Bogusław Samborski (14 April 1897 – 1971) was a Polish film actor. He appeared in more than 25 films between 1925 and 1947. After the outbreak of

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, he initially ran a cafe at the Polish Theater, closed after taking over the building for the occupation "Theater der Stadt Warschau" (1940). Director of this institution,

Igo Sym Karol Juliusz "Igo" Sym (3 July 1896 – 7 March 1941) was a Polish actor and collaborator with Nazi Germany. He was killed in Warsaw by members of the Polish resistance movement. Early career Sym was born in Innsbruck, the son of Anton Sym, ...

convinced Samborski to perform in public theaters and play a role in the anti-Polish film '' Heimkehr''. It is probable that Samborski decided to cooperate with him to protect his wife, who was of Jewish descent. After Igo Sym was executed by the

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in 1941, Samborski went to Nazi Germany, where he remained after the war. There, he continued his acting career under the pseudonym Gottlieb Sambor. In 1947, Samborski was sentenced to life in prison in absentia for collaborating with the Germans, after which he fled to

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.Vgl. dazu: Bogusław Drewniak: Der deutsche Film 1938-1945. Ein Gesamtüberblick. Düsseldorf 1987, S. 973

Selected filmography

*'' Exile to Siberia'' (1930) *''

Niebezpieczny romans ''Niebezpieczny romans'' is a 1930 Polish film directed by Michał Waszyński. Cast * Bogusław Samborski ... Hieronim Spiewankiewicz * Helena Stepowska ... Mrs. Spiewankiewiczowa * Józef Orski ... Hieronim's Son * Betty Amann ... Ada * ...

'' (1930) *'' Prokurator Alicja Horn'' (1933) *'' Młody Las'' (1934) *'' Róża'' (1936) *''

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) *'' Kobiety nad przepaścią'' (1938) *''

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'' (1938) *'' Heimkehr'' (1941) *'' Shiva und die Galgenblume'' (1945)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Samborski, Boguslaw 1897 births 1971 deaths Polish male film actors Polish male silent film actors Male actors from Warsaw Actors from Warsaw Governorate Polish emigrants to Argentina Polish exiles Polish male stage actors 20th-century Polish male actors Polish collaborators with Nazi Germany Nazis convicted in absentia Nazis who fled to Argentina People convicted of treason against Poland