of a popular Polish news magazine, Wprost, later for a newspaper Rzeczpospolita and since 2007 for Polityka. Winner of many awards, among them Nagroda Kisiela for best columnist of 1998. Works Director * '' Rozmowy przy wycinaniu lasu'' (1998) * ''Dick'' (''Ryś (Film)'', (2007) Scripts * '' Brunet Will Call'' (''Brunet wieczorową porą'', 1976) * ''What Will You Do When You Catch Me?'' (''Co mi zrobisz, jak mnie złapiesz?'', 1978) * ''Teddy Bear'' (''Miś'', 1980) * ''Calls Controlled'' (''Rozmowy kontrolowane'', 1991) * '' Rozmowy przy wycinaniu lasu'' (1998) * '' Ryś'', (2007) Actor * '' Octopus Cafe'' (''Cafe Pod Minogą'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarzyna Łaniewska
Katarzyna Janina Łaniewska-Błaszczak (20 June 1933 – 7 December 2020) was a Polish theatre and film actress, opposition activist in the Polish People's Republic, and a political activist since 1989. Biography Both of Katarzyna Łaniewska's parents came from Łódź. Her father was an activist of the co-operative movement and a Polish legionnaire during World War I, who was considered a "dangerous element" by the Nazis and murdered at Auschwitz after he was denounced by a colleague of Belarusian origin. Along with her mother and siblings, she survived the Warsaw Uprising, and was sent to the transit camp in Pruszków. Łaniewska and her family returned to Warsaw on 17 January 1945. After the war, she joined the "harcerstwo" (polish version of Scouting). In 1955, she graduated from the Theatre Academy in Warsaw, and made her debut in the same year. She was president of the Warsaw branch of the Association of Polish Stage Artists (ZASP) and from 1992 to 2006 served on the Sk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Seniuk
Anna Seniuk (born 17 November 1942, in Stanisławów) is a Polish actress. After World War II, together with other Poles from Stanisławów, she was forced by the Soviet government to leave her hometown, settling in the town of Zator, near Oświęcim. In 1964 Seniuk graduated from Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna (Academy for the Dramatic Arts) in Kraków and debuted in the renowned Helena Modrzejewska (Old Theatre). In the early 1970s, she moved to Warsaw, where she played in several theatres. Since 2003, she has been working there at the National Theatre. Seniuk is known to Polish viewers mainly for her role of Magda Karwowska in the immensely popular 1970s Polish TV series ''Czterdziestolatek'' (The Forty-Year-Old). She has cooperated with Polish Radio and has been featured in more than 40 radio shows. Among her most famous film roles, there are appearances in such productions as ''Europa Europa'', '' Potop'' and ''The Maids of Wilko ''The Maids of Wilko'' ( pl, Panny z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Kłosowski
Roman Kłosowski (14 February 1929 – 11 June 2018) was a Polish character actor and stage director. Biography He was born on February 14, 1929, in Biała Podlaska. Graduate of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art's Faculty of Acting (1953) and Faculty of Directing (1965). He made his theater debut on September 1, 1953. Kłosowoski made his debut on stage as Puck in the production of Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. He made his screen debut in 1953, starring in the film '' Celuloza'' by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. He would go on the star in another of Kawalerowicz's films, ''Shadow'' (''Cień'') in 1956, a film which was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. The film is a ''Rashōmon''-like investigation into the life of a man found dead after having been hurled from a train. Then in 1964 he starred in the Aleksander Ford film ''The First Day of Freedom'' which was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. Kłosowski starred alongside Tadeus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Pietraszak
Leonard Pietraszak (6 November 1936 – 1 February 2023) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 70 films and television shows since 1957. Life and career Pietraszak was best known for playing Gustaw Kramer in popular comedy ''Vabank'' and its sequel. Pietraszak died on 1 February 2023, at the age of 86. Selected filmography * ''Stawka większa niż życie'' (1967) * ''How I Unleashed World War II'' (1970) * ''Gniazdo'' (1974) – Siegfried I the Older, Count of Walbeck * ''Czterdziestolatek'' (1974–1977) – doctor * ''Vabank'' (1981) – Gustaw Kramer * ''Danton (1983 film), Danton'' (1983) – Lazare Carnot * ''Vabank II'' (1984) – Gustaw Kramer * ''Kingsajz'' (1987) ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz Kłosiński
