Andrzej Barszczyński (born 26 March 1941) is a Polish

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, screenwriter and camera operator. He is best known as a co-screenwriter for the

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Rejs ''Rejs'', known in English as ''The Cruise'' (or ''The Trip Down the River''), is a Polish comedy film released in 1970, directed by Marek Piwowski who also co-wrote the screenplay with Andrzej Barszczyński, Janusz Głowacki and Jerzy Karaszkie ...

'' (1970). He was born in

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, Poland. After the

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, Barszczyński and his parents moved to

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. He studied at the Adam Mickiewicz High School in Prudnik,

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and the

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Filmography

* 1970: ''

'' – co-screenwriter, camera operator * 1972: '' Kwiat paproci'' – screenwriter * 1981: '' Murmurando'' – director, screenwriter * 1982: '' Kilka dni na ziemi niczyjej'' – camera operator * 1983: '' Incydent na pustyni'' – camera operator * 1983: '' Śledztwo porucznika Tomaszka'' – camera operator * 1984: '' Fetysz'' – camera operator * 1985: '' Okruchy wojny'' – director, screenwriter * 1987: '' Dzikun'' – director, screenwriter * 1989: ''

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'' – director, screenwriter * 1990: '' Tajemnica puszczy'' – director, screenwriter

References

1941 births Living people Film people from Warsaw People from Prudnik Polish film directors Polish screenwriters Łódź Film School alumni AFI Conservatory alumni {{Poland-film-bio-stub