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Samson (1961)
Character: "Professor" Pankrat
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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Mój stary (1962)
Character: Wojtek's Father
A boy awaits the return of his long-absent emigre father but is disappointed when they finally meet.
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Tysiąc talarów (1960)
Character: Merchant / Mental Hospital Chief Physician
An average notary finds a small fortune of coins hidden in his fireplace alongside a manuscript dating back 100 years.
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Mandrin (1962)
Character: Gypsy Marco
It was the reign of Louis XV and, in 1750, France was at war all the time, and the people, suffocated by taxes, liked their beloved Louis less and less. When the governor of Dauphiné arrived in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs, he had to deal with opponents of the regime who had gathered around cooper Louis Mandrin. Mandrin becomes the vigilante who respects his king, but does not tolerate the oppression of the poor through taxation.
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Ostatni strzał (1959)
Character: Ignacy Jasiołd
A former resistance fighter returns to his hometown after being imprisoned, bent on enacting revenge on the man that sent him behind bars.
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Wizyta (1972)
Character: Rapalski
An official falls victim to hooligans. He recognizes one of the attackers at a party organized by his director.
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Poznańskie słowiki (1966)
Character: Driver
A twelve-year-old choir boy is going through a crisis caused by problems in his parents' marriage.
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Album polski (1970)
Character: PPR Secretary
University student Anna and her boyfriend Tomek use a precious photograph to trace and unveil the complex wartime and post-war past of their parents.
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Lekcja martwego języka (1979)
Character: major w łaźni
An officer stationed in a remote Ukranian outpost at the end of the First World War is dying of consumption. Suffering from feverish dreams and hallucinations, he begins to collect religious art and attends seances.
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Krótki dzień pracy (1995)
Character: członek egzekutywy KW w Radomiu
A dramatisation of the workers' protests in June 1976 in Radom, seen from the perspective of the local Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party.
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Zezowate szczęście (1960)
Character: Wasik
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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Zbrodniarz, który ukradł zbrodnię (1969)
Character: Actor
Retired police captain Siwy recounts to a reporter how he undertook a final, private investigation into the suspicious death of Ewa Salm, known as “Princess.” Though her testimony had secured a conviction, Siwy doubted the man’s guilt and set out to uncover the real killer—risking his own life to see justice done.
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Powrót (1977)
Character: działacz
The story of a 30-year-old boxer's return to the ring, who must overcome not only his personal problems, but also objective difficulties. The film's authentic atmosphere is ensured by former boxing champions Jan Szczepański and Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, among others.
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Hania (1984)
Character: ksiądz Ludwik
Young master Henry and his peer, the son of a rich Tatar landowner Salim Mirza, fall in love with the same girl. Hania is an orphan, the daughter of Henry's father's faithful servant. There is a fierce rivalry between the young men for the girl's favor, and it ends in a duel in which both are wounded. After recovering, Henry learns that Hania has passed smallpox and has been disfigured. The girl rejects Selim's proposals and joins a convent.
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Rośliny trujące (1988)
Character: ojciec Gogi
The story takes place in the second half of the 1950s. A young journalist wants to establish himself in his profession and sort out his personal life, but he is unable to distance himself from the grim events he witnesses. He manages to get a job at a popular newspaper. The editor-in-chief sends him to a village near Warsaw, which is to be absorbed by the city, to write a report on the civilizational changes taking place there. The journalist learns the story of a young prisoner awaiting execution on death row and becomes involved in the convict's case.
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