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Wojciech Pokora
Wojciech Wacław Pokora (2 October 1934 – 4 February 2018) was a Polish actor. He has made over 40 appearances in film and television. He starred in the 1986–1987 television series ''Zmiennicy''. Selected filmography * Bad Luck (1960) * Husband of His Wife (1961) * Nieznany (1964) * Marriage of Convenience (1967) * The Cruise (1970) * Hydrozagadka (1971) * Man – Woman Wanted (1973) * A Jungle Book of Regulations (1974) * Brunet wieczorową porą (1976) * What Will You Do When You Catch Me? (1978) * Teddy Bear (1980) * 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 popu ... References External links * 1934 births 2018 deaths Polish male film actors Male actors from Warsaw {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.1 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 7th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is an Alpha global city, a major cultural, political and economic hub, and the country's seat of government. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th century, when Sigismund III decided to move the Polish capital and his royal court from Kraków. Warsaw served as the de facto capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795, and subsequently as the seat of Napoleon's Duchy of Warsaw. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Jungle Book Of Regulations
''Nie ma róży bez ognia'' (title in pl, There is no rose without fire, in reference to two mixed up proverbs – ''There is no rose without thorns'', and ''There is no smoke without the fire'') is a Polish comedy film from 1974 directed by Stanisław Bareja. The subject is the chronic apartment shortage in Communist Poland. The film has been released for the English speaking world with subtitles, under the title: ''A Jungle Book of Regulations''. Nie ma róży bez ognia FILMWEB, Baza filmowa, 1998-2010 Omnigence Cast * Jerzy Dobrowolski - as Jerzy Dąbczak (Wanda's former husband) * |
2018 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1934 Births
Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people. * January 26 – A 10-year German–Polish declaration of non-aggression is signed by Nazi Germany and the Second Polish Republic. * January 30 ** In Nazi Germany, the political power of federal states such as Prussia is substantially abolished, by the "Law on the Reconstruction of the Reich" (''Gesetz über den Neuaufbau des Reiches''). ** Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, signs the Gold Reserve Act: all gold held in the Federal Reserve is to be surrendered to the United States Department of the Treasury; immediately following, the President raises the statutory gold price from US$20.67 per ounce to $35. * February 6 – F ... [...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] |
Teddy Bear (1980 Film)
''Teddy Bear'' is the English title of ''Miś'' , a 1981 Polish comedy film directed by Stanisław Bareja. ''Teddy Bear'', along with '' The Cruise'' ''(Rejs)'', was a reflection of contemporary Polish society using surreal humor to somehow get past the censorship at the time. It gained cult status in its native country. Later, the film was reappraised by critics and it has been regarded as one of the best Polish films ever made. Plot Rysiek (Stanisław Tym, who also co-wrote the screenplay), the shrewd manager of a state-sponsored sports club, has to travel to London before his ex-wife Irena ( Barbara Burska) gets there to collect a large sum of money from their joint savings account. However, getting out of a communist country is never easy, even for a well-connected operator like Rysiek. After his wife destroys Rysiek's hard to get passport he is stranded in Warsaw while she's off to London. The circumstances force him to plot a Byzantine scheme with support of his equ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Will You Do When You Catch Me?
''What Will You Do When You Catch Me?'' is the English title of ''Co mi zrobisz, jak mnie złapiesz?'' a Polish comedy film released in 1978, directed by Stanisław Bareja. ''What Will You Do'' shares many themes in common with Bareja's other comedies, especially ''Teddy Bear'', with an emphasis on the sheer absurdity of life under Communism. The plot is very convoluted similarly to other Bareja's screwball comedies and includes many interconnected storylines as well as scenes from day to day lives of hapless citizens of Warsaw. Plot The main plot line revolves around Tadeusz Krzakoski (Krzysztof Kowalewski) director of a failing state-owned company. When his mistress, a daughter of a Communist party bigwig, announces that she's pregnant Tadeusz knows that in order to save his reputation and his job he needs to marry her. But as he is already married he tries to engineer a plot to get divorced quickly. Cast * Krzysztof Kowalewski - Tadeusz Krzakoski * Bronisław Pawlik - R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunet Wieczorową Porą
''Brunet wieczorową porą'' () is a 1976 Polish comedy film directed by Stanisław Bareja. Synopsis A Gypsy woman appears at the house of the protagonist, Michał Roman, and makes a number of strange prophecies, which he initially dismisses. The most serious prediction is that Michał will accidentally kill a brown-haired man at his house the next evening. Together with a friend, Michał tries to prevent the imminent crime. He leaves his house, but misfortune follows him, as all the Gypsy woman's words come true, including the death of Dzidek Krępak, a brown-haired man. Despite various adversities, Michał manages to identify the real murderer. Cast * Krzysztof Kowalewski as Michał Roman * Wojciech Pokora as Kowalski, Michał's neighbour * Janina Traczykówna as Lucyna Barańczak, Michał's neighbour * Wiesław Gołas as Kazik Malinowski, Michał's friend * Bohdan Łazuka as Michał's neighbour * Ryszard Pietruski as Dzidek Krępak * Bożena Dykiel Bożena Dykiel () (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man – Woman Wanted
''Man – Woman Wanted'' is the English title of the Polish film ''Poszukiwany, poszukiwana'', a comedy released in 1973, directed by Stanisław Bareja Stanisław Sylwester Bareja (5 December 1929 – 14 June 1987) was a Polish filmmaker. Some of his films (mostly comedies) have reached cult status in Poland. His most famous film is ''Teddy Bear'' (''Miś''), filmed in 1980. His last work was .... References Poszukiwany, poszukiwana at filmpolski.pl Poszukiwany, poszukiwanaat stopklatka.pl 1973 films Cross-dressing in film Polish comedy films 1970s Polish-language films Films directed by Stanisław Bareja 1973 comedy films 1973 LGBT-related films {{LGBT-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden. ... [...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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The Cruise (1970 Film)
''Rejs'', known in English as ''The Cruise'' (or ''The Trip Down the River''), is a Polish comedy film released in 1970, directed by Marek Piwowski who also co-wrote the screenplay with Andrzej Barszczyński, Janusz Głowacki and Jerzy Karaszkiewicz. The score was composed by Wojciech Kilar. ''Rejs'' is considered as a masterpiece by many and as the earliest cult film in Polish cinema. Shot in a quasi-documentary style, with a cast featuring not more than two or three professional actors, the absurd plot parodies life in the People's Republic of Poland, reducing a weekend river cruise to a hilarious parody of the entire communist system. A stowaway (Stanisław Tym) sneaks aboard a ship departing on a cruise down the Vistula River. The captain takes him for a Communist Party cultural coordinator and the intruder gladly adapts to his new role, immediately setting to work at manipulating the passengers and crew into silly and vaguely humiliating games. Before long, Tym has got ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
