''Hero of the Year'' ( pl, Bohater roku) is a 1987 Polish
drama film
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directed by
Feliks Falk
Feliks Falk ps. ''Robert F. Lane'', ''Edward Neyman'' (born 25 February 1941) is a Polish film and theater director as well as writer of film scripts, stage plays, television plays, and radio shows. A 1966 graduate of Warsaw's Academy of Fine Art ...
. It was entered into the
15th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the
FIPRESCI Prize
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and a Special Prize.
The film was selected as the Polish entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
60th Academy Awards
The 60th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on April 11, 1988, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time Zone, PDT. During the ceremon ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Jerzy Stuhr
Jerzy Oskar Stuhr (; born 18 April 1947) is a Polish film and theatre actor. He is one of the most popular, influential and versatile Polish actors. He also works as a screenwriter, film director and drama professor. He served as the Rector of th ...
as Lutek Danielak
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Mieczyslaw Franaszek as Zbigniew Tataj
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Katarzyna Kozak as Majka (as Katarzyna Kozak-Paszkowska)
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Piotr Machalica
Piotr Machalica (13 February 1955 – 14 December 2020) was a Polish theatrical and cinematic actor.
Biography
Machalica was born into a family of actors. His father, Henryk Machalica and his brother, were both actors. Machalica had two childr ...
as Editor Tadeusz Odyniec
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Marian Opania
Marian Opania (, born 1 February 1943) is a Polish film actor and singer. He has appeared in more than 50 films since 1965.
Biography
He was born on 1 February 1943 in Puławy as the second son of Julian and Jadwiga. His father was a forester ...
as Chief editor
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Miroslawa Marcheluk as Danka Danielak
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Ryszard Kotys
Ryszard Kotys (20 March 1932 – 27 January 2021) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 140 films and television shows during his career.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1932 births
2021 deaths
Polis ...
as Kazik Danielak
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Boguslaw Sobczuk as Chodkiewicz
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Michal Tarkowski
Michal (; he, מיכל , gr, Μιχάλ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (), who later became king, first of Judah, ...
as Romek Hawalka
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Jerzy Fedorowicz
Jerzy Feliks Fedorowicz (born 29 October 1947 in Polanica Zdrój) is a Polish actor, theatre director, poet, politician, a former member of the Sejm (2005–2009), and member of the Senate (2015–).
After graduating from the Academy for the Dr ...
as Comrade Kulepa
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Janusz Józefowicz
Janusz Józefowicz (born 3 July 1959, Świecie) is a Polish director, choreographer, actor and dancer. He is the director and choreographer of the musical '' Metro''.
Education
Józefowicz is a graduate of the State Higher School of Theatre ...
as Dancer Kajtek
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Krzysztof Krupinski
Krzysztof () is a Polish given name, equivalent to English ''Christopher''. The name became popular in the 15th century. Its diminutive forms include Krzyś, Krzysiek, and Krzysio; augmentative – Krzychu
Individuals named Krzysztof may choose t ...
as Mr. Karol
See also
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References
External links
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1987 films
1987 drama films
Polish drama films
1980s Polish-language films
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