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Kiler
''Kiler'' (English: ''The Hitman'') is a 1997 Polish comedy by Juliusz Machulski, starring Cezary Pazura, Jerzy Stuhr, Janusz Rewiński, Jan Englert, Katarzyna Figura and Małgorzata Kożuchowska. The movie is a story of a taxi driver named Jerzy (short: Jurek) Kiler who is mistaken for a notorious mercenary killer by the police as well as the mafia. The film has a sequel; '' Kiler-ów 2-óch''. Remake Seeing the movie's tremendous success in Poland, two film studios from the United States started negotiations to buy the rights to make an English version of the film: Hollywood Pictures offering $600 000, and 20th Century Studios, $10 000. The rights were sold to Hollywood Pictures who paid half of the many on the spot and agreed to pay the rest after the end of film production. Barry Josephson were planet to be the producer, and Barry Levinson, the director. The original director of Polish film, Juliusz Machulski was planned to be the executive producer. After the poor rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiler-ów 2-óch
''Kilerów 2-óch'' ('' en, Two Hitmen'') is a continuation of ''Kiler'' movie, directed in 1997. The film premiered 8 January 1999 in Poland and like the first part it has received financial and critical success. Plot The time flies and Jurek Kiler has already forgotten the fact that he used to work as a taxi driver and that he was suspected of series of murders. He is now a public person, and together with his girlfriend Ewa runs a foundation that successfully raises money from all over the world. He is now a man of a great renown as he injects a substantial sums of money into various public institutions. However, the idyllic life becomes thwarted when two murderers who do their time - Siara and Lipski - do everything to blow him away. One time they hire a world-famous Polish murderer called Szakal, other time a Cuban hireling alleged Kiler's double who, after many attempts, fail to carry out their "responsibilities". The situation becomes even more perplexed when Lipski obta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Małgorzata Kożuchowska
Małgorzata Dorota Kożuchowska (born April 27, 1971) is a Polish actress and TV presenter. She is best known as Hanna Mostowiak in the very popular Polish television series, ''M jak miłość'', Ewa Szańska in the movies ''Kiler'' and '' Kiler-ów 2-óch'', and Natalia Boska in '' Rodzinka.pl''. She was awarded the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis and the Order of Polonia Restituta. Life and career She is the eldest daughter of Leszek Kożuchowski, a doctor of pedagogical sciences, and Jadwiga Kozuchowska, a teacher. She has two sisters, Maja and Hanna. She grew up in Toruń. In 1994, she graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw. After earning her diploma, she joined the ensemble of Warsaw's Dramatic Theater, with which she was associated until 2005. Then she was an actress at the National Theater until 2014. She also worked with Warsaw theaters: Na Woli, Komedia and IMKA, in addition to the National Cultural Center in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cezary Pazura
Cezary Andrzej Pazura (born 13 June 1962 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki) is a Polish actor known for his comedy roles in movies such as ''Kiler'', ''Chłopaki nie płaczą'', ''Kariera Nikosia Dyzmy'' and the sitcom ''13 posterunek''. In addition to his work as a movie actor, Pazura is also a stand-up comedian and a voice actor. He provided voice for movies dubbed in Polish including ''Lady and the Tramp'' (as the Tramp), ''Ice Age'' (as Sid), '' Astérix & Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre'' (as Nubernaibs), ''Shark Tale'' (as Oscar) and for ''Pink Panther'' in various computer games. His brother Radosław Pazura is also an actor. Selected filmography * ''Pogrzeb lwa'' (1986) * ''Czarne stopy'' (1987) – Puma * ''Deja vu'' (1990) – Nemetsky velosipedist * ''Kroll'' (1991) – Cpl. Wiaderny * '' V.I.P.'' (1991) – Małyszko * ''Rozmowy kontrolowane'' (1991) – Soldier * ''Czarne słońca'' (1992) – Jan * ''Zwolnieni z życia'' (1992) * ''1968. Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku'' (1992) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliusz Machulski
