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Przerwany lot (1964)
Character: N/A
The reminiscences of a Russian pilot, shot down over Poland during the war, of his first great love there.
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Ostrożnie yeti (1961)
Character: Waiter (uncredited)
Absurd gag comedy about a grotesque pursuit of a "snow man" allegedly imported to Poland. A box with a shipment from India, which was supposed to contain a yeti, turned out to be empty. The desperate professor tries to find it. He even gets into prison, from which, however, he escapes handcuffed with the thief. Meanwhile, the "snow man" begins to be considered the perpetrator of more and more crimes. Eventually, everything becomes clear. In the telegram notifying of the shipment, a word was twisted and hence the whole misunderstanding.
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Nieznany (1964)
Character: N/A
Two Poles get out of Soviet Union with Polish Army. Based on autobiographical short stories by Józef Hen.
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Trzy opowieści (1953)
Character: Stefan "Franek" Korsak (segment 1)
The short stories showing the troubles of youth serving in the "Służba Polsce" organisation.
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Godziny nadziei (1955)
Character: Pole from Mława (uncredited)
In the last days of World War 2, people of various ethnic background meet in a Polish military hospital in a small German town, whereas a Nazi SS division hides in the local forests and tries to move westwards.
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Człowiek na torze (1957)
Character: Stanisław Zapora
One night in 1950 a passenger train runs over a man, who turns out to be the veteran train engineer Władysław Orzechowski, know for his old ways and stern demeanor. As the inquiry panel tries to deduce why would a man like Orzechowski jump in front of a moving train several of the people involved in the case are interrogated, each telling their own version of the story. Can the panel arrive at the truth in a world where workers unite, inferior coal is a badge of honor, and the old order is suspect?
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Zezowate szczęście (1960)
Character: Sergeant (uncredited)
To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.
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Samson (1961)
Character: (uncredited)
The hero is a Jewish youth. He, like his family, has always been silent and undemonstrative in the face of prejudice. Now he stands up for his right to survive, and in so doing represents the fighting spirit that culminated in the Warsaw Uprising.
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Milczenie (1963)
Character: Doctor
Set in a small Polish town just after the war, the story of an unruly teenager who constantly taunts the old priest. One day the youth has a horrible accident, which the villagers call divine punishment.
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Gdzie jest generał... (1964)
Character: Cpl. Wydrzyński
Wacław Orzeszko is unlucky soldier, who one day decides to desert his platoon and hide out in a castle, where he meets a Red Army soldier Marusia. They discover that a German platoon is also hiding in a castle and together they must stop the Nazi soldiers from reuniting with the main army.
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Eroica: Symfonia bohaterska w dwóch częściach (1958)
Character: (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")
Tells two tales set during WWII: A seemingly feckless and selfish man finally takes up arms in the national struggle against the Nazis. Set in a POW camp, Polish inmates cling to their hopes for an eventual escape, encouraged by the legendary escape of one of their own.
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Kochajmy syrenki (1967)
Character: Corporal
Polish musical comedy. The film focuses on two friends who spend their vacation in the beautiful countryside of Mazury. They buy a very nice car (Syrenka), but in order to pay for it the men need to start working as solicitors for a notable art impresario named Koszajtis. Soon they get thrown right in the middle of a hilarious war between two rivaling music-and-dance groups.
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