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Henryk Bista
Henryk Bista (12 March 1934 – 8 October 1997) was a Polish actor. He appeared in over 110 films between 1961 and 1997. He starred in the 1977 film '' Death of a President'', which was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution. He was awarded many Polish film and state awards, including the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1984), the Gold and Silver Crosses of Merit (1976 and 1971, respectively) and the Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence (1968). Selected filmography * '' Rzeczywistość'' (1961) - Roman Andrzejewski * ''Banda'' (1965) * ''Pieczone gołąbki'' (1966) - Worker (uncredited) * ''Ostatni po Bogu'' (1968) - Józek * ''Seksolatki'' (1972) * ''Drzwi w murze'' (1974) - (uncredited) * ''Czerwone i białe'' (1975) - Karol Krauze * '' To Save the City'' (1976) - Capt. AK 'Sztych' * ''Dagny'' (1977) - Antoni Przybyszewski - brother * ''Ptaki, ptakom...'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruda Śląska
Ruda Śląska (formerly ) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is a district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of two million. It is in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica River (tributary of the Oder). It has been part of the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999. Previously, it was in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, part of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Ruda Śląska is one of the cities in the Katowice urban area (population 2.7 million) and within the greater Silesian metropolitan area (population 5,294,000). The population of the city is 135,008 (December 2021). History A large village is known to have existed at the location of the present day city center in 1243. The city name appears to indicate the awareness and perhaps exploitation of ores from early times. The area underwent rapid industrialization (coal, steel, zinc) in the 19th and the beginning of 20th century. However ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The End Of Civilization
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Milles (film)
''Les Milles'' is a 1995 French drama film directed by Sébastien Grall. Cast * Jean-Pierre Marielle – Commandant Perrochon * Philippe Noiret – Général * Kristin Scott Thomas – Mary–Jane Cooper * Rüdiger Vogler – Feuchtwanger * Ticky Holgado – Capitaine Moinard * François Berléand – Lieutenant Boisset * François Perrot François Perrot (26 February 1924 – 20 January 2019) References External links * * 1990s war drama films ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reverted (film)
''Reverted'' ( pl, Zawrócony) is a 1994 Polish drama film directed by Kazimierz Kutz. It was entered into the 19th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Zbigniew Zamachowski as Tomek Siwek * Henryk Bista as Director Biernacki * Marek Kondrat as Lieutenant Goliński * Stanisław Górka as Militiaman Albin * Zofia Rysiówna as Tomek's Mother * Leszek Zduń as Young Worker * Anna Waszczyk as Fela * Maciej Maciejewski as Wedding Guest (as Wincenty Maciejewski) * Magdalena Warzecha as Maciek's Wife * Monika Bolly as Jadzia * Krzysztof Janczar as Worker * Ryszard Jabłoński as Worker * Tomasz Schimscheiner Tomasz Schimscheiner (born 26 February 1967 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish actor. Filmography * * *Na Wspólnej ''Na Wspólnej'' (, "On Wspólna Street") is a Polish television soap opera. It has been running since 2003 on the TVN channel ... as 'Solidarity' Member References External links * 1994 films 1994 drama films Polish drama films 1990s Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schindler's List
''Schindler's List'' is a 1993 American epic historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the 1982 novel ''Schindler's Ark'' by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally. The film follows Oskar Schindler, a German industrialist who saved more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees from the Holocaust by employing them in his factories during World War II. It stars Liam Neeson as Schindler, Ralph Fiennes as SS officer Amon Göth, and Ben Kingsley as Schindler's Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern. Ideas for a film about the ''Schindlerjuden'' (Schindler Jews) were proposed as early as 1963. Poldek Pfefferberg, one of the ''Schindlerjuden'', made it his life's mission to tell Schindler's story. Spielberg became interested when executive Sidney Sheinberg sent him a book review of ''Schindler's Ark''. Universal Pictures bought the rights to the novel, but Spielberg, unsure if he was ready to make a film about the Holoca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Apocalypse (1993 Film)
''The Little Apocalypse'' (french: La Petite Apocalypse) is a 1993 French comedy film, an adaptation of Tadeusz Konwicki's novel, directed by Costa-Gavras. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival. It follows the trials of a Pole who lives in France who wants his written work published. Unable to get anywhere, he starts to enlist help from others, resorting to some unusual extremes. Cast * André Dussollier as Jacques * Pierre Arditi as Henri * Jirí Menzel as Stan * Anna Romantowska as Barbara * Maurice Bénichou as Arnold * Henryk Bista as Yanek * Enzo Scotto Lavina as Luigi * Jan Tadeusz Stanislawski as Pitchik * Beata Tyszkiewicz as Madame Pitchik * Thibault de Montalembert as Arnold's assistant * Chiara Caselli as Luigi's Daughter * Jacques Denis as Doctor * Olga Grumberg as Doctor's assistant * Carlo Brandt Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to: *Carlo (name) *Monte Carlo *Carlingford, New South Wales, a subur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape From The 'Liberty' Cinema
''Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema'' ( pl, Ucieczka z kina "Wolność") is a 1990 Polish drama film directed by Wojciech Marczewski. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Janusz Gajos - The Censor * Zbigniew Zamachowski - Deputy Censor * Teresa Marczewska - Malgorzata * Władysław Kowalski - Professor * Piotr Fronczewski - Party Secretary * Jerzy Bińczycki - Cinema Manager * Michał Bajor - Film Critic * Krzysztof Wakulinski - Malgorzata's Husband * Artur Barciś - Projectionist * Ewa Wiśniewska - Censor's Ex-Wife * Monika Bolly - Censor's Daughter * Maciej Kozłowski - American Actor * Jan Peszek - Character Cut from Film * Aleksander Bednarz Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ... - Edward References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Tale Of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve'
''A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve ( pl, Lawa. Opowieść o 'Dziadach' Adama Mickiewicza) is a 1989 Polish drama film directed by Tadeusz Konwicki. It was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Gustaw Holoubek as Hermit / Ghost / Gustaw-Konrad / Poet * Jolanta Piętek-Górecka as Maryla / Girl / Virgin / Angel / Woman * Artur Zmijewski as Gustaw-Konrad * Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska as Mrs. Rollison * Maja Komorowska as Sorcerer * Grażyna Szapołowska as Guardian Angel * Henryk Bista as Senator * Piotr Fronczewski as Sobolewski * Tadeusz Łomnicki as Priest / Writer * Janusz Michałowski as Father Piotr * Jan Nowicki Jan Nowicki (5 November 1939 – 7 December 2022) was a Polish actor. Biography He appeared in 90 films and television episodes since 1967. Nowicki died on 7 December 2022, at the age of 83. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decalogue X
''Dekalog: Ten'' (Polish: Dekalog, dziesięć) is the tenth part of ''Dekalog'', the drama series of films directed by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski for television, connected to the tenth imperative of the Ten Commandments: ''"Thou shalt not covet."'' In contrast to the bleak tone of the other episodes in the series, Dekalog X is a black comedy. Two brothers (Jerzy Stuhr and Zbigniew Zamachowski) inherit a valuable stamp collection from their deceased father and soon become consumed and obsessed with their windfall. The brothers find themselves entangled in a series of misadventures as they attempt to understand, protect and expand their newfound fortune. Plot The story begins at a concert of punk group "City Death." There is a crowd of young people listening to the loud music and the group frontman/singer, Artur (Zbigniew Zamachowski). A man making his way through the crowd, Jerzy (Jerzy Stuhr), waves urgently to Artur, who is subsequently revealed as Jerzy's younger br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curse Of Snakes Valley
''Curse of Snakes Valley'' ( pl, Klątwa doliny węży) is a 1988 Polish-Soviet adventure science fiction horror film directed by Marek Piestrak. The screenplay is loosely based on the Robert Stratton short story ''The Hobby of Dr. Traven'', which was published by the end of 1970s in the Polish magazine ''Przekrój''. The trio of adventurous pals, a man who is a scientist, a fine lady and a former military pilot are in the Indochina jungles, looking for some mysterious vase that holds a metal container that is of no mundane origin. ''Curse of Snakes Valley'' was a great box office success. About 1 milion viewers saw the film in Poland and as many as 25 milion in the Soviet Union. In 2022, New Orleans hip hop duo $uicideboy$ used clips of the film for the lyric video of their song "$uicideboy$ Were Better In 2015", off of their album Sing Me A Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation. Plot In 1954, during the First Indochina War, a helicopter is shot by partisans. It lands on the edge of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Silver Globe (film)
''On the Silver Globe'' ( pl, Na srebrnym globie) is a 1988 Polish epic science fiction film directed and written by Andrzej Żuławski, adapted from ''The Lunar Trilogy'' by Jerzy Żuławski. Starring Andrzej Seweryn, Jerzy Trela, Iwona Bielska, Jan Frycz, Henryk Bista, Grażyna Deląg and Krystyna Janda, the plot follows a team of astronauts who land on an uninhabited planet and form a society. Many years later, a single astronaut is sent to the planet and becomes a messiah. Production took place from 1976 to 1977, but was interrupted by the decision of the Polish authorities. The film's budget is estimated to be at least PLN 58 million. After a few years, Żuławski was able to finish his film. ''On the Silver Globe'' premiered at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. It has received critical acclaim. Plot In the far future, a group of dissident astronauts crash land on an unnamed Earth-like planet after escaping from a degraded and vaguely dystopian Earth. A man named Thomas succu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnat (film)
''Magnat'' is a 1987 Polish historical drama film directed by Filip Bajon. In 2004 ''Magnat'' was included in the list of 100 Best Polish Films of all time. Plot In the year 1900 the German Emperor, Wilhelm II, was invited for a bison hunt in the hunting lodge and estate of a wealthy industrialist and businessman Prince Hans Heinrich XV (of the von Teuss family) in Prussian Silesia. The emperor, satisfied with the diplomatic services of the Prince for the country and charmed by his young wife Daisy, offers him a profitable position. The Prince is obliged to choose: either become the Great Huntsman of the Crown and receive additional land for building new factories, coal mines and manufacturing plants or become an Ambassador of the German Empire in London. Although under the constant pressure of his wife to choose the position of an ambassador, Hans Heinrich decides to choose the position of the Great Huntsman of the Empire. Later distressed Princess Daisy turns to the Emperor f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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