Juliusz Machulski (born 10 March 1955 in Olsztyn) is a Poles, Polish film director and screenplay writer. Son of noted actor Jan Machulski, Juliusz became notable for his comedies ridiculing the life in communist-ruled Poland of the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Juliusz Machulski was born 10 March 1955 in Olsztyn, Poland, to parents, Jan Machulski and Halina Machulska. In 1973, he moved to Warsaw, where he was admitted to the Polish Philology faculty of the Warsaw University. However, in 1975 he moved to Łódź, where he graduated from the Łódź Film School. His film debut was ''Vabank'' (1981), a comedy describing a story of two Polish gangsters of the 1930s. The film was a striking success, as was the science-fiction comedy ''Seksmisja'' of 1984. Often seen as either a golden child or enfant terrible of the Polish cinema, Machulski quickly became one of the most popular Polish directors, both in Poland and abroad. His ''Seksmisja'', although significantly shortened by the Sov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Stuhr
Jerzy Oskar Stuhr (; born 18 April 1947) is a Polish film and theatre actor. He is one of the most popular, influential and versatile Polish actors. He also works as a screenwriter, film director and drama professor. He served as the Rector of the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków for two terms: from 1990 to 1996 and again from 2002 to 2008. Life and career Stuhr was born in Kraków. His ancestors, Leopold Stuhr and Anna Thill, migrated within Austria-Hungary from Mistelbach to Cracow shortly after their wedding in 1879. Having obtained a degree in Polish literature from the Jagiellonian University in 1970, Stuhr spent the next two years studying acting at the Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków ( often shortened to ''PWST''), where he became a professor. From the early 1970s, Stuhr appeared in Polish theatre and worked in film productions, making his debut with the role of Beelzebub in Adam Mickiewicz's directed by Konrad Swinarski. Having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katarzyna Figura
Katarzyna Małgorzata Figura (Polish pronunciation: ; born 22 March 1962) is a Polish film, theatre and television actress. She is sometimes billed as "Kasia Figura", as in '' Prêt-à-Porter'', Robert Altman's 1994 film. Career Figura was born in Warsaw, Poland. She graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw and continued her studies at the Parisian Conservatoire d'Art Dramatique. She is one of the most recognized and popular actresses in the contemporary Polish film industry. She often played blond bombshells, prostitutes, and wives of rich men. Recently, she has changed her image radically in favor of more mature characters, very often sorrowful and embittered. Katarzyna Figura still appears in TV shows. For many years, she has been featured in single episodes of popular sitcoms, and has regularly appeared in the show ''Witches'' (since 2005). In 2004, she made her come-back to theater after a long-term absence. Her role in ''Alina to the West'' by Paw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaf Lubaszenko
Olaf Sergiusz Linde-Lubaszenko (born 6 December 1968) at the Polish Internet Movie Database is a Polish actor and film director. He was born in , the son of , who is an actor of German and descent and Asja Łamtiugina, a |
Maciej Kozłowski
Maciej Kozlowski (8 September 1957 – 11 May 2010) was a Polish actor, mostly known for his roles in ''Kingsajz'', ''Psy'', ''Kiler'', '' With Fire and Sword'' and ''Schindler's List'' and the TV series '' M jak miłość''. Kozlowski was born in Kargowa, and was a graduate of the National Film School in Łódź. He also played as a defender in the Polish Artists Football Team. He died in Warsaw, aged 52; the cause of death was cirrhosis of the liver caused by hepatitis C virus. His funeral was attended by: Daniel Olbrychski, Bogusław Linda, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Piotr Zelt, Michał Milowicz, Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Grażyna Wolszczak, Tomasz Karolak, Wiktor Zborowski, Marian Opania, Olaf Lubaszenko, Jan Englert, Robert Więckiewicz, Michał Żebrowski, Artur Żmijewski. Filmography Films *1984: ' *1984: ''Nie było słońca tej wiosny'' - Piotr Wolosz *1985: ''Mgła'' - 'Kim' *1985: ''Osobisty pamiętnik grzesznika przez niego samego spisany'' - Stranger *198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szymon Majewski
