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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] |
Biała Podlaska
Biała Podlaska ( la, Alba Ducalis) is a city in eastern Poland with 56,498 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the capital of Biała Podlaska Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Biała Podlaska County, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The city lies on the Krzna river. History The first historical document mentioning Biała Podlaska dates to 1481. In the beginning Biała Podlaska belonged to the Illnicz family. The founder of the city may have been Piotr Janowicz, nicknamed "Biały" (Polish for "white"), who was the hetman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Biała Podlaska was administratively part of the Podlaskie Voivodeship (1513–1795), Podlaskie Voivodeship, and then the Brest Litovsk Voivodeship in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (then in Polish–Lithuanian union, union with Poland).Biała PodlaskaHistoria miasta - Serwis Urzędu Miasta Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Day Of Freedom
''The First Day of Freedom'' ( pl, Pierwszy dzień wolności) is a 1964 Polish drama film directed by Aleksander Ford. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Tadeusz Łomnicki - Lt. Jan * Beata Tyszkiewicz - Inga Rhode * Tadeusz Fijewski - Dr. Rhode * Ryszard Barycz - Michal * Krzysztof Chamiec - Hieronym * Roman Kłosowski - Karol * Mieczysław Stoor - Pawel * Elżbieta Czyżewska - Luzzi Rhode * Aldona Jaworska * Mieczysław Kalenik - Otto * Zdzislaw Lesniak - The Oddball * Mieczyslaw Milecki * Kazimierz Rudzki * Vsevolod Sanayev - (as Wsewolod Sanejew) * Mikhail Pugovkin Mikhail Ivanovich Pugovkin (russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Пу́говкин; July 13, 1923, Rameshki, Chukhlomsky District of Kostroma Oblast — July 25, 2008, Moscow) (aged 85) was a Soviet and Russian comic actor named a People' ... References External links * 1964 films 1960s Polish-language films 1964 drama films Polish black-and-white films Films dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz Gajos
Janusz Gajos (; born 23 September 1939) is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the greatest Polish actors. Life and career He was born in Dąbrowa Górnicza. At the age of 11, he moved to Będzin where in 1957, he graduated from the High School No 3. In 1965 he graduated from the National Film School in Łódź as one of its best students despite having been rejected during entrance exams three times. He debuted while he was still in film school in children's film ''Panienka z okienka'' directed by Maria Kaniewska in 1964. Shortly afterwards he was cast in a role of Janek Kos in a widely popular TV World War II series ''Czterej pancerni i pies'' (''Four Tank Men and a Dog''). He starred in numerous other films and theatrical plays, notably in Krzysztof Kieślowski's '' Three Colors: White'', Ryszard Bugajski's ''Interrogat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zofia Merle
Zofia Merle (born 30 March 1938) is a Polish character actress. She has made over 75 appearances in film and television. She starred in the 1978 comedy film ''What Will You Do When You Catch Me?''. Filmography * 1961: ''Komedianty'' as Young Actress (directed by: Maria Kaniewska) * 1962: ''Jadą goście, jadą'' as Maryna * 1964: ''Agnieszka 46'' as Pela (directed by: Sylwester Chęciński) * 1965: ''Katastrofa'' as Zofia (directed by: Sylwester Chęciński) * 1966: ''The Codes'' as Wacka (directed by: Wojciech Jerzy Has) * 1969: ''Rzeczpospolita babska'' as Irena Molenda * 1973: ''The Peasants'' as Magda Kozlowa (directed by: Jan Rybkowski) * 1975: ''Nights and Days'' as peasant Maria Kałużna * 1978: ''What Will You Do When You Catch Me?'' as Krzakoski's domestic servant (directed by: Stanisław Bareja) * 1981: ''Teddy Bear'' as Tradeswoman (directed by: Stanisław Bareja) * 1985: ''Memoirs of a Sinner'' as Weaver's wife (directed by: Wojciech Jerzy Has) * 1988: ''The Tribulatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwik Benoit
