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Jan Rybkowski
Director 1912 - 1987

Jan Rybkowski

Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, Poland, Russian Empire [now Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, Swietokrzyskie, Poland]

Jan Izydor Rybkowski (4 April 1912 – 29 December 1987) was a Polish film director. He directed 30 films between 1949 and 1984. His 1961 film Tonight a City Will Die was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Two years later, he was a member of the jury at the... Read full bio →

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Nikodem Dyzma

Nikodem Dyzma

Jan Rybkowski 1956 1h 47m

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.

Godziny nadziei

Godziny nadziei

Jan Rybkowski 1955 1h 29m

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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