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Horror w Wesołych Bagniskach (1995)
Character: służąca Józefa
A grotesque story, based on Michal Choromanski's novel, about a polluted area where gas leaking from a swamp causes noses to drop off.
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Śmierć dziecioroba (1991)
Character: Kopciowa
Januszek - the town's Casanova, returns from the army. Waiting for him at home is Blada, the mother of his future child, the daughter of the head of the local security service, who arranged for the candidate to be a son-in-law to shorten his military service. Januszek, who has had many women's hearts broken on his conscience, is not eager to get married.
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Pogrzeb kartofla (1990)
Character: Matka Gorzelaka
Set in 1946, the film tells a story of a Polish villager returning home after years in a concentration camp. Mateusz is an old-timer, a saddler, who finds nothing but hostility when he makes it home after years away. He is not a Jew, though the villagers brand him one and give him a hard time. They feel guilty about the death of his son at the end of the war, and don't want the father around. In the background: beginnings of the Communist regime in Poland.
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Trzy kobiety (1957)
Character: Woman in Queue (uncredited)
Three women, ex-prisoners of a Nazi death camp, decide to live together after the war.
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Przerwany lot (1964)
Character: Office Worker
The reminiscences of a Russian pilot, shot down over Poland during the war, of his first great love there.
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Łagodna (1996)
Character: ciotka żony
A grieving man tries to find the cause of his young wife's suicide by spending the night next to her dead body and bringing back memories from their past.
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"Yokmok" (1963)
Character: Port captain's maid
Former Master Mariner Klimecki works an unassuming job in a small port near the Baltic Sea, hiding his identity from the world, which makes him suspicious in the eyes of the local government.
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Miejsce na ziemi (1960)
Character: Scammer (uncredited)
A teenager finds himself torn after the death of his mother and falls on the wrong side of the law.
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Komedianty (1962)
Character: Maid Cook (uncredited)
Two travelling actors break from their troupe and with help of friends and family start their own act, experiencing serious success.
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Nafta (1961)
Character: Matchmaker
Szymek, a young man at clash with his home village takes up a job as a geologist and marries a girl whose parents dissaprove of him.
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Samotność we dwoje (1969)
Character: Village Woman
The film is a psychological study addressing the problem of lack of inner resilience in the face of misfortune. The death of a son, trampled by frightened horses, disrupts the peace and happiness of the family of Pastor Hubina. Mentally broken wife Edyta (Barbara Horawianka) leaves to join her sister in Prague and there meets music teacher von Kschitzky, with whom she returns after some time, entrusting him with teaching music to her daughter Olesia. The teacher is a follower of Nazi ideology and practice. Edith begins to show more and more interest in him, and he ostentatiously seeks her favor.
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Mansarda (1963)
Character: Poor Woman (uncredited)
After returning to Poland, the painter Aleksander Gierymski encounters a lack of understanding of his works.
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Pieklo i niebo (1966)
Character: Bus Passenger
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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Człowiek z... (1993)
Character: archiwistka
Journalist Anna is trying to make a documentary about an opposition activist she met years ago.
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Dwa żebra Adama (1964)
Character: A resident of Godów protesting in front of the Wiktus house
An engineer comes home from abroad to his waiting wife. After some time, his second wife, an Italian one, joins him. For a small town, such a triangle will turn out to be unacceptable, especially since the spouses live peacefully under one roof.
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Święta wojna (1965)
Character: 'Naprzód' Official
To secure their team's success, dedicated football fans (Boleslaw Plotnicki, Mieczyslaw Czechowicz) plot to kidnap their opponents' star player (Andrzej Kopiczynski).
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Брейк-пойнт (2004)
Character: N/A
A touching love story of two pupils of the famous European tennis school - the Russian girl Asya and the Croatian Duchamp - who unexpectedly find themselves with a difficult choice: a sports career in the name of fame and international recognition or high, bright feelings ...
