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Jerzy Nowak
Jerzy Nowak (20 June 1923 – 26 March 2013) was a Polish film and theatre actor and teacher. Biography During World War II, Nowak fought with the Polish partisans. In 1948, he graduated from the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków. From 1994 on, Nowak primarily and continuously played the role of Singer Hirsch, who is a historic character in the legacy of Polish theater. In cinema, he mostly took on supporting roles as a Jew, often set during World War Two, such as in ''Schindler's List'' (directed by Steven Spielberg), or as a 'bumpkin farmer' in '' Three Colors: White'', and as the great creative Zucker in the film'' The Promised Land'' ( directed by Andrzej Wajda). In 2005, he made a film on the subject of death, after allegedly learning of his own illness. In his will, his corpse was to be processed in formalin by Jagiellonian University Medical College. In 2007 the documentary '' Existence'', directed by Marcin Koszalka focuses on the problem ...
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Brzesko
Brzesko (; yi, בריגעל, ''Brigel'') is a town in southern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. It lies approximately west of Tarnów and east of the regional capital Kraków. Since Polish administrative reorganization (in 1999), Brzesko has been the administrative capital of Brzesko County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Before reorganization it was part of Tarnów Voivodeship (1975–1998). As of December 2021, the town has a population of 16,665. Historically, the town was subject of various ownerships since its 1385 founding. Okocim Brewery, founded by Jan Goetz in 1845, is located in nearby Okocim (). Brzesko lies on the Uszwica river, along the important rail route from Kraków to Przemyśl, and along the European route E40. The town has a 14th-century church of St. Jacob, and the 19th-century palace of the Goetz family (founders of the Okocim Brewery). Other historic buildings were either destroyed in numerous wars, or burned in fires, such as the great fire of 1 ...
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Marcin Koszalka
Marcin (Polish pronunciation: ) is a male given name or surname. Notable people with the name Marcin include: Given name * Marcin Dorociński (born 1973), Polish actor * Marcin Gortat (born 1984), Polish basketball player * Marcin Held (born 1992), Polish mixed martial artist * Marcin Jakubowski founded Open Source Ecology (OSE) in 2003 * Marcin Kaczmarek (other), several people ** Marcin Kaczmarek (footballer) (born 1979), Polish footballer ** Marcin Kaczmarek (swimmer) (born 1977), Polish butterfly swimmer * Marcin Kalinowski (1605–1652), Polish nobleman * Marcin Kleczynski (born 1989), co-founder and CEO of Malwarebytes Inc. * Marcin Kromer (1512–1583), Polish historian and chronicler, royal secretary, bishop of Warmia * Marcin Lewandowski (born 1987), Polish 800m runner * Marcin Matkowski (born 1981), Polish tennis player * Marcin Mroziński (born 1981), Polish-English actor, singer and television presenter * Marcin Nowak (other), several people * Marcin ...
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The Family Gąsieniców (TV Series)
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Placówka (film)
''Placówka'' is a Polish historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa .... It was released in 1979. References External links * 1979 films Polish historical films 1970s Polish-language films 1970s historical films {{Poland-film-stub ...
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Sekret Enigmy
''Sekret Enigmy'' (''The Secret of Enigma'') is a Polish historical film directed by Roman Wionczek. It was released in 1979. The film is based on Stanisław Strumph-Wojtkiewicz's book ''Sekret Enigmy''. Cast * Tadeusz Borowski as Marian Rejewski * Piotr Fronczewski as Jerzy Różycki * Piotr Garlicki as Henryk Zygalski * Tadeusz Pluciński * Jerzy Kamas * Janusz Zakrzeński * Emil Karewicz * Andrzej Szczepkowski Andrzej Tadeusz Szczepkowski (26 April 1923 – 31 January 1997) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 30 films and television shows between 1957 and 1997. He is the father of actress Joanna Szczepkowska. In 1966, he was awarded the ... * Stanisław Mikulski * Stanisław Zaczyk * Jolanta Wołłejko * Ewa Żukowska * Tadeusz Szaniecki References External links * 1979 films Polish historical films 1970s Polish-language films Cryptography in fiction 1970s historical films {{Poland-film-stub ...
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Camera Buff
''Camera Buff'' ( pl, Amator, meaning "amateur") is a 1979 Polish drama film written and directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski and starring Jerzy Stuhr. The film is about a humble factory worker whose newfound hobby, amateur film, becomes an obsession, and transforms his modest and formerly contented life. ''Camera Buff'' won the Polish Film Festival Golden Lion Award and the FIPRESCI Prize and Golden Prize at the 11th Moscow International Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival Otto Dibelius Film Award in 1980. Plot The film is set in the late 1970s in Wielice, People's Republic of Poland. Factory worker Filip Mosz ( Jerzy Stuhr) is a nervous new father and a doting husband when he begins filming his daughter's first days with a newly acquired 8mm movie camera. He believes, as he tells his wife, that he now has everything he ever wanted since his youth as an orphan, but when the local Communist Party boss asks him to film a celebration event of the jubilee of his ...
