Andrzej Mularczyk (born 13 June 1930 in

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) is a Polish writer, screenwriter, reporter, and author of radio dramas. His brother is the Polish writer Roman Bratny. He made his literary debut in 1943 in the conspiratorial publication ''Dźwigary'', which published his work (anonymously). After the war, in 1949 he began to work as a journalist at the same time as he was pursuing studies in the Journalism Department of the

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. He completed his studies in 1955. He worked as a reporter and columnist for the weekly publication "Świat". He has been a member of the Związek Literatów Polskich since 1955 and of the Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich since 1964. In 1970-1977 he worked as literary director in the film group Iluzjon, and also worked for Polish Radio for many years. Many films have been based on his screenplays, including some that are very widely known in Poland such as the series ''Sami swoi'', ''Nie ma mocnych'', ''Kochaj albo rzuć'', and the television serial ''Dom''. He has written a total of around 40 screenplays. He is the author of the film story ''Post mortem. Katyń'', released in 2007, which served as the basis for

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’s film '' Katyń'' about the

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. Under the pseudonym ''Andrzej Jurek'' he co-authored the screenplay for the film ''Liczę na wasze grzechy'', together with

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Selected films

Screenplay

* 1958: ''

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'' * 1964: ''Przerwany lot'' * 1966: ''Ktokolwiek wie...'' * 1967: ''

Sami swoi ''Sami swoi'' (; translated as ''All Friends Here'' or ''Our Folks''; literally "only our own") (1967) is the first part of a Polish comedic trilogy of movies by Sylwester Chęciński. Its two follow-ups are ''Nie ma mocnych'' (a Polish idiom mea ...

'' * 1967: ''Julia, Anna, Genowefa...'' * 1971: ''Jeszcze słychać śpiew i rżenie koni...'' * 1971: ''Na przełaj'' * 1973: ''Sobie król'' * 1973: '' Droga'' * 1974: ''

Nie ma mocnych ''Take It Easy'' ( pl, Nie ma mocnych) is a 1974 Polish comedy film directed by Sylwester Chęciński. It is the second part of a trilogy about two quarreling peasants Kargul and Pawlak, which started with ''Sami swoi'', and concluded with ''Kocha ...

'' * 1974: ''Cień tamtej wiosny'' * 1974: ''Głowy pełne gwiazd'' * 1975: ''

Niespotykanie spokojny człowiek ''Niespotykanie spokojny człowiek'' ( Pol. ''Incredibly peaceful man'') is a Polish television film from 1975 directed by Stanisław Bareja. Cast * Janusz Kłosiński - Stanislaw Wlodek * Ryszarda Hanin - Aniela Wlodek * Malgorzata Potocka - ...

'' * 1976: ''Ostatnie takie trio'' * 1977: ''

Kochaj albo rzuć ''Kochaj albo rzuć'' (''Love or leave'') is a 1977 Polish comedy film directed by Sylwester Chęciński. It is the third and final part of a trilogy about two quarreling peasants Kargul and Pawlak, which started with ''Sami swoi'' ( All Friends H ...

'' * 1978: ''Rodzina Połanieckich'' * 1978: ''Wielki podryw'' * 1980-2000: ''Dom'' * 1982: ''Wyjście awaryjne'' * 1982: ''Jest mi lekko'' * 1983: ''Marynia'' * 1986: ''Rykowisko'' * 1988: ''Pięć minut przed gwizdkiem'' * 1988: ''Cesarskie cięcie'' * 1989: ''Goryl, czyli ostatnie zadanie...'' * 1994: ''Jest jak jest'' * 1999: '' Wrota Europy'' * 2004: ''Cudownie ocalony'' * 2007: '' Katyń'' - together with

* 2016: ''

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Awards and distinctions

* 1989 –

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in the category "Fiction" for radio dramas (screenplay) ''Z głębokości wód'' * 1996 –

in the category "Fiction" for radio dramas (screenplay) ''Cyrk odjechał, lwy zostały'' * 2005 – Diamentowy Mikrofon iamond Microphone

References

External links

Biographical data and filmography on the Filmweb site

Biographical data and filmography on the Filmpolski site
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