Ludwik Benoit (18 July 1920 Wołkowysk, Poland – 4 November 1992, Łódź) was a Polish film and theatre actor. Biography Benoit was a graduate of the Actor's Studio Gall in Gdańsk in 1946 and from the National Film School in Łódź National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce .... He followed in his father's footsteps, who was also an actor. He took roles in both comedic and dramatic movies, in some cases hindered him somewhat distinctive from other actors. According to critics, the best fell on emotional roles, which showed a whole range of feelings. He was married to actress . Their son, , is also an actor. In 1970, he married again to Jadwiga Jędrzejczak. They have a daughter, Anna Benoit-Kołosko, a Łódź-based radio journalist. He was buried in the Alley of Merit at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łódź Film School
The Leon Schiller National Film School ( pl, Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna im. Leona Schillera) is a Polish academy for future actors, directors, photographers, camera operators and television staff. It was founded on 8 March 1948 in Łódź (Lodz). History Until 1958, the school existed as two separate schools: one for actors and the other for filmmakers. The schools and the Polish cinema industry were moved from Warsaw to the nearby city of Łódź after World War II. This move was initially seen as a temporary measure, thus the name of the actors' school was The National Higher School of Theatre in Warsaw with seat in Łódź. Its creator and the first rector was the Polish actor Leon Schiller, current namesake of the school. In 1949, it was divided into two branches; one actually moved to Warsaw and the other one remained in Łódź under the directorship of Kazimierz Dejmek (since 1950). The years leading up to the merger in 1958 were those in w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czterdziestolatek
Czterdziestolatek or 40-latek (English: ''The Forty-Year-Old''); broadcast in English by TVP Polonia as ''Being Forty'' is a Polish television comedy series originally broadcast in Poland between 1975-78. The initial series enjoyed so much popularity that it was continued and led to the release of a feature film ''I'm a Butterfly, a 40-year-old's Love Affair'' and a New Year's Eve television program in 1975. The series was written by Jerzy Gruza and Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz and was broadcast on Telewizja Polska. In total, 21 episodes were produced. The series followed the fate of a Warsaw family and explored topics related to midlife crisis, such as extra-marital affairs, attempts to quit smoking, obsession with hair loss, efforts to maintain physical fitness, pride in achievements and professional life, the desire to seek self-fulfillment through social activities, etc. 20 years later the series was remade in the mid-1990s with a cast that included Joanna Kurowska, Wojciech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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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Czterej Pancerni I Pies
''Four Tank-Men and a Dog'' (Polish: ''Czterej pancerni i pies'', ) was a Polish black and white TV series based on the book by Janusz Przymanowski. Made between 1966 and 1970, the series is composed of 21 episodes of 55 minutes each, divided into three seasons. It is set in 1944 and 1945, during World War II, and follows the adventures of a tank crew and their T-34 tank in the 1st Polish Army. The book and TV series have achieved and retain a cult series status in Poland, the former Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries. The T-34-85 tank ''Rudy'' (Ginger) with the identifying number "102", a German Shepherd dog from Siberia ''Szarik'' (pronounced "Sharik" - little ball in Russian, a nickname in the vein of "furball"; in Polish, the word is similar to Szary meaning gray and szalik meaning scarf) and to a lesser extent the crew Jan Kos, Gustaw Jeleń, Grigorij Saakaszwili, Tomasz Czereśniak, and their commander and mentor Olgierd Jarosz, as well as other heroes of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadeusz Fijewski
Tadeusz Fijewski (14 July 1911 – 12 November 1978) was a Polish stage and film actor. at the Internet Polish Movie Database He appeared in 50 films between 1927 and 1978. Selected filmography * '' Zew morza'' (1927) * '' Przedwiosnie'' (1928) * '' Pod banderą miłości'' (1929) * '''' (1933) * ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