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Copernicus (film)
''Copernicus'' ( pl, Kopernik) is a 1973 Polish historical film directed by Ewa Petelska and Czesław Petelski. The film was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. It was also selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 46th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Andrzej Kopiczyński as Mikołaj Kopernik * Barbara Wrzesińska as Anna Schilling – cousin * Czesław Wołłejko as Lukasz Watzenrode – bishop of Warmia * Andrzej Antkowiak as Andrzej Kopernik * Klaus-Peter Thiele as Georg Joachim von Lauchen gen. Rhetikus * Henryk Boukołowski as Cardinal Hipolit d'Este * Hannjo Hasse as Andreas Osiander – editor * Henryk Borowski as Tiedemann Giese – bishop of Chełmno * Jadwiga Chojnacka as Thief Kacper's mother * Aleksander Fogiel as Matz Schilling – Anna's father * Emilia Krakowska as Kacper's wife * Gustaw L ...
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Pięciu
''Pięciu'' ("Five") is a 1964 Polish drama film directed by Paweł Komorowski. Cast * Marian Kociniak as Kazio * Andrzej Zaorski as Staszek * Bogusław Sochnacki as Rysiek * Ryszard Pietruski as Bernard Kalus * Tadeusz Kalinowski as Wala * Anna Ciepielewska as Wala's Wife Maryjka * Magda Celówna as Rysiek's Sister Alka * Helena Dąbrowska as Rysiek's Mother Helga * Maria Kaniewska as Gerda Buchtowa * Genowefa Korska * Jolanta Umecka as Edyta Buchta * Jerzy Nowak as Alfred Buchta * Witold Pyrkosz Witold Pyrkosz (24 December 1926 – 22 April 2017) was a Polish actor. He was best known as Lucjan Mostowiak in Polish TV series " M jak miłość", as Pyzdra in " Janosik", as Wichura in "Czterej pancerni i pies", as Balcerek in "Alternaty ... as Alojz References External links * 1964 films 1964 drama films Polish drama films Polish black-and-white films 1960s Polish-language films Films scored by Wojciech Kilar {{1960s-drama-film-stub ...
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Nieznany
''Nieznany'' (''Unknown'') is a 1964 Polish film, directed by Witold Lesiewicz. A war film set in a Soviet labour camp. The action of the film takes place in 1943. Two Poles escape from the Soviet labor camp. Their goal is to get to the Polish Army in position over the Oka River. Following the Battle of Lenino, they finally reach Poland. See also List of World War II films (1950–1989) This list of World War II films (1950–1989) contains fictional feature films or miniseries released since 1950 which feature events of World War II in the narrative. The entries on this list are war films or miniseries that are concerned wi ... External links * *Nieznany' at filmpolski 1964 films Polish World War II films Polish war drama films Films directed by Witold Lesiewicz Films about Polish resistance during World War II {{Poland-film-stub ...
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Kwiecień (film)
''Kwiecień'' is a 1960 Polish war drama film directed by Witold Lesiewicz. Synopsis The film takes place in the first months of 1945. A unit of the Polish army prepares to cross the Lusatian Neisse river. The commander of the unit hits a subordinate during an argument. The latter files a report about the incident to the division prosecutor. Cast and characters * Henryk Bąk as Colonel Czapran * Maria Ciesielska as Corporal Ruszkowska * Leszek Herdegen as Ensign Szumibor * Jan Kobuszewski as Pawel * Tadeusz Kondrat as Klukwa * August Kowalczyk as Division prosecutor * Krzysztof Kowalewski as Sulikowski * Jerzy Nowak as Mail carrier * Piotr Pawłowski as Prosecutor Hyrny * Franciszek Pieczka as Private Anklewicz * Bolesław Płotnicki as Kozlowski * Witold Pyrkosz Witold Pyrkosz (24 December 1926 – 22 April 2017) was a Polish actor. He was best known as Lucjan Mostowiak in Polish TV series " M jak miłość", as Pyzdra in " Janosik", as Wichura in "Czterej pance ...
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Rok Pierwszy
''Rok pierwszy'' is a 1960 Polish drama film directed by Witold Lesiewicz. Cast * Stanisław Zaczyk as sierzant Lukasz Otryna * Leszek Herdegen as kapral Józef Dunajec * Aleksandra Śląska Aleksandra Śląska (4 November 1925 – 18 September 1989) was a Polish film actress. She appeared in 18 films between 1948 and 1983. Born in Katowice, Upper Silesia, she left for Warsaw after World War II. She was buried in the Powązki ... as Dorota References External links * 1960 films 1960 drama films Polish drama films Polish black-and-white films 1960s Polish-language films Films directed by Witold Lesiewicz {{1960s-drama-film-stub ...
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The Eagle (1959 Film)
''The Eagle'' ( pl, Orzeł) is a 1959 Polish war film directed by Leonard Buczkowski. It is based on the true story of the Polish World War II submarine . Since the real ''Orzeł'' was sunk in the war, to assure authenticity her role was played by her sister ship, the . The film was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. The story is inspired by the Orzeł incident, when ''Orzel'', entered, in September 1939, the harbour of neutral Estonia and left its commanding officer with symptoms of illness. The Estonian authorities tried to intern the submarine, under pressure from Germany and the Soviet Union, but it escaped. Cast * Aleksander Sewruk as Commander Henryk Kłoczkowski * Wieńczysław Gliński as Captain Jan Grabiński * Jan Machulski as Lieutenant Pilecki * Roland Głowacki as Lieutenant Roland * Bronisław Pawlik as Mate Rokosz * Andrzej Harder as Ensing Morawski *Zbigniew Filus as Bossman Wacał Pierzchała *Henryk Bąk as Bossman Leon Wiktorczyk *Ign ...
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