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 protect his
wife
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from members of the
Polish Home Army
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, who had discovered she was an
informer
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for the
Gestapo
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The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of F ...
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He was married twice. His first wife was Helena Jankowska (d. 1915). In 1922 he married Iza Galewska.
Selected filmography
* ''
Uwiedziona
''Uwiedziona'' is a 1931 Polish film directed by Michał Waszyński.
Cast
* Maria Malicka ... Lena
*Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski ... Rawicz
* Krystyna Ankwicz ... Maria Rawicza
*Zbigniew Sawan ... Jerzy Rawicz
*Tadeusz Olsza ... Gusta ...
'' (1931)
* ''
Córka generała Pankratowa
''The General Pankratov's Daughter'' (''Córka generała Pankratowa'') is a Polish language, Polish historical film directed by Mieczysław Znamierowski and written by Marian Orlik. It was released in 1934.
Cast
* Nora Ney (actress), Nora Ney - ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Młody las
''Młody Las'' is a Polish language, Polish historical film. It was released in 1934.Film Polski (in Polish)
Pan Twardowski
Pan Twardowski (Polish: ''Pan Twardowski'' ), also known as Master Twardowski (Polish: ''Mistrz Twardowski''), is a sorcerer in Polish folklore and literature who made a deal with the Devil. Twardowski sold his soul in exchange for special powers ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Bohaterowie Sybiru
''Bohaterowie Sybiru'' ("Heroes of Siberia") is a 1936 Polish black and white drama film directed by Michał Waszyński. It was preserved until modern times.Róża'' (1936)
* '' Trędowata'' (1936)
* '' Wierna rzeka'' (1936)
* '' Znachor'' (1937)
* ''
Profesor Wilczur
''Profesor Wilczur'' is a 1938 Polish romantic drama film directed by Michał Waszyński, Profesor Wilczur"> Home > Polish Posters > Profesor Wilczur''postermuseum.com'', accessed 13 October 2023 a sequel to ''Znachor'' (1937). It is based on th ...
'' (1938)
* ''
Kobiety nad przepaścią
''Kobiety nad przepaścią'' is a 1938 Polish drama film directed by Emil Chaberski and Michał Waszyński.
Cast
* Maria Bogda ... Marysia Zurkówna
*Nora Ney ... Lola Ventana
* Jadwiga Andrzejewska... Iza
* Adam Brodzisz ... Walek
* Ta ...
Ostatnia brygada
''Ostatnia brygada'' (literally, "last brigade"; alternative title: ''Prawo do szczęścia'') is a 1938 Polish film from a by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz. It was directed by Michał Waszyński, and starred Zbigniew Sawan, Maria Gorczyńska, El ...
Doktór Murek
''Doktór Murek'' (English: ''Doctor Murek'') is a 1939 Polish drama film directed by Juliusz Gardan. It is based on two novels by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz.
Cast
* Franciszek Brodniewicz - doctor Franciszek Murek
* Nora Ney - Arleta
* Jadwi ...
'' (1939)
References
Bibliography
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Haltof, Marek Marek Haltof (Józef Marek Haltof, born 1957 in Cieszyn, Poland,) is a professor of film studies. specializing in the cultural histories of Polish and Australian film.
He studied at the University of Silesia (Uniwersytet Śląski) in Poland and at ...
. '' Polish Film and the Holocaust: Politics and Memory''. Berghahn Books, 2012.
* Skaff, Sheila. ''The Law of the Looking Glass: Cinema in Poland, 1896–1939''. Ohio University Press, 2008.