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Król Maciuś I (1958)
Character: Teacher (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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Szpital (1962)
Character: Nurse
Confined to a hospital room, a seemingly healthy man endures a surreal night as his space is invaded by a procession of bizarre, dreamlike visitors—many linked to the imagery of railroads. Blurring reality with hallucination, the film transforms the ward into a stage for nightmarish encounters.
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Mój Nikifor (2004)
Character: Nikifor Krynicki
In 1960s Krynica, veteran artist Włosiński’s orderly life is disrupted when local outsider Nikifor - deaf, mute, and dismissed as a harmless eccentric - arrives at his studio and begins painting his naïve masterpieces. Their unlikely friendship transforms both men, sparking a late-life creative and personal rebirth that reshapes Włosiński’s world and finally earns Nikifor recognition for his singular talent.
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Długa noc (1989)
Character: Woman with a Broken Watch
The residents of an apartment complex in World War 2 Poland face a moral dilemma when they discover one of their neighbours is hiding a Jew.
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Palace Hotel (1983)
Character: Old Lady
The finder of a suitcase stolen in 1939 from the French embassy in Warsaw tries to reach its owner.
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Szklany dom (1990)
Character: dozorczyni Bogdańska
The main character of the film has just received her dream apartment in an old tenement house. However, it is not allowed to enjoy it for too long. When he returns home with the child, it turns out that the tenement house has disappeared. The woman's goal is to find her own home.
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Wyłap (1984)
Character: Master's degree holder
A young PhD student is trying to get 34 dogs for his research.
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Dublerzy (2006)
Character: Babka Gambini
A couple of friends, Max and Leo spend some time in Sicily, the island that is associated with mafia. Strange events on one wedding of a mafioso's daughter near the city of Trapani, bring them back to Warsaw. Yet, the criminal leaders, particularly Don Antonio Gambini, are also in Poland where they have a job to do. Unintentionally, Max and Leo are brought into a plot.
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Czerwone i złote (1969)
Character: Devotee
An old man escapes from a retirement home to impersonate a man who has died in his arms and told him he never went home to his new bride after the first World War.
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Powrót do Polski (1988)
Character: Woman issuing Food to Soldiers
Ignacy Jan Paderewski returns to Poland. A journalist who is supposed to describe his arrival is called to the editorial office.
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Awantura o Basię (1959)
Character: Devotee (uncredited)
Through various misunderstandings young Basia gets into the custody of several people after her mother's death.
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Weekend z dziewczyną (1968)
Character: Stanny's Maid
During World War 2 a doctor, patiently waiting for the liberation and unwilling to engage in the struggle against the Nazis is forced at a gunpoint by a Polish Resistance soldier to attend to the members of her squad.
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Stawka większa niż życie cz. 1 (1969)
Character: Reil's Secretary ("Top Secret") (uncredited)
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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Noc poślubna (1959)
Character: Village woman (uncredited)
Tragedy befalls Hanka, as her husband and father die fighting Austrian forces invading the Duchy of Warsaw in 1809.
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Zniewolony teatr (2006)
Character: we własnej osobie
A film devoted to the difficult fate and dramatic choices of actors during the war – whether to continue practicing their profession, performing in theaters that were openly operating and opened with the consent of the occupying authorities, and thus agree to a kind of collaboration with the enemy, or to abandon the acting profession and change careers. The author of the film presents the attitudes of actors in the General Government, primarily Warsaw artists: how they reacted to the directives of the Underground State and the resolution of the ZASP - the Secret Theater Council prohibiting its members from cooperating with open theaters.
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Latające machiny kontra Pan Samochodzik (1991)
Character: Zofia
Mr. Samochodzik with his friend Joanna and her son Piotr are going on vacation to a mountain village. Peter dreams of adventures, and his imagination is focused on discovering weirdness. Here he eavesdrops on a conversation which shows that a man and a woman are planning a murder. It turns out, however, that the mysterious man is the author of crime novels Mr. Arizona, who uses the advice and ideas of his servant Sophia. The mistake is explained, Mr. Samochodzik, Joanna and Piotr gain new friends and thanks to them they meet the Italian film crew making the film in this area. Unfortunately, a real misfortune falls on the filmmakers: the main role star - beautiful Diana - mysteriously disappears. There is a break in shooting. The producer of the film seems distraught, but Mr. Arizona suspects that the actress's disappearance is an advertising gimmick. The friends start investigating on their own.