Janusz Kłosiński (19 November 1920 – 8 November 2017) was a Polish film and theatre actor. Biography In 1948 he graduated from The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw, which was located in his hometown of Łódź at the time. Beginning in 1947, Kłosiński performed in theaters in Łódź, and, from 1964 to 1970, was the director of the New Theatre in Łódź. Beginning 1970 in Warsaw, among others, he was a member of the National Theatre in Warsaw. He was also a member of the PZPR, including also being a Secretary of the Communist Party Committee of the Company at the National Theatre. Shortly after the introduction of martial law in Poland, Kłosiński openly supported the decision of the authorities at the time, even on public television. Public support for the introduction of martial law covered by the boycott by the audience. He retired from much of his acting after announcing it in a showing of the Wedding in 1982. From 5 November 1961 on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohdan Ejmont
Bohdan Ejmont (18 January 1928 – 28 February 2010) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1950 and 2002. Selected filmography * ''Shadow'' (1956) * ''Three Steps on Earth'' (1965) * ''Westerplatte'' (1967) * ''Czterdziestolatek Czterdziestolatek or 40-latek (English: ''The Forty-Year-Old''); broadcast in English by TVP Polonia as ''Being Forty'' is a Polish television comedy series originally broadcast in Poland between 1975-78. The initial series enjoyed so much popu ...'' (1974) References External links * 1928 births 2010 deaths Polish male film actors Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipient of the Meritorious Activist of Culture badge {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wojciech Pokora
Wojciech Wacław Pokora (2 October 1934 – 4 February 2018) was a Polish actor. He has made over 40 appearances in film and television. He starred in the 1986–1987 television series ''Zmiennicy''. Selected filmography * Bad Luck (1960) * Husband of His Wife (1961) * Nieznany (1964) * Marriage of Convenience (1967) * The Cruise (1970) * Hydrozagadka (1971) * Man – Woman Wanted (1973) * A Jungle Book of Regulations (1974) * Brunet wieczorową porą (1976) * What Will You Do When You Catch Me? (1978) * Teddy Bear (1980) * Czterdziestolatek Czterdziestolatek or 40-latek (English: ''The Forty-Year-Old''); broadcast in English by TVP Polonia as ''Being Forty'' is a Polish television comedy series originally broadcast in Poland between 1975-78. The initial series enjoyed so much popu ... References External links * 1934 births 2018 deaths Polish male film actors Male actors from Warsaw {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Kopiczyński
Andrzej Kopiczyński (15 April 1934 – 13 October 2016) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television between 1958 and 2016. Selected filmography * ''Copernicus'' (1973) * ''Czterdziestolatek'' (1974-1977) * '' Korczak'' (1990) * ''With Fire and Sword ''With Fire and Sword'' ( pl, Ogniem i mieczem, links=no) is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1884. It is the first volume of a series known to Poles as The Trilogy, followed by ''The Deluge'' (''Potop'', ...'' (1999) References External links * 1934 births 2016 deaths People from Międzyrzec Podlaski Polish male film actors Polish male television actors Polish male stage actors {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Władysław Hańcza
Władysław Hańcza (1905–1977) was a Polish actor and theatre director. During World War II he joined an underground theater. After the war he was a lecturer at the State Theatre Academy in Warsaw. Selected filmography * '' Popioły'' (1965) * '' Sami swoi'' (1967) as Władysław Kargul * '' Colonel Wołodyjowski'' (1968) as Nowowiejski * '' Chłopi (film)'' (1973) as Maciej Boryna * '' Potop'' (1974) as Janusz Radziwiłł * ''Nie ma mocnych'' (1974) * ''Nights and Days'' (Noce i Dnie) (1975) * ''Kochaj albo rzuć ''Kochaj albo rzuć'' (''Love or leave'') is a 1977 Polish comedy film directed by Sylwester Chęciński. It is the third and final part of a trilogy about two quarreling peasants Kargul and Pawlak, which started with ''Sami swoi'' ( All Friends H ...'' (1977) External links * 1905 births 1977 deaths Actors from Łódź Polish theatre directors Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work Polish male film ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryszard Pietruski
Ryszard Pietruski (born 7 October 1922 in Wyszecino near Wejherowo, died 14 September 1996 in Warsaw) was a Polish theatre and film actor. Biography He spent his childhood and early days in Lviv. He was a student of the III State High School and Gymnasium in the name of King Stefan Batory in Lviv (in Polish ''Państwowego III Gimnazjum Męskiego im. Króla Stefana Batorego''). During the war he worked in Lviv as a waiter in a restaurant. In 1944, after the second occupation of Lviv by the Red Army, he joined the Polish Army and fought as a soldier in the 4th Infantry Division. He participated in the liberation of Warsaw and in the battle of Kolobrzeg, among other events. Some biographical notes indicate that he also took part in the Battle of Lenino, although it is doubtful, given that the battle of Lenino took place in October 1943, and Ryszard Pietruski began service in LWP only in 1944. In 1948 he passed his acting exams. Between 1978 and 1988 he was a director of the Warsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |