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Ziemia (1957)
Character: Priest
Poland in the 50s, 20th century The process of collectivization of agriculture is under way. The wealthy Slumdog farmer is one of the last individual farmers who have not joined the cooperative and are trying to grow their own land. But it is very difficult - the unemployed mercenaries who paid for them run to cooperatives (where they have better conditions), the environment or the local authorities do not accept him as a kulak. Struggling with the problem of how to make a 40-hectare farm last, he remains alone in the face of a loss of land that he cannot cultivate.
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Mój drugi ożenek (1964)
Character: Franek
After the death of his wife, Marcin stays alone with his growing son on the farm.
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Miejsce na ziemi (1960)
Character: Edmund
A teenager finds himself torn after the death of his mother and falls on the wrong side of the law.
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Deszczowy lipiec (1958)
Character: Vacationist
A woman learns that her husband has cheated on her and decides to do the same.
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Między brzegami (1963)
Character: Filip
A small fishing village between the sea and the lake. One day, when all the men went out to catch, a viper bitten Grandpa Filip and little Madzia was severely injured by a misfire. Holidaymakers with a motorboat refuse to help. Filip decides to take the girl to the doctor himself.
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Gorąca linia (1965)
Character: Larysz
Przybora, an engineer, undertakes the construction of a modern mine. His fiancée supports him in the hardships of his work.
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Ściana czarownic (1967)
Character: Wierszycki
A brilliant but undisclipined ski jumper prepares for an event while also trying to win a beautiful singer's heart.
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Drugi brzeg (1962)
Character: Gądek
A Polish communist in prison breaks out at the start of the war, fight against the Germans and tries to find out who put him behind bars.
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Poczmistrz (1968)
Character: Post Clerk
Post clerk's young daughter runs away from home with a tsarist officer.
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Skarb kapitana Martensa (1957)
Character: Dominik
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: Devil
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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Dwaj panowie 'N' (1962)
Character: Wacław Kaczmarek
Kazmierz Dziewanowicz's hobby is very strange. He collects people who were born on the 29th of February. One day he sees that in his collection there are two men with the same name, the same birth place, the same date of birth and the same parents. In the middle of the night somebody kills him. The Intelligence Agency begins investigation.
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Pamiętnik pani Hanki (1963)
Character: Heir
The young and beautiful wife of a prominent diplomat complains of boredom. To change her monotonous life, she has an affair, through which she gets entangled in intrigues and espionage affairs.
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Noc poślubna (1959)
Character: Hanka's father
Tragedy befalls Hanka, as her husband and father die fighting Austrian forces invading the Duchy of Warsaw in 1809.
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Album polski (1970)
Character: Archeology Professor
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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Potem nastąpi cisza (1966)
Character: Brzycki
Two Polish Army soldiers, both from different political backgrounds clash while fighting the Germans.
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Głos z tamtego świata (1962)
Character: Painter (uncredited)
A doctor, though not having finished his studies, earns a living providing medical advice. A former nurse enters the stage, saying she hears voices from "the other world". At first, they can exploit gullible victims without problems, but soon the authorities begin showing in these quacks.
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Milczące ślady (1961)
Character: Pharmacist Stanislaw Walczak
A UB Captain tries to apprehend a band of former resistance fighters causing havoc to citizens, but they're always one step ahead of him.
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Człowiek na torze (1957)
Character: Konarski
One night in 1950 a passenger train runs over a man, who turns out to be the veteran train engineer Władysław Orzechowski, knows 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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Matka Joanna od Aniołów (1961)
Character: Father Brym
A Polish priest arrives at a convent hoping to save the Mother Superior who is supposedly possessed by eight demons.
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Echo (1964)
Character: Kasperski
It seems that nothing can ruin Henryk’s (Wieńczysław Gliński) happy life. He’s a respected lawyer with a loving son and wife. One day, he receives a letter from the prosecutor’s office. He’s accused of collaborating with the Gestapo. It’s an echo of his past under occupation.
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Milczenie (1963)
Character: Priest
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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Nikodem Dyzma (1956)
Character: Leon Kunicki
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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Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową: Cz. 3 - Wśród swoich (1970)
Character: Father Dominik
Disguised as an Italian medic, Dolas finds himself on a ship evacuating wounded Axis soldiers to Italy. He leaves the ship disguised as a Nazi soldier, but is found out, declared a deserter and sent to the Eastern Front. However, on the flight to Russia, he is able to escape with a parachute, and finds himself back in Poland, now occupied by Nazis.
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Zimowy zmierzch (1957)
Character: Malinowski
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: Man at the Bar (uncredited)
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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