Władysław Hańcza (1905–1977) was a Polish

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and

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. During

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he joined an underground theater. After the war he was a lecturer at the State Theatre Academy in Warsaw.

Selected filmography

* '' Popioły'' (1965) * ''

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) as Władysław Kargul * '' Colonel Wołodyjowski'' (1968) as Nowowiejski * ''

Chłopi (film) Peasants are a traditional class of farmers. Peasant(s) or The Peasant(s) may also refer to: Literature *''The Peasants'', a Polish novel written between 1904 and 1909 by Władysław Reymont Film * ''The Peasants'' (1973 film), a 1973 Polish fil ...

'' (1973) as Maciej Boryna * '' Potop'' (1974) as Janusz Radziwiłł * '' Nie ma mocnych'' (1974) * '' Nights and Days'' (Noce i Dnie) (1975) * '' Kochaj albo rzuć'' (1977)

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* 1905 births 1977 deaths Actors from Łódź Polish theatre directors Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work Polish male film actors Polish male stage actors 20th-century Polish male actors {{Poland-actor-stub