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Hydrozagadka
''Hydrozagadka'' ( pl, Hydro-puzzle) is a Polish superhero comedy film. During a summer heat wave, all the water in Warsaw is puzzlingly disappearing. Scientists secretly call upon As (''Ace''), a superhero who passes his days living as a mild-mannered engineer, to try to solve the mystery. It turns out that a mysterious Maharaja is in league with Doctor Spot to steal Poland's water and take it to the Maharaja's country. The movie was ostensibly created as a Communist parody of the American ideals glorified in Superman and other superhero films, however Polish audiences instead felt that the film humorously parodied aspects of Polish life under Communist rule, such as the many slogans for a "better life." Hydrozagadka premiered on 30 April 1971 on Polish television. FilmPolski.pl (Polish). Retrieved November 26, 2009. Cast ...
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Andrzej Kondratiuk
Andrzej Lech Kondratiuk (20 July 1936 – 22 June 2016) was a Polish film director, screenwriter, actor, and cinematographer. Biography Kondratiuk graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1963. Andrzej Kondratiuk created low-budget films, and, in scenarios, often used threads from his biography. He often selected actors and individuals from the immediate surroundings, including amateurs. Some of his films were created in Gzowo near Pułtusk. Although some of his films, such as ' and ''Hydrozagadka'', are classified as cult films and were often award-winning, they are not box office films. Many of his earlier films were short etudes. Private life He was the older brother of film director Janusz Kondratiuk and was married to the actress Iga Cembrzyńska. Filmography * 1963 – ''Kobiela na plaży'' * 1963 – ''Niezawodny sposób'' * 1965 – ''Monolog trębacza'' * 1966 – ''Chciałbym się ogolić'' * 1966 – ''Klub profesora Tutki'' * 1967 – ''Fluidy'' ... [...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] |
Wiesław Gołas
Wiesław Ryszard Gołas (Polish: vʲε.swav 'gɔ.was 9 October 1930 – 9 September 2021) was a Polish actor and Armia Krajowa soldier. He was cast in the role of Tomasz Czereśniak in ''Czterej pancerni i pies'' (Polish: ''Four tank men and a dog''), a widely popular TV series set during World War II. He appeared in a number of films, including ''Ogniomistrz Kaleń'' (1961) and '' Dzięcioł'' (1970). Filmography * 1954 – ''Pokolenie'' * 1956 – '' Szkice węglem'' * 1956 – '' Cień'' * 1958 – ''Dezerter'' * 1958 – ''Miasteczko'' * 1958 – '' Rancho Texas'' * 1959 – ''Lotna'' * 1959 – '' Tysiąc talarów'' * 1960 – ''Zezowate szczęście'' * 1960 – '' Przygoda w terenie'' * 1960 – '' Hamleś'' – student film by |
Wiesław Michnikowski
Wiesław Michnikowski (3 June 1922, in Warsaw – 29 September 2017, in Warsaw) was a Polish stage, cabaret, and film actor. He performed at such satirical theaters (cabarets) as Kabaret Wagabunda, Kabaret Starszych Panów and Kabaret Dudek. Selected filmography * '' Warszawska syrena'' (1956) * '' Gangsterzy i filantropi'' (1963) * ''Hydrozagadka ''Hydrozagadka'' ( pl, Hydro-puzzle) is a Polish superhero comedy film. During a summer heat wave, all the water in Warsaw is puzzlingly disappearing. Scientists secretly call upon As ('' Ace''), a superhero who passes his days living as a mild ...'' (1970) * '' Hallo Szpicbródka, czyli ostatni występ króla kasiarzy'' (1978) * '' Seksmisja'' (1983) * '' Akademia Pana Kleksa'' (1984) * '' Podróże Pana Kleksa'' (1986) * '' Skutki noszenia kapelusza w maju'' (1993) External links * 1922 births 2017 deaths Polish cabaret performers Polish male film actors Polish male stage actors Polish male television actors Polish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iga Cembrzyńska
Maria Elżbieta "Iga" Cembrzyńska (born 2 July 1939) is a Polish actress, singer, composer, screenwriter, film director, and producer. She runs her own film company, ''Iga Film''. She was the wife of Polish film director Andrzej Kondratiuk. First Iga Cembrzyńska studied philosophy at Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika in Toruń and later at the National Higher School of Theatre in Warsaw from which she graduated in 1962. She performed in several prominent theatres in Warsaw like: Teatr Powszechny, ''Teatr Komedia'' and Teatr Ateneum. She is best known for her film roles in ''The Saragossa Manuscript'' (1964) and almost all films directed by her husband Andrzej Kondratiuk. Filmography * '' Salto'' (1965) * ''The Saragossa Manuscript'', ''Rękopis znaleziony w Saragossie'' (1965) * '' Komedia z pomyłek'' (1967) (TV) * ''Stawka większa niż życie'' (1 episode, TV series) * '' Ściana czarownic'' (1967) * '' Jowita'' (1967) * ''Hydrozagadka'' (1970) (TV) * '' Motodrama'' (197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franciszek Pieczka
Franciszek Maksymilian Pieczka (18 January 1928 – 23 September 2022) was a Polish actor. A graduate of the National Higher School of Theatre in Warsaw (1954), he first made his debut in the theatre in Jelenia Góra. He won the award for Best Actor at the Polish Film Festival in 1976 for '' The Scar''. In 2015, he was awarded the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award. Biography Franciszek Pieczka was born and raised in Godów. He was the youngest of six siblings. After World War II, he studied acting. A graduate of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. He made his debut at the Dolnośląski Theater in Jelenia Góra. Then he moved to the Ludowy Theatre in Nowa Huta, where he performed in the years 1955–1964. In 1974–2015, he was an actor of the Powszechny Theater in Warsaw. He has starred in over a hundred films, both Polish and foreign. He has been awarded and honored many times for his individual roles, as well as his contribution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiesława Mazurkiewicz
