''Doktór Murek'' (English: ''Doctor Murek'') is a 1939

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Juliusz Gardan Juliusz Gardan (1901–1944) was a Polish screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography Director * ''Policmajster Tagiejew'' (1929) * ''Life Sentence (film), Life Sentence'' (1933) * ''Tredowata'' (1936) * ''Halka (film), Halka'' (1937) * ' ...

. It is based on two novels by

Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (; 10 August 1898 – 20 September 1939) was a Polish writer, journalist and author of over a dozen popular novels. One of his best known works, which in Poland became a byword for fortuitous careerism, was ''The Career ...

Cast

* Franciszek Brodniewicz - doctor Franciszek Murek * Nora Ney - Arleta *

Jadwiga Andrzejewska Jadwiga Andrzejewska (1915–1977) was a Polish film and theater actress who was popular between the World Wars in Poland and Germany. Filmography This filmography lists only most important movies: * ''Milioner (film), Milioner'' (1977 in film, ...

- Mika *

Janina Wilczówna Ioannina ( el, Ιωάννινα ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in north-western Greece. According to the 2011 census, the c ...

- Nira * Ina Benita - Karolka *

Lidia Wysocka Lidia Wysocka (June 24, 1916 – January 2, 2006) was a Polish stage, film and voice actress, singer, cabaret performer and creative director, theatre director and costume designer, editorialist. Filmography In 1934 she dubbed Madeleine Carroll ...

- Tunka Czabran *

Aleksander Zelwerowicz Aleksander Zelwerowicz (14 August 1877 in Lublin – 18 June 1955 in Warsaw) was a Polish actor, director, theatre president and a teacher. He received the Order of Polonia Restituta and is one of the Polish Righteous among the Nations.

- chairman Jacek Czabran *

Mieczysława Ćwiklińska Mieczysława Ćwiklińska-SteinsbergĆwiklińska was the maiden name of Ćwiklińska's grandmother, Anna Trapszowa. (née Mieczysława Trapszo, ; 1 January 1879 – 28 July 1972) was a Polish film actress, stage actor, and singer. She was often ni ...

- Mrs. Czabran *

Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski (26 November 1880 – 5 July 1943) was a Polish stage and film actor. He was a legendary figure in Polish cinema who had appeared in the earliest Polish films in 1902. Junosza-Stępowski was killed while trying to pro ...

- chairman Jaźwicz *

Bronisław Dardziński Bronisław Dardziński (30 December 1901 – 13 May 1971) was a Polish actor. He appeared in seventeen films between 1938 and 1966. Selected filmography * ''Doctor Murek'' (1939) * ''Lotna'' (1959) * ''Pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian ...

- Kuzyk * Maria Żabczynska - Kuzyk's wife * Tadeusz Kański - Black Kazik *

Jerzy Kaliszewski Jerzy Kaliszewski (June 8, 1912 – May 31, 1990) was a Polish actor, recipient of multiple awards. Filmography * ''Doctor Murek'' (1939) * ''Unvanquished City'' (1950) * ''Youth of Chopin'' (1952) * ''Stawka większa niż życie'' (1968) ...

- Jurek Czolkowski *

Stanisław Sielański Stanisław Sielański (8 August 1899 – 28 April 1955) was a Polish film and cabaret actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1929 and 1943. Selected filmography * ''Uwiedziona'' (1931) * '' Bezimienni bohaterowie'' (1932) * '' Z ...

- Cipak, shelter pal *

Wanda Jarszewska Wanda Jarszewska (3 November 1888 – 15 May 1964) was a Polish film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1916 and 1962. Selected filmography * '' The Adventures of Anton'' (1913) * ''Pan Twardowski'' (1921) * '' Księżna Łowic ...

- the fortune-teller

Bibliography

* Skaff, Sheila. ''The Law of the Looking Glass: Cinema in Poland, 1896-1939''. Ohio University Press, 2008.

External links

* Polish drama films 1930s Polish-language films Films directed by Juliusz Gardan Films based on Polish novels Films based on works by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz 1939 drama films 1939 films Polish black-and-white films Władysław Szpilman Films based on multiple works {{1930s-drama-film-stub