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Baza ludzi umarłych (1959)
Character: Man in a Restaurant (uncredited)
In the rugged mountain gorges and ravines of southeastern Poland, a new boss and his wife become a catalyst for violence.
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Spóźnieni przechodnie (1962)
Character: Bar Patron (segment 4) (uncredited)
Five short stories.
(1) “Czas przybliża, czas oddala” – Edward recalls his unfulfilled love for Anna and, years later, writes to her sister Zofia, mistaking her for Anna.
(2) “Krąg istnienia” – A girl falls for Wacek at an ice rink; pressured by family, she marries a soap manufacturer.
(3) “Paryż 1945” – A Polish refugee soldier and an American woman share a fleeting wartime bond before she leaves at dawn.
(4) “Stary profesor” – Two men seek an old professor to fulfill a dying prisoner’s last wish; Roger impersonates a former pupil.
(5) “Nauczycielka” – Neglected wife Zofia accepts film tests, only to find the director seeks an ordinary woman.
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Sposób bycia (1966)
Character: Man in the bar (uncredited)
A forty-year old man, destroyed physically and mentally by life experiences recounts his life.
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Trzy kroki po ziemi (1965)
Character: Man in Court (segment 1) (uncredited)
Three stories about life problems, each rooted in contemporary reality through newspaper reports and a “Polityka” magazine survey, crafted by documentarians Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski.
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Skarb kapitana Martensa (1957)
Character: Man in a Tavern (uncredited)
A ship crew fight over a deceased captain's notebook, believing that it contains clues to find a treasure.
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Piekło i niebo (1966)
Character: Fat Man (uncredited)
A bus crashes and its passengers find themeselves in the afterlife, which they find has the not only the same set of rules as Earth, but also the same bureaucratic chaos.
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Mocne uderzenie (1967)
Character: Kazio (uncredited)
At Kuba's wedding an unknown woman comes up to him and accuses him of cheating on her. This causes Kuba's soon-to-be wife, Majka, to leave him. It turns out that the woman, Lola, confused Kuba with his boyfriend, famous guitarist Johnny, so Kuba embarks on a journey to find him and prove his innocence.
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Cześć kapitanie (1968)
Character: Man (uncredited)
A spy barely makes it out of a police ambush and goes on the run, taking a young woman with him along the way.
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I ty zostaniesz Indianinem (1962)
Character: Man buying Vodka (uncredited)
Mirek Kubiak is a primary school student. Like his friends, he is fascinated by Indians and would like to become a brave Apache. Uncle Eligiusz from America comes to his house. The boy becomes embroiled in a criminal scandal.
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Kryptonim Nektar (1963)
Character: Man by a Drink Booth (uncredited)
A journalist investigates a hot new drink that just hit the market.
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Inspekcja pana Anatola (1959)
Character: Man with a Board (uncredited)
PZU Inspector Anatol Kowalski is sent to the city of Paryżew on a special mission to catch a gang of bathing suit robbers.
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Paryż - Warszawa bez wizy (1967)
Character: Eunuch (uncredited)
Pilot Stefan Janotta recalls the war and the years following, when he helped rebuilding Polish Airlines.
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Szczęściarz Antoni (1961)
Character: Man with Broken Bottles (uncredited)
A young public servant receives a house as a wedding gift, but upon arriving he finds only the doors, a military barrack and a tank hidden underground.
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Małżeństwo z rozsądku (1967)
Character: Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Joanna, the daughter of quite wealthy traders from the Różycki bazaar, is in love with Andrzej, a young, talented, but poor painter. However, the girl's father, Kazimierz Burczyk, decides to find a suitable husband for her himself. A shrewd tradesman, unwilling to disclose his income, searches for a candidate whose professional position would justify his possession of a villa, a car and many other material possessions. In the end, his choice falls on Andrew, who is unsuccessfully trying to sell paintings under the walls of Warsaw's Barbican.
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Zezowate szczęście (1960)
Character: Train Passenger with a Basket (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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Pętla (1958)
Character: Beer Supplier (uncredited)
A day in the life of an alcoholic. With the help of his girlfriend Krysia, Kuba attempts to regain control of his life.
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Upał (1964)
Character: Man Following Grzanka (uncredited)
Two Elderly Men are asked by the Prime Minister to take care of the city for one day. During this time, they have to deal with the heat, a diplomatic conflict, a love rivalry, and a lack of water. They do it in their style – with a song.
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Lotna (1959)
Character: Man binding Meat (uncredited)
Set in the beginning of Wold War II, when the Polish cavalry still fought with lances against German troops. LOTNA is about a white thoroughbred horse that passed through various hands in a military outfit.
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Ósmy dzień tygodnia (1958)
Character: Thug on Agnieszka's street (uncredited)
Zbigniew Cybulski and Sonja Ziemann play lovers struggling to find happiness and privacy in overcrowded Warsaw. The movie shows an honest picture of life in a war-damaged city, contrasting the characters' difficulties with their dreams of a better life. It was banned in Poland in 1958 and would not be seen anywhere until its European release one year later.
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Kapelusz pana Anatola (1957)
Character: "Gruby" (uncredited)
Anatol Kowalski is an old man who works in a bank and loves his old-fashioned hat. One day the hat gets lost and Anatol decides to buy a new one.
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Gangsterzy i filantropi (1963)
Character: Cook ("Alcoholmeter") (uncredited)
The movie consists of two satirical novels based on the same idea: both the "gangsters" and "philanthropists" end up in the courtroom.
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Pokolenie (1955)
Character: Stach's Neighbor (uncredited)
Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.
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Ewa chce spać (1958)
Character: Hoodlum (uncredited)
Ewa Bonecka, a young student about to start school in a new place finds herself without a place to sleep after she is declined a room in a women-only hotel. Helped by a pleasant policeman, Piotr, she tries to find a lodging in the strange town full of thieves and petty troublemakers.
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Hydrozagadka (1971)
Character: Maharaja's Wife (uncredited)
Warsaw is mysteriously running out of water during the summer heat wave. This mystery can only be solved by a Polish superhero known as As.
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Krzyżacy (1960)
Character: Teutonic Knight (uncredited)
A tale of a young impoverished nobleman, who with his uncle returns from a war against the order of the Teutonic Knights in Lithuania. He falls in love with a beautiful woman and pledges an oath to bring her "three trophies" from the Teutonic Knights.
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Mąż swojej żony (1961)
Character: Man watching the Games (uncredited)
Mąż swojej żony (English: Husband of His Wife) is a Polish comedy from 1960 directed by Stanisław Bareja. The story of a newly married couple, Michał Karcz (composer) and sprinter Jadwiga Fołtasiówna-Karcz. Michał has to adjust to Jadwiga being much more famous and her fame and needs dominating their lives.
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