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I ty zostaniesz Indianinem (1962)
Character: Vodka Seller (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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Godziny nadziei (1955)
Character: Woman hit in the Forehead
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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Wolne miasto (1958)
Character: Zosia (uncredited)
The heroic struggle of Polish post office workers in Gdańsk on the first day of World War II.
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To ja, złodziej (2000)
Character: babcia "Jaja"
A teenager works in a car repair shop and makes a living from petty thefts. In order to impress the boss of a gang of car thieves, he decides to steal a jaguar. What’s more, he can realize his grandmother's dream – he can drive her to mass in the basilica.
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Zabicie ciotki (1985)
Character: Emilka
A grotesque fairy tale of fantasies in a 21-year old's mind. First he confesses to a priest about killing his aunt. Then he is sending parcels from the post office. Just when it appears that he is going to be arrested, the aunt appears alive and well from her trip. This time though, he decides to go for it...
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Ubu król (2004)
Character: królowa Rozamunda
A grotesque Shakespearean tale of Ubu who comes to power in a bloody way. When his absurd reforms fail and the treasury gets empty, Ubu and his flatterers start implementing terror across the country.
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Stajnia na Salvatorze (1967)
Character: Teresa's Neighbour
WWII. Zyga, one of the Resistance soldiers in Kraków is arrested by Gestapo. Soon later the Germans make a number of other arrests and Zyga is accused of being an informer.
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Inspekcja pana Anatola (1959)
Character: Jury Member (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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Głos z tamtego świata (1962)
Character: Fabiańczykowa
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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Dwa księżyce (1993)
Character: Agata
Panoramic view of a resort town in the summer of 1930. In seventeen episodes we get a glimpse at the microcosm of its colourful inhabitants and visitors, Poles and Jews, the high society and the desperately poor.
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Stara baśń. Kiedy Słońce było bogiem (2003)
Character: wróżka
In IX century Europe, on the brink of Poland's birth, a cruel prince, Popiel, murders his cousins to ensure his son's succession. His crimes lead to an uprising of his subjects lead by the former commander of Popiel's army, Piastun, and a young hunter and warrior, Ziemowit. Meanwhile Ziemowit falls in love with Dziwa, lovely girl who is to become a priestess in the local temple ...
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Świadectwo urodzenia (1961)
Character: Farmer (uncredited)
Three separate stories depicting the tense everyday life during occupation, as seen through the eyes of children. In “On the Road,” the two main protagonists are lost in the September’s strife: a young boy, and a soldier transporting the valueless documents of his broken unit. In “Letter from the Concentration Camp” the story’s protagonists are young boys who help their mother during the hardships of the occupation. Their treasure is an officer uniform belonging their father who is being held in a prisoner of war camp. In “Blood Drop,” the Germans find a set of typical Aryan characteristics in this story’s protagonist – a Jewish girl, hiding in an orphanage.
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Abel, twój brat (1970)
Character: Voice Classes Teacher
A young boy tries to earn the friendship of his new classmates, notorious bullies, which leads to tragic consequences.
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Przybyli ułani (2006)
Character: Janikowa
In a post-State gmina Osiek, on August 15th the plaque commemorating the liberation of the town from the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1920 will be unveiled. Vogt wants the event to be festive and to contribute to the promotion a the forgotten gmina. He needs a veteran, but where will he find a veteran of the 1920 war? Marian, a village shopkeeper, promises to “find” a veteran in excha
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Walet pikowy (1960)
Character: Woman chasing the fake Teston (uncredited)
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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Sublokator (1967)
Character: Nurse
A pleasant, open-faced young man comes to live in a boarding house with three peculiar women.