Szymon Majewski (born 1 June 1967 in Warsaw) is a Polish journalist, showman, radio and television presenter and professional television and film actor. Majewski is a graduate of Edward Dembowski High School in Warsaw. He has a wife, Magdalena, and two children. Ędward Ącki Ędward Ącki is a fictional character created by Majewski. Ędward Ącki has created a fictional political party (ĘĄ - Painfully Honest), which he provides with Ądrzej Chłodek (Michał Zieliński) and Ągelika Radziwił (Aldona Jankowska). Filmography * (Eng. "Killer") (1997) as Mioduch * (Eng. "Mothers, wives and lovers II") (1998) as Szymon Majewski * (Eng. "2 Killers") (1999) as Mioduch * ''E=mc2'' (2002) as Doktor Adam Kuczka * (Eng. "Superproduction") (2002) as television presenter As guest * (eng. Nanny) (2006) episode 33 as Szymon Majewski * (Eng. "Evening with Alice") Host of * (2004, TVN) * (Eng. "Group of Szczepan") (90s, Radio Zet) * (2005, Radio Zet Radio Zet () is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Władysław Komar
Władysław Stefan Komar (11 April 1940 – 17 August 1998) was a Polish shot putter, actor and cabaretist. Competing in three Summer Olympics between 1964 and 1972, he won the gold medal at the Munich Games in 1972 with a throw of 21.18 metres. His nickname was "King Kong" Komar as attributed to a ''Sports Illustrated'' article. His personal bests in the shot put were 21.19 metres outdoors (Warsaw 1974) and 20.32 metres indoors (Grenoble 1972), both being national records during his career. Early life Władysław Komar was born in Kaunas, Lithuania on 11 April 1940 to Władysław Komar-Zabożyński and Wanda Jasińska. As a Polish noble family they owned a mansion in Rogówek (Lithuanian: Raguvėlė). Both of his parents were athletes – father competed for Lithuania as Vladas Komaras at the 1934 European Athletics Championships in the high jump and 110 metres hurdles, mother was a shot putter, who set a national record in the early 1930s. During World War Two the family m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marek Kondrat
Marek Tadeusz Kondrat (born 18 October 1950) is a former Polish TV, film and theatrical actor, director. Career He is a graduate of the Jan Śniadecki High School No. 30 in Warsaw. In 1972, he graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw (PWST). He played his first role as a child in 1961 film ''Historia żółtej ciżemki.'' Between 1972-1973, he worked at the Stanisław Wyspiański Silesian Theatre in Katowice. He also worked at the Dramatic Theatre in Warsaw (1973–1984, 1987–1988), French Institute (1984), New Theatre (1985–1986), Comedy Theatre (1989), Za Dalekim (1990), Ateneum Theatre (1992–1999) and Zygmunta Hübner's Theatre (2002). His most notable roles, which made him one of the most popular actors in Poland, are featured in such films as Janusz Majewski's 1975 film '' Hotel Pacific'', Andrzej Wajda's 1976 film ''Smuga cienia'' where he played the role of Joseph Conrad, Krzysztof Zanussi's 1981 biographic film ''From a Far Country'', Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirosław Zbrojewicz
Mirosław Zbrojewicz (born 25 February 1957) is a Polish actor. Filmography Actor cast * 2018: '' My Secret Terrius'' (내 뒤에 테리우스) as spy * 2013: '' Spies of Warsaw (TV Series)'' as Marek * 2011: '' Kac Wawa'' as "Kaban" * 2010: '' Tajemnica Westerplatte'' as warrant officer Jan Gryczman * 2009: ''Komisarz Blond i wszystko jasne'' as American general * 2009: ''Mniejsze zło'' as Esbek * 2009: ''Un paso adelante'' as Piotr's dad * 2009: ''M jak miłość'' as Siwy (guest appearance) * 2008: '' Lekcje pana Kuki'' as Arnold * 2008: '' Latający Cyprian'' as innkeeper * 2007: '' Den Sorte Madonna'' as Kuntz * 2007: '' Fałszerze – powrót Sfory'' as Walas * 2006: '' Dublerzy'' as "Wiesiek" * 2006: '' Summer love'' as Boxer * 2006: ''Palimpsest'' as Bury * 2006: '' Pętla'' * 2005: '' Rozdroże Café'' as Gerard * 2004: '' Serce gór'' as Gabin * 2004: '' Out of Reach'' * 2004: ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' in episode 'Friends in Need' as Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
