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Dolina Issy (1982)
Character: ksiądz Monkiewicz, następca księdza Peikswy
The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.
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Historia współczesna (1961)
Character: Doctor (uncredited)
Based on real events story of stealing methyl alcohol causing mass poisoning in town.
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Warszawska syrena (1956)
Character: Warsz
A fairy tale film based on an ancient legend about the founding of Warsaw and the good fairy Sirene of the Mazovian forests, who became the patron saint of the city.
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Zamach stanu (1981)
Character: Aleksander Meysztowicz
Fall 1925. Six hundred officers demonstrate in front of Józef Piłsudski’s country house in Sulejówek, demanding the Marshal’s return to active political life. May 1926—a government crisis; Wincenty Witos forms a new government. Piłsudski’s move sparks clashes between supporters and opponents of the ousted government. Piłsudski appoints Kazimierz Bartel as prime minister. The beginning of the “moral reform.” Ignacy Mościcki becomes president. Summer 1930. A joint platform of opponents to the Sanacja government is formed. “Centrolew” is established.
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Polonia Restituta (1981)
Character: Hans von Beseler, generał gubernator Warszawy
A two-part historical film covering the years of the First World War and the post-war period up to 1919 - until the signing of the peace treaty in Versailles near Paris. An attempt to show the great and complicated process of regaining an independent existence by a nation within its own state. The screen shows characters from history textbooks: Józef Piłsudski, Ignacy Paderewski, Roman Dmowski, Wojciech Korfanty as well as representatives of the world political scene, incl. David Lloyd George, Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, Vladimir Lenin and others.
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Żołnierz zwycięstwa (1953)
Character: Jack Kane (uncredited)
Two-part biopic about General Karol Świerczewski, living embodiment of the party line, and the group of party members from his hometown fighting the fascist forces towards the socialist state of affairs.
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Rodzina Milcarków (1962)
Character: Colonel Harold Percival
The fate of a working-class family during the third Silesian Uprising.
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Stawka większa niż życie cz. 1 (1969)
Character: Erwin Reil ("Top Secret")
The first of six episode compilations of the TV show released theatrically, featuring episodes 1 and 3. In 1941, Polish soldier Stanisław Kolicki escapes German captivity only to be mistaken for the dashing Abwehr lieutenant Hans Kloss and recruited by the Soviets as their secret agent J-23. Under deep cover behind enemy lines, he feeds crucial intelligence to the Red Army while outwitting suspicions and dueling wits with the formidable SS officer Hermann Brunner.
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Wystrzał (1966)
Character: Michał
Study of a man obsessively seeking revenge.
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Epilog norymberski (1971)
Character: Erwin Lanousen
Reproduction of the Nuremberg trials using transcripts, made for Polish TV.
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Znachor (1982)
Character: Czyński
A famous surgeon is beaten by drunken bullies, loses his memory and cannot recollect who he was before. He gets to a village, lives in a not so well to do family and becomes the Quack - he slowly regains his talent for medicine and saves the lives of several village patients.
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Zakazane piosenki (1947)
Character: Gestapo Officer that Kills the Blind Accordionist (uncredited)
Set during the German occupation of Warsaw during WWII, this musical tells the story of several inhabitants of the same tenement house.
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Mistrz (1966)
Character: Gestapo Officer
A young actor preparing for the part of Macbeth recalls his wartime memories connected with his mentor.
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Paryż - Warszawa bez wizy (1967)
Character: Korkozewicz
Pilot Stefan Janotta recalls the war and the years following, when he helped rebuilding Polish Airlines.
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Don Gabriel (1966)
Character: Stanisław Dog-Leśniewski
The first Polish film to discuss the failure of September 1939 Polish-German war, seen from the point of view of a university intellectual, fascinated by German culture, who decides to take active part in the conflict.
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Bigda idzie! (1999)
Character: Roslawski
The film tells about the period of Polish history in the 20s of the last century, when the fragile government of the country fell, and a man of the people came to the fore. In fact, he turned out to be a cunning populist and an immoral politician, ready for any tricks for the sake of his goals.
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Chłopi (1973)
Character: Heir
In a bucolic Polish hamlet, the tense relationship between a father and son reaches a boiling point when the men lose their hearts to the same woman and vie for her affections. Based on Wladyslaw Reymont's Nobel Prize-winning book and helmed by Jan Rybkowski, this theatrical release (starring Krzystof Chamiec, Wladyslaw Hancza and Emilia Krakowska) was culled from a 13-episode miniseries that aired on Polish television in 1972.
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Dekalog, cztery (1989)
Character: Man in Okecie
A father and daughter, Michał and Anka, have a unique intimacy, which the college-aged Anka is beginning to feel conflicted about. When she finds an unopened letter from her deceased mother, it seems to justify her attraction to Michał, who may not in fact be her father.
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Miasto nieujarzmione - Robinson warszawski (1950)
Character: Andrzej
Warsaw after the fall of the Warsaw Uprising. The Germans expel the civilian population and then proceed to systematically destroy the city. The capital is transformed into a sea of rubble, among which a few survivors hide – modern-day Robinsons. One of them is Piotr Rafalski, who rescues Krystyna, a wounded Jewish woman. Three soldiers of the People's Army, cooperating with a Soviet telegraph operator, are also in the city.
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Za wami pójdą inni... (1949)
Character: Birthday Guest
A war drama that tells the story of the discovery of the illegal AL printing works by the Nazis, showing the activities of the left-wing underground in the occupied capital.
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Młodość Chopina (1952)
Character: Tytus Wojciechowski
Young Frederic Chopin comes of age during a tumultous time in Polish history.
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