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Kalosze szczęścia (1958)
Character: Woman leaving the toilet in "Pod Strzelbą" (uncredited)
Two fairies, Terencja and Felicja are in posession of the Lucky Rain Boots, which they intend to give to the most deserving person in the city of Kraków. However, they consistently fall into the wrong hands, creating a multitude of absurd and comedic situations.
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Lekarstwo na miłość (1966)
Character: Kennel Club Worker (uncredited)
An architect Joanna tells her friend Halina on the telephone about her love troubles and suddenly hears a nice man's voice: "The best cure for love is another love." Then she becomes a forgers dispatcher mistaken for Honorata by telephone and decides to work out a forgers secret and the secret of her new love Andrzej.
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Edges of the Lord (2001)
Character: Wanda
A 12-year-old Jewish boy hides with a family of Catholic peasant farmers to escape the Nazis.
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Kłopotliwy gość (1971)
Character: School Janitor
Strange human-shaped phenomenon appears in Piotrowski's new flat and he approaches all available institutions to help him get rid of it.
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Kapelusz pana Anatola (1957)
Character: Woman at a Party (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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Nad rzeką, której nie ma (1991)
Character: Magotka
Early 1960s. Four friends, Admiral, Ataman, Pasha and Chief, walk the streets of the town all day or sit at the train station, wallowing in their dreams. Everything changes when the Admiral meets Marta, a student on an internship. The boy begins to prefer the company of the girl over that of his colleagues. This becomes the cause of misunderstandings between friends. Soon, however, Marta leaves.
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Wspólny pokój (1960)
Character: Caretaker
A subjective adaptation of a well-known autobiographical novel by Zbigniew Unilowski (screenplay by Wojciech Jerzy Has with dialogues by Stanislaw Dygat). The adventures of the tenants of a sublet room in a Warsaw townhouse inhabited mostly by students and novice writers, presented against the social context of the 1930s.
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Dzięcioł (1971)
Character: Miss Klara
A man approaching middle age gets more than he bargained for when he tries having an extramarital affair while his wife is away.
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Lalka (1968)
Character: Magdalenka's "Guardian"
Set in the 19th century Warsaw. The indolence of aristocrats who, secure with their pensions, are too lazy to undertake new business risks, frustrates Wokulski. His ability to make money is respected but his lack of family and social rank is condescended to. Because of his "help" (in secret) to "the doll's" impecunious but influential father, the girl becomes aware of his affection.
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Złoto dezerterów (1998)
Character: Wilhelmina Koroniecka, łuczniczka
"Deserter's Gold", the sequel to the very popular "The Deserters", is a rich war comedy, skipping humorously around the more serious dangers of a war. Deserters Gold takes place during World War II, while the first film happened during WWI. The heroes' mission is to rob a Nazi-run bank in Poland for gold that will buy military supplies for the Polish Underground.
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Pociąg do Hollywood (1987)
Character: Mrs. Krysia, guard at Dream Factory No. 1
A young woman is bitten by the acting bug after seeing Marilyn Monroe in "Some Like It Hot". She patterns herself after MM and after finishing high school goes for screen tests to the Film Academy. Rejected because of her crooked teeth she takes a job of selling beer on a train and starts writing to Billy Wilder, trying to be casted in his next movie. At the trains station she meets a would-be cinematographer who is color blind. They become friends sharing their dreams of going to Hollywood. One day she finds a goldfish trapped in a beer bottle: she sets her free and makes three wishes, not for herself but for her friends. To her surprise all of them come true. As a reward she gets a long awaited call from Billy Wilder. Written by Polish Cinema Database
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Yesterday (1985)
Character: Aunt
Set in the 60's in a provincial town: four high school teenagers approach graduation, but all they think about are The Beatles.
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Celuloza (1954)
Character: Devotee at the lecture of Father Woyda
Through the fate of the boy - whose hunger drives from his home village , and who receives a severe school of life , going through different social environments in order to become conscious , revolutionary activist - creators show a realistic panorama of conflicts in pre-WWII Poland.
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