Wiesława Mazurkiewicz-Lutkiewicz (25 March 1926 – 20 April 2021) was a Polish film and theater actress. She graduated from the National Film School in Łódź in 1952. In 1974 she starred in the Academy Award-nominated film ''The Deluge'' under Jerzy Hoffman. Mazurkiewicz appeared in the Teatr Nowy i Łódź , Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków, Teatr Powszechny in Warsaw, National Theatre in Warsaw and Teatr Rozmaitości in Warsaw. She was awarded the Gold Cross of Merit in 1979. Mazurkiewicz died on 20 April 2021, aged 95. Selected filmography * ''Godzina pąsowej róży'' (as Wanda) (1963) * ''Pharaoh'' (as Queen Nikotris, mother of Ramses XIII) (1966) * ''Hydrozagadka'' (as Florist) (1970) * ''The Deluge'' (as Aunt Kulwiecówna) (1974) * ''Interrogation (as Female Prison Officer) (1982) * '' Woman in a Hat'' (as Ewa's Mother) (1985) * ''Pięć kobiet na tle morza'' (as Countess Aleksandra Dunin-Borkowska) (1986) * ''Gorzka miłość'' (as Marta Powiłańska, Hanna' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Duszyński (actor)
Jerzy Duszyński (; May 15, 1917–July 23, 1978) was one of the most popular actors in a post-war Poland. He starred in a number of film productions as well as theatrical plays. at the Internet Polish Movie Database Biography Duszyński was born in to the family of Feliks (a civil servant and state administration official, activist of the Polish Red Cross) and Maria Duszyński who were evacuated from Poland right before the offensive of the German Army during . After the end of World War I, along with his parents he returned to Warsaw and then soon af ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television In Poland
Television in Poland was introduced in 1937. It was state owned, and was interrupted by the Second World War in 1939. Television returned to Poland in 1952 and for several decades was controlled by the communist government. Colour television was introduced in Poland in 1971. Private television stations in Poland appeared around the time of the fall of communism, with PTV Echo (once a member of the local channels of Polonia 1) becoming the first private station in Poland (and in the former Eastern Bloc). Polish programming Universal Channel * ''Arrow'' * ''A Touch of Frost'' * ''Californication'' * ''Castle'' * ''CSI: Miami'' * '' Dexter'' * ''Futurama'' * ''Hawaii Five-0'' * ''Law & Order'' * ''Monk'' * '' Psych'' * ''Royal Pains'' * ''Scandal'' * ''Sleeper Cell'' * ''Stargate Universe'' * ''The Sopranos'' Diva Universal *''Being Erica'' *''The Biggest Loser'' *'' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' *'' Chicago Fire'' *''Chicago Med'' *''Desperate Housewives'' *'' Dexter'' *''Fairly L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Józef Nowak
Józef Nowak (8 April 1925 – 16 January 1984) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1951 and 1980. Selected filmography * ''Warsaw Premiere'' (1951) * ''Drugi brzeg'' (1962) * ''Westerplatte'' (1967) * ''Stawka większa niż życie ''Stawka większa niż życie'' (''More Than Life at Stake'', ''Stakes Larger Than Life'' or ''Playing for High Stakes'') was a Polish black and white TV series about the adventures of a Polish secret agent in Soviet service, captain Hans Kloss (r ...'' (1967) References External links * 1925 births 1984 deaths People from Kraków County Polish male film actors Polish male stage actors Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta 20th-century Polish male actors {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witold Skaruch
Witold Skaruch (11 January 1930 – 17 February 2010) was a Polish character actor and director. He appeared in films, television shows and miniseries from 1953 until 2009. Skaruch, who was born in Ciechanów, Poland, began his professional acting career as a journalist on '' Trzy starty'' in 1953. His career continued until in 2009. Skaruch's notable film roles included 1962's ''How to Be Loved'', the 1963 film '' New Year's Romance'', '' Pan Pan Michael'' in 1969, and ''Fears'', which was released in 1979. He received a Best Actor nomination during the 2008–2009 Polish award season. His last appearance on screen was a television episode of '' Siostry'' called ''Ojciec Mateusz'' in 2009. Witold Skaruch died in Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland, on 17 February 2010. Selected filmography * ''Milczące ślady ''Milczące ślady'' is a 1960 Polish drama film directed by Zbigniew Kuźmiński. Cast * Lech Wojciechowski as Kolacz * Witold Skaruch as Professor * Ryszard Kotys as Stusi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Turek
Jerzy Turek (17 January 1934 – 14 February 2010) was a Polish actor and performer. Turek was born on 17 January 1934 in the eastern village of Tchórzowa. He died on 14 February 2010 in Warsaw at the age of 76. Selected filmography * '' Kwiecień'' (1961) * '' I Hate Mondays'' (1971) * ''Calls Controlled ''Calls Controlled'' (Polish: ''Rozmowy kontrolowane'') is a Polish black comedy film directed by Sylwester Chęciński and released in 1991. It is a sequel to the 1980 film ''Teddy Bear'' and was followed in 2007 by '' Ryś'' (lynx). Synopsis ...'' (1991) External links *Jerzy Turek obituary 1934 births 2010 deaths Male actors from Warsaw Polish male film actors Polish male stage actors People from Węgrów County Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
