Gustaw Holoubek
Gustaw Holoubek (April 21, 1923 – March 6, 2008) was a Polish actor, director and politician, best known for his acting roles in The Noose, The Saragossa Manuscript and The Hourglass Sanatorium.
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Operacja Samum
A spy tries to rescue his son from an Iraqi prison, while the intelligence agency plots to use the agent in its own hidden agenda.
Ogniem i mieczem
In the mid-17th century, Poland was the largest, most democratic, and most tolerant country in Europe. However, a tragic civil war brought about the gradual decline of the once glorious republic... An epic story about the Cossack rebellion against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Lawa. Opowiesc o 'Dziadach' Adama Mickiewicza
In the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.
Niezwykla podróz Baltazara Kobera
Story about the young Balthazar thrown from one remarkable event to the other. On his way through a plague hit the landscape, he meets the Kabbalists, priests - and himself.
Zygfryd
The eponymous Zygfryd is a reclusive young circus acrobat. Professor Drawicz is overwhelmed by Zygfryd's circus act and tries to make the world of art accessible to him - with tragic consequences.
Szpital Przemienienia
The beginning of the occupation. A closed mental world for the sick. Dr. Kauters values only methods of resolution, Dr. Rygier is a believer in strong authority, Dr. Marglewski considers psychic property a form of haunting, Dr. Nosilewska left Austria after the Nazi occupation. The writer Sekułowski seeks shelter.
Die Blechtrommel
A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house for the wealthy.
Sanatorium pod klepsydra
Józef visits his dying father at a remote mental institution, where time itself doesn't seem to exist, and the line between dreams and memories becomes indistinguishable.
Jak daleko stad, jak blisko
A middle-aged man sets out on a symbolic journey through past, present, and future to learn why an old friend committed suicide, and learns much about his own life along the way.
Pan Wołodyjowski
In 1668 Polish colonel Michael Wolodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies.
Salto
A man jumps off a moving train and goes to a small town to face its inhabitants, who seem familiar, but odd.
Rekopis znaleziony w Saragossie
During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather.
Les rideaux blancs
The movie "L'instant de la paix" consists of three segments: 1. "Les rideaux blancs" (France) 2. "Berlin N 65" (West Germany) 3. "Matura" (Poland)
Gangsterzy i filantropi
The movie consists of two satirical novel based on the same idea: both the "gangsters" and "philanthropists" end up in the courtroom.
Rozstanie
An actress visits her hometown to attend the funeral of her grandfather. She realizes that the places and people from her past differ from her cherished memories.
Pozegnania
Pawel and Lidka are from different worlds but they somehow meet each other in a night club. He's a young lad from a wealthy family, she's an attractive dancer. They fall in love and go out of town but their happiness doesn't last long.
Petla
A day in the life of an alcoholic. With the help of his girlfriend Krysia, Kuba attempts to regain control of his life.
Blekitny krzyz
The final film produced by Warsaw’s Documentary Film Studio is an epic re-enactment of a treacherous mission by the Voluntary Tatra Mountain Rescue Service to aid colleagues stranded behind enemy lines at the close of World War II (several real participants feature in the film).