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Ewa Wiśniewska
Ewa Maria Wiśniewska (born 25 April 1942) is a Polish actress. During her career, she won several awards, include two Polish Film Awards, Gdynia Film Festival, Polish Film Festival Awards, and Złota Kaczka. She is also recipient of Order of Polonia Restituta and Gloria Artis Medal for Merit to Culture. Life and career Wiśniewska was born and raised in Warsaw. Her sister, Małgorzata Niemirska, is also an actress. In 1963 she graduated from the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art. Wiśniewska made her big screen debut appearing in a minor role in the 1957 war drama film, ''Kanał'' directed by Andrzej Wajda. She later appeared in films ''Bad Luck (1960 film), Bad Luck'' (1960), ''Zbrodniarz i panna'' (1963), ''Prawo i pięść'' (1964), before playing the leading roles in ''Prawo i piesc'', ''Zycie raz jeszcze'', and ''Three Steps on Earth'' in 1965. On television, she appeared in spy series ''More Than Life At Stake'', and played the lead in the drama serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha 2, alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Memoirs Of A Sinner
''Memoirs of a Sinner'' () is a 1986 Polish film directed by Wojciech Has, starring Piotr Bajor. The film is an adaptation of James Hogg's ''The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner'' (1824) and tells the tale of the protagonist Robert and his doppelganger. Premise Robert (Piotr Bajor) is exhumed from the grave by a gang of grave robbers and is forced to recount his life story - a struggle between good and evil, embodied in his doppelganger whom he eventually kills. Cast * Piotr Bajor as Robert * Maciej Kozłowski as Stranger * Janusz Michalowski as Pastor * Hanna Stankówna as Rabina * Ewa Wiśniewska as Laura * Franciszek Pieczka as Logan * Anna Dymna as Dominika * Katarzyna Figura as Cyntia * Jan Jankowski as Gustaw * Jan Pawel Kruk as Guard * Andrzej Krukowski * Zdzislaw Kuzniar * Zofia Merle * Jerzy Zygmunt Nowak as Samuel * Elwira Romanczuk as Malgorzata Production The film was filmed in the village of Klęk in the Polish province of Łódź. Relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 Births
The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was the deadliest such year. Death toll estimates for both 1941 and 1942 range from 2.28 to 7.71 million each. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in which they agree "not to make any separate peace with the Axis powers". * January 5 – WWII: Two prisoners, British officer Airey Neave and Dutch officer Anthony Luteyn, escape from Colditz Castle in Germany. After travelling for three days, they reach the Swiss border. * January 7 – WWII: ** Battle of Slim River: Japanese forces of the 5th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), 5th Division, sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janosik (TV Series)
''Janosik'' is a television series that aired in Poland in 1974. It is about a famous Gorals, Goral outlaw (named after, but not actually the legendary Slovaks, Slovak Juraj Jánošík) who in folk legends, like Robin Hood, steals money and goods from the rich and helps out the poor. The main hero was captured by Austrian soldiers and hanged on a hook by a rib. The series was directed by Jerzy Passendorfer, the screenplay was written by Tadeusz Kwiatkowski, the music was composed by Jerzy Matuszkiewicz and the photos made by Stefan Pindelski. The series has 13 one-hour episodes. List of episodes * First teachings * Robbery laws * In a foregin skin * Kidnapping * The robbers were dancing * A bag of thalers * A barrel of spirits * Good price * Recruitment * All for one * Difficult - love! * Two highlanders fought * Betrayal Cast *Janosik - Marek Perepeczko *Kwiczoł - Bogusz Bilewski *Maryna - Ewa Lemańska *Pyzdra - Witold Pyrkosz *Murgrabia - Marian Kociniak *Count Horvath - M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frozen Flashes (film)
''Die gefrorenen Blitze'' (''Frozen Lightning''; English-language title: Frozen Flashes; French-language title: Et l'Angleterre sera détruite, ''England Shall Be Destroyed'') is a two-part 1967 East-German film. The plot revolves around the history of the resistance movement in Peenemünde during the Second World War and its attempt to sabotage the V-2 program. Plot Part 1: Target Peenemünde on 5 November 1939, the British consulate in Norway receives the Oslo Report, but Military Intelligence doubts its veracity. The German research in Peenemünde goes undisturbed by the British. In spite of this, various resistance groups gather information about the site and attempt to hinder the development of the missiles, taking great risks. Part 2: Password Paperclip After an Allied bombing wreaks great damage in Peenemünde, the local resistance manages to smuggle V-2 parts to Britain, where they would be analyzed by the Allies' technical intelligence. The Allies decide that the gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross Of Merit (Poland)
A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two intersecting lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a saltire in heraldic terminology. The cross shape has been widely officially recognized as an absolute and exclusive religious symbol of Christianity from an early period in that religion's history.''Christianity: an introduction'' by Alister E. McGrath 2006 pages 321-323 Before then, it was used as a religious or cultural symbol throughout , in west and |
Cudzoziemka
''Cudzoziemka'' (''The Stranger'') is a Polish psychological novel by Maria Kuncewiczowa, published as a book in 1936. Earlier, the novel appeared in episodes in the newspaper (). ''Cudzoziemka'' is considered a classic of the interwar period of Polish literature. The novel was published in 1944 in an English translation by B. W. A. Massey. Content The protagonist, Róża Żabczyńska, was born in the half of 19th century in Taganrog, Russia, to a Polish family. As a girl, she is deeply affected by her ethnic differences. However, her alienation grows even bigger when she moves to Warsaw in order to take up violin lessons. She finds out that she is a ''stranger'' wherever she comes. The young girl experiences a dramatic love disappointment and then – as it later proves – an artistic failure. She decides to marry a man she does not love. Her family life is a losing streak. She descends into madness even harder a couple of years later, when her beloved son, Kazimierz, dies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Warsaw 1920
''Battle of Warsaw 1920'' (''pol. Bitwa warszawska 1920'') is a Polish historical film directed by Jerzy Hoffman depicting the events of the Battle of Warsaw (1920) of the Polish–Soviet War. It was released in September 2011. It was filmed in 3D using the Fusion Camera System and is one of the most expensive movies in the history of cinema in Poland. Plot 1920. After regaining independence, Poland is now seeking to stabilize the situation on the border. Marshal Józef Piłsudski (Daniel Olbrychski) wants to create federations of independent states in the east. Polish authorities announce mobilization. Jan Krynicki (Borys Szyc), a young poet with leftist views, returns to the army. On the day of leaving for the war, he marries Ola (Natasza Urbańska), a beautiful actress from the revue theater. Soon Poles manage to conquer Kiev. Shortly thereafter, Jan, stationed in Ukraine, is accused of Bolshevik agitation and sentenced to death. He is unexpectedly saved from shooting by an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
