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Prawo I Pięść
''Prawo i pięść'' ("The Law and the Fist") is a 1964 Polish post-war drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski. Based on a 1964 novel of the same name (originally published as ''Toast'') by Józef Hen, the film achieved cult status in the history of Polish cinema. Synopsis Set in 1945, immediately after the end of World War II, it tells the story of Andrzej Kenig, a former fighter of the Polish resistance and survivor of a German concentration camp. He is sent with a small group of men as government representatives to the fictional town of Siwowo/Graustadt in the so-called Recovered Territories, the new western territories of Poland. Their task is to secure the property left there by the retreating Germans. The small town is mostly abandoned and the only remaining inhabitants are four women and a drunken waiter at the hotel. Upon reaching the town, Kenig discovers that the other members of the government delegation are not who they claim to be, and that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Hoffman
Jerzy Julian Hoffman (; born 15 March 1932) is a Polish director, screenwriter, and producer. He received the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award in February 2006. Hoffman is best known for his works in ''The Deluge'' (1974) and ''With Fire and Sword'' (1999), the former of which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His other notable credits were in ''Three Steps on Earth'' (1965) and '' Colonel Wolodyjowski'' (1969). Career His 1965 film ''Three Steps on Earth'' was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. His 1969 film '' Colonel Wolodyjowski'' was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. Hoffman directed ''Battle of Warsaw 1920'' in 2011, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zofia Mrozowska
Zofia Mrozowska (24 August 1922 – 19 August 1983) was a Polish film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1947 and 1983. Selected filmography * ''Unvanquished City'' (1950) * ''A Woman's Decision'' (1975) * ''The Constant Factor ''The Constant Factor'' ( pl, Constans) is a 1980 Polish film directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. It tells the story of a young man struggling to face the death of his mother and harbouring a desire to climb the Himalayas as his father had done. The f ...'' (1980) References External links * 1922 births 1983 deaths Polish film actresses Actresses from Warsaw 20th-century Polish actresses {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Directed By Jerzy Hoffman
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Black-and-white Films
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (french: Polonaise héroïque, lin ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Drama Films
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1960s Polish-language Films
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Films
The year 1964 in film involved some significant events, including three highly successful musical films, ''Mary Poppins,'' '' My Fair Lady,'' and ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg.'' Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1964 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 29 – 50-year-old actor Alan Ladd is found dead in bed at his home in Palm Springs, California. An autopsy confirms the cause of death as cerebral edema caused by an acute overdose of "alcohol and three other drugs" His death is ruled accidental. Ladd's final film, '' The Carpetbaggers'', is released in April and, despite mostly negative reviews from critics, becomes a major commercial success. * March 6 – Elvis Presley's 14th motion picture, '' Kissin' Cousins'', is released to theaters. * March 15 - Elizabeth Taylor marries Richard Burton. * July 6 – '' A Hard Day's Night'', the first Beatles film, premieres. * August 27 – The film ''Mary Poppins'' is released. Not o ... [...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] |
Ewa Wiśniewska
Ewa Maria Wiśniewska (born 25 April 1942) is a Polish actress. Her sister, Małgorzata Niemirska, is also an actress. Wiśniewska was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta, one of Poland's highest Orders, and many other Orders, including Gold Cross of Merit. Selected filmography * ''Zbrodniarz i panna'' (1963) * ''Prawo i pięść'' (1964) * ''Three Steps on Earth'' (1965) * ''Sam pośród miasta'' (1965) * ''Życie raz jeszcze'' (1965) * ''Frozen Flashes'' (1967) * ''Stawka większa niż życie'' (1967–1968, TV series) * ''Tylko umarły odpowie'' (1969) * ''Doktor Ewa'' (1970, TV series) * '' Janosik'' (1973) * ''What Will You Do When You Catch Me?'' (1978) * ''Hallo Szpicbródka czyli ostatni występ króla kasiarzy'' (1978) * ''Umarli rzucają cień'' (1978) * ''Paciorki jednego różańca'' (1979) * ''Białe tango'' (1981) * ''Wielka majówka'' (1981) * ''Dolina Issy'' (1982) * ''Mgła'' (1983) * '' Osobisty pamiętnik grzesznika przez niego samego spisany'' (1985) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiesława Kwaśniewska
Wiesława Kwaśniewska (born 16 June 1933) is a Polish actress. She appeared in more than twenty films and television shows between 1951 and 1984. Selected filmography * ''How to Be Loved'' (1963) * ''Panienka z okienka ''Panienka z okienka'' is a 1964 Polish romance film directed by Maria Kaniewska. Cast * Pola Raksa as Hedwiga / Marysia Kalinowska * Jadwiga Chojnacka as Mina - maid * Aleksandra Karzyńska as Mrs. Flora * Halina Kossobudzka as Salomea Korycka ...'' (1964) References External links * 1933 births Living people Polish film actresses Actors from Łódź {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Przybylski
Jerzy Przybylski (27 April 1923 – 24 July 1999) was a Polish actor. He made over 25 appearances in film and television. He starred in the 1986–1987 television series ''Zmiennicy Zmiennicy (English: ''Subs'') is a Polish comedy TV series completed in 1986 and aired in 1987. Many famous Polish actors (not only comedians) appear in ''Zmiennicy''. Synopsis A young man Jacek Żytkiewicz is an employee of a fictional company ...''. References External links * 1923 births 1999 deaths Polish male film actors Actors from Lviv 20th-century Polish male actors {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...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] |
