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The Ashes (film)
''The Ashes'' ( pl, Popioły) is a 1965 Polish drama film directed by Andrzej Wajda, referencing the classic Stefan Żeromski epic novel of Polish Literature of the same name. It was entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. It sold about tickets in Poland, becoming one of the highest-grossing Polish films of all time. Cast * Daniel Olbrychski - Rafał Olbromski * Bogusław Kierc - Krzysztof Cedro * Piotr Wysocki - Jan Gintułt * Beata Tyszkiewicz - Princess Elżbieta * Pola Raksa - Helena de With * Władysław Hańcza - Rafal's Father * Jan Świderski - General Sokolnicki * Jan Koecher - General de With * Zbigniew Sawan - Krzysztof's Father * Józef Duriasz - Piotr Olbromski * Zbigniew Józefowicz - Michcik * Janusz Zakrzeński - Napoleon Bonaparte * Józef Nalberczak - Soldier Wanderer * Stanisław Zaczyk - Józef Poniatowski * Zofia Saretok - Helena's Aunt * Krzysztof Litwin - Officer * Arkadiusz Bazak - Officer * Tomasz Zaliwski - Officer * Stanisław Mikulski Stanisła ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Witold Wajda (; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "Polish Film School". He was known especially for his trilogy of war films consisting of ''A Generation'' (1955), ''Kanał'' (1957) and '' Ashes and Diamonds'' (1958). He is considered one of the world's most renowned filmmakers whose works chronicled his native country's political and social evolution and dealt with the myths of Polish national identity offering insightful analyses of the universal element of the Polish experience – the struggle to maintain dignity under the most trying circumstances. Four of his films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: '' The Promised Land'' (1975), ''The Maids of Wilko'' (1979), ''Man of Iron'' (1981) and '' Katyń'' (2007). Early life Wajda was born in Suwałk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janusz Zakrzeński
Janusz Zakrzeński (8 March 1936 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish film and theatrical actor. Zakrzeński was born in Przededworze. He graduated from high school III LO in Wrocław, Poland, in 1953. He was an actor in the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre of Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ... (1960–1967), the Polski (1967–1974), the Nowy (1974–1984), and the Teatr Narodowy, Narodowy (1984–1985) theatres of Warsaw. He acted at the Polski in Warsaw from 1985 until his death in 2010. He wrote the books ''Moje spotkania z Marszałkiem'' and ''Gawędy o potędze słowa''. In 2008, the Polish organization Międzynarodowy Zjazd Sybiraków (World Congress of the Sybiraks) awarded him the prize "Ambassador of Sybiraks" for his role in the play ''Silent Scream''. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Works By Stefan Żeromski
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] |
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] |
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] |
Polish Drama 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] |
1965 Drama Films
Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in for a full term as President of the United States. ** Indonesian President Sukarno announces the withdrawal of the Indonesian government from the United Nations. * January 30 – The state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place in London with the largest assembly of dignitaries in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II. * February 4 – Trofim Lysenko is removed from his post as director of the Institute of Genetics at the Academy of Sciences in the Soviet Union. Lysenkoist theories are now treated as pseudoscience. * February 12 ** The African and Malagasy Common Organization ('; OCAM) is formed as successor to the Afro-Malagasy Union for Economic Cooperation ('; UAMCE), formerly the African and Malagasy Union ('; UAM). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 Films
The year 1965 in film involved several significant events, with ''The Sound of Music'' topping the U.S. box office and winning five Academy Awards. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1965 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 15 – George Stevens' production of ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'', a retelling of the account of Jesus Christ, premieres in New York City, New York. It was such a flop with critics and audiences that its failure discouraged production of religious epics for many years. It is considered notable in the 21st century for its astonishing landscapes, powerful and provocative cinematography, Max von Sydow's debut acting performance in an American film, and the final film performance of Claude Rains. * March 2 – The Rodgers and Hammerstein film adaptation of ''The Sound of Music'', directed by Robert Wise and starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, premieres. It quickly became a worldwide pheno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Mikulski
Stanisław Mikulski (1 May 1929 – 27 November 2014) was a Polish theatre, television and film actor, and host of ''Koło Fortuny'' (the Polish version of ''Wheel of Fortune''). Mikulski gained fame for his leading role in the 1967–68 television series ''Stawka większa niż życie''. As a result of being typecast as Hans Kloss, he moved his focus toward theatre work. In 1983 he was a member of the jury at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography * ''Godziny nadziei'' (1955) * ''Kanał'' (1957) * ''Ewa chce spać'' (1957) * ''Dwaj panowie N'' (1961) * ''Ostatni kurs'' (1963) *''Skąpani w ogniu'' (1963) *''Powrót na ziemię'' (1966) *''Stawka większa niż życie'' (1967-1968) *''Ostatni świadek'' (1969) *''Samochodzik i templariusze'' (1971) *''Zaczarowane podwórko'' (1974) *''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 Stani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Zaliwski
Tomasz Zbigniew Zaliwski (15 December 1929, Rudzieniec, Poland – 13 July 2006, Warsaw) was a film, theatre, and radio actor. Biography He interrupted his studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (mathematical faculty) to move on to study acting at The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw and graduated in 1955. His theatre debut was in 1956. His entire professional life (until his retirement in 1996) was associated with the Warsaw Theatre of the People (since 1975, Teatr Nowy). He has also dubbed. Zaliwski earned a laureate acting in the category of radio dramas from the Polish Radio Theatre for his role in the Dwa Teatry in Sopot Sopot is a seaside resort city in Pomerelia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, and has the status of the county, being the smallest city ... in 2001. He was married to the actress Teresa Lipowska. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkadiusz Bazak
Arkadiusz Bogusław Bazak (born 12 January 1939) is a Polish actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films and television shows since 1964. Selected filmography * ''Westerplatte'' (1967) * ''Znaki na drodze'' (1970) * ''The Deluge The Genesis flood narrative (chapters 6–9 of the Book of Genesis) is the Hebrew version of the universal flood myth. It tells of God's decision to return the universe to its pre- creation state of watery chaos and remake it through the microc ...'' (1974) * ''Przylbice i kaptury'' (1985) References External links * 1939 births Living people Polish male film actors Male actors from Warsaw People from Warsaw Voivodeship (1919–1939) Polish male stage actors Polish male voice actors {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Zaczyk
Stanisław Zaczyk (26 September 1923 – 6 April 1985) was a Polish theatre and film actor. He was awarded the Polonia Restituta in 1969. Biography Zaczyk was born in Nowy Sącz, Poland. In 1945, he graduated from the Theatre Studio near The Old Theatre, Kraków. In the same year, he made his acting debut in Pierre Corneille's ''Le Cid'' portraying a page in the stages of The Old Theatre. From 1946 through 1950, he performed on stages in Jelenia Góra and Wrocław. He then returned to Kraków and became an actor at the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre. Since 1960, Zaczyk acted on Warsaw theatre stages such as Narodowy Theatre (1960–1963, 1965–1968), The Polish Theatre (1963–1965), Ataneum Theatre (1969–1974), and the Powszechny Theatre (1974–1975). He made his film debut in 1945 in ''2+2=4'' directed by Antoni Bohdziewicz. He died on 6 April 1985 in Warsaw, Poland. Selected theatre roles * Page in ''Le Cid'' written by Pierre Corneille (1945)—A debut role His nota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
