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Ленин в Польше (1966)
Character: Józef Anhalt
The life of the great Bolshevik leader before the Russian revolution is chronicled in this bio-pic. Much of the tale centers on his exile in Poland where Lenin becomes friends with two peasants. The little girl has a strong belief in the nationalist cause. Later Lenin hears she was killed for withholding information about him.
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Sam pośród miasta (1965)
Character: Stanisław
Because of having a one-day plane delay, Konrad has to spend 24 hours wandering around Warsaw, visiting old friends and meeting some new ones.
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Trzy starty (1955)
Character: trumpeter
Three separate short stories about young athletes who lose their chances of success. Young swimmer - because of unhappy love. Boxer because of a fight with hooligans, for which the judges will disqualify him. But the cyclist must decide for himself what is more important for him: victory or friendship.
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Deszczowy lipiec (1958)
Character: Music Fan
A woman learns that her husband has cheated on her and decides to do the same.
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Ostrożnie yeti (1961)
Character: Professor Karol
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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Pieklo i niebo (1966)
Character: Kika's Lover
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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Co řekne žena... (1958)
Character: Iwanicki / Reporter
The hero of the story is the writer Vladimír Tůma, who is invited to spend a month studying in a neighbouring country. There, the foreign office assigns him a guide, Irena Stepowska. The two young people are attracted to each other, but there is a catch - Vladimír is married, Irena is married. But as they say, opportunity makes the thief, so it's no wonder that Tůma has his work cut out for him, and Irena, too, sometimes recovers only at the last minute. And she doesn't even know that her husband is coming to visit her...
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Nowy (1970)
Character: Frąckowiak
A young man looking for work in Warsaw has to overcome many hurdles in the world of bureaucracy to finally get employed.
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Tysiąc talarów (1960)
Character: August Drapka / Klakiewicz
An average notary finds a small fortune of coins hidden in his fireplace alongside a manuscript dating back 100 years.
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Nowy pracownik (1966)
Character: Frąckowiak
A new employee has to deal with the horrors of bureaucracy in this satirical short poking fun at the insititutions of the Polish People's Republic.
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Wraki (1957)
Character: Drunk (uncredited)
Diver Antoni Barnat is falsely accused of causing an accident underwater that almost led to his fellow diver's death. Interestingly enough, they are both in love with the same girl, Teresa.
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Król Maciuś I (1958)
Character: King Evil's envoy (uncredited)
A 10-year old boy becomes a king after the death of his father and tries to bring reforms to the country, with varying results
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Szkice węglem (1957)
Character: Court Clerk
The dark drama of a peasant family from the second half of the 19th century: Seduced by a municipal clerk (in exchange for a promise to release her husband from military service), the woman dies at the hands of her jealous husband.
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Zaczarowany rower (1955)
Character: German commentator
The last stage of the Cycling Race Dookoła Polski: Kielce - Warsaw. The fate of the race is at stake: the Polish team still has a chance to win, it is not far from the leading Hungarian national team, in which great cyclist Haranda rides in the yellow jersey. Only the best Pole - Popiel - can take it from him. But he is a competitor - individualist, unruly and undisciplined ...
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Skarb kapitana Martensa (1957)
Character: The ship's cook
A ship crew fight over a deceased captain's notebook, believing that it contains clues to find a treasure.
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Zacne grzechy (1963)
Character: Józef Litera
A carmelite monk travels through 17th century Poland and experiences various mishaps along the way.
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Mocne uderzenie (1967)
Character: Himself
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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Panna z mokrą głową (1994)
Character: Józef, lokaj hrabiny
A young lady from a good home, full of life, wins the hearts of the greatest gloomy people and turns people into people open to the world. He infects everyone with kindness and optimism, even when misfortunes fall on the family. Resolute and resourceful, she takes matters into her own hands, but will fate be favorable to her and happiness will smile at her?
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Godziny nadziei (1955)
Character: Trader
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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Kryptonim Nektar (1963)
Character: Feliks Dymek
A journalist investigates a hot new drink that just hit the market.
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Cień (1956)
Character: Mirek
A man has been found dead after having been hurled from a train. As security agents, police and a medical examiner piece together his identity, three accounts emerge: one set during World War II, one in the immediate aftermath of the war, and one in contemporary Poland.
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Giuseppe w Warszawie (1964)
Character: Muttermilch
The Italian soldier Giuseppe Santucci, on his way home from the Russian front has his machine gun stolen in Warsaw. Afraid of consequences, he stays in Warsaw and occupies a flat of the Polish girl Maria, whom he suspects of stealing weapon. Maria indeed is an active member of the Polish resistance, contrary to her brother, Staszek, a painter, who only wants a calm living. In a course of events Giuseppe falls in love and, along with Staszek, becomes a hero of the Polish resistance.
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Małżeństwo z rozsądku (1967)
Character: Art Seller
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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Markiza de Pompadour (1966)
Character: Krystyna's Father
A daughter of a furniture seller helps her father’s business by promising a marriage to the customers.
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Upał (1964)
Character: Motorcyclist / Soldier / Newsagent / Hobo / Guard
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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Walet pikowy (1960)
Character: Alfons Emanuel Walet, Teston
A reclusive lighthouse worker accepts the offer to swap jobs with a police inspector for a while, just to help him catch Teston, the so-called criminal of criminals.
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Nikodem Dyzma (1956)
Character: Counsellor in President's Office
Nikodem Dyzma is a poor dancer who comes to Warsaw to find a job. The problem is that nobody wants to hire him. One day he finds an invitation to the party with very important people and decides to attend. A small accident at the party makes him the hero of the night and becomes the beginning of his career.
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Ewa chce spać (1958)
Character: Wacek Szparaga
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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Zimowy zmierzch (1957)
Character: Firefighter
Rumsza, the elderly railwayman, leading a sedate life with his wife, misses his only remaining son (two older boys were killed in the war). Joziuk finally returns from the military in the first scene but with the pregnant Zosia, while Rumsza expected him to marry Celinka, the daughter of Krywka, his only friend and neighbour. The hero will not accept the new situation; he throws his son and Zosia out of his house. Celinka is distressed but she still harbours hope for Joziuk. The birth of the child changes the situation: Rumsza accepts his son's relationship but Celinka decides to leave.
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Pożegnania (1958)
Character: Waiter
The story takes place before World War II and centers on Pawel, a member of a conservative, middle-class family, and his love for Lidka, a taxi dancer. Social conventions and the lovers' inability to defy those forces Pawel and Lidka benefit. Times change, war breaks out, leading to Pawel sent to Auschwitz while Lidka marry his cousin. Their love has survived and conventions are no longer the issue.
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