Michał Szewczyk
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Birthday: July 29, 1934
Deathday: February 08, 2021
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Komedia z pomyłek
1967-01-01
Komedia z pomyłek
Overview: The action takes place in the second half of the 19th century in a small Californian town in the Wild West. Hans, a German émigré, opens a shop on one of the streets. To his annoyance, his fellow countryman, young and beautiful Lora, sets up a shop on the opposite side. There is fierce competition. Lora decides to take Hans to court. However, unfamiliar with German, the judge mistakenly marries them.
Genres: Western Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
1967-01-01
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
Overview: A stranger shows up in an American town, promising a reward for the person who once helped him out of trouble.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Western
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Kalosze szczęścia
1958-10-20
Kalosze szczęścia
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1958-10-20
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Popieluszko: Freedom Is Within Us
2009-02-27
Popieluszko: Freedom Is Within Us
Overview: Story of life of Father Jerzy Popieluszko, the priest called "The Solidarity Chaplain", murdered by communist secret police.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2009-02-27
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Bardzo krótki strajk. 14-15 grudnia 1981 roku
2007-01-01
Bardzo krótki strajk. 14-15 grudnia 1981 roku
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Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Signals
1959-10-09
Signals
Overview: A taxi driver decides to take part in a robbery to earn money for the treatment of his sick wife.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1959-10-09
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Król Maciuś I
1958-04-08
Król Maciuś I
Overview: 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
Genres: Family
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1958-04-08
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Dziś w nocy umrze miasto
1961-09-04
Dziś w nocy umrze miasto
Overview: An unlikely couple - a Polish concentration camp inmate and a young German girl - stick together and try to survive the RAF bombing of Dresden in February 1945.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1961-09-04
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"Yokmok"
1963-12-25
"Yokmok"
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1963-12-25
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Eroica
1958-01-04
Eroica
Overview: Tells two tales set during WWII: A seemingly feckless and selfish man finally takes up arms in the national struggle against the Nazis. Set in a POW camp, Polish inmates cling to their hopes for an eventual escape, encouraged by the legendary escape of one of their own.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1958-01-04
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Short Working Day
1981-01-01
Short Working Day
Overview: A dramatisation of the workers' protests in June 1976 in Radom, seen from the perspective of the local Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party. [Produced in 1981, but not commercially released until 1996.]
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Story of the Golden Boot
1961-12-28
Story of the Golden Boot
Overview: Set in the Middle Ages the film tells the story of a wonder child, the little sculptor Wawrzek, who goes to work for a great master, Wit Stwosz. The story culminates in the unveiling of Stwosz's greatest masterpiece, the Altar of St. Mary's Church in Cracow.
Genres: History Adventure
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1961-12-28
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A Lady from the Window
1964-12-18
A Lady from the Window
Overview: Adventures of a two little girls kidnapped from their families.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1964-12-18
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Bermuda Triangle
1988-10-17
Bermuda Triangle
Overview: Three old friends living in distant cities decide to help each other get rid of people who stand in their way to achieve happiness.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1988-10-17
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Powrót do Polski
1988-12-23
Powrót do Polski
Overview: Ignacy Jan Paderewski returns to Poland. A journalist who is supposed to describe his arrival is called to the editorial office.
Genres: History TV Movie
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1988-12-23
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The Two Who Stole the Moon
1962-11-12
The Two Who Stole the Moon
Overview: Twin brothers, Jacek and Placek, are the town's troublemakers. They're lazy, greedy and also cruel. They despise hard work, so they cook up a plan to make easy money that would make them rich for the rest of their lives: steal the moon and sell it. They set on a journey to find a place where the moon would be low enough for them to steal. Before they leave, they take the last loaf of bread from their poor hardworking mother. After numerous adventures the boys manage to catch the moon in a fishing net. But it is only the beginning of their troubles.
Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1962-11-12
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Siwa legenda
1991-09-03
Siwa legenda
Overview: Two noblemen from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania clash because one refuses to free his servant - a girl. The second joins a peasant revolt and takes over the castle.
Genres: History Adventure
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1991-09-03
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Kierunek Berlin
1969-01-17
Kierunek Berlin
Overview: Polish Army takes part in the Berlin Operation in the final weeks of World War 2.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1969-01-17
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What Will My Wife Say to This?
1958-09-26
What Will My Wife Say to This?
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1958-09-26
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Rzeczywistość
1961-04-28
Rzeczywistość
Overview: The 1937 trial of communist journalists, working for the same student magazine in Vilnius, is shown through the tragic life of the paper's young collaborator Julek Szulc.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1961-04-28
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The Ashes
1965-09-25
The Ashes
Overview: Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napoleon's side with the hopes of Poland's revival.
Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1965-09-25
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Polonia Restituta
1981-05-18
Polonia Restituta
Overview: A two-part historical film covering the years of the First World War and the post-war period up to 1919 - until the signing of the peace treaty in Versailles near Paris. An attempt to show the great and complicated process of regaining an independent existence by a nation within its own state. The screen shows characters from history textbooks: Józef Piłsudski, Ignacy Paderewski, Roman Dmowski, Wojciech Korfanty as well as representatives of the world political scene, incl. David Lloyd George, Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, Vladimir Lenin and others.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1981-05-18
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Zemsta
1957-09-30
Zemsta
Overview: Two noblemen live in one castle, which they both own half of. After a wall dividing both halves of the castle gets damaged they start an intense rivalry.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1957-09-30
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Tysiąc talarów
1960-02-22
Tysiąc talarów
Overview: An average notary finds a small fortune of coins hidden in his fireplace alongside a manuscript dating back 100 years.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1960-02-22
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Jadą goście jadą...
1962-09-17
Jadą goście jadą...
Overview: Guests from America came to Poland, and there were three of them. One, a businessman, intends to buy the land from the battlefields in order to cash it for a profit abroad. The second is looking for a wife in his home village, highlander, and the third wants to visit his uncle's family. Will their trip be successful?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1962-09-17
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Pieczona gęś
1967-01-01
Pieczona gęś
Overview: Polish TV movie.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Land
1957-02-25
Land
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1957-02-25
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Moon
1969-11-27
Moon
Overview: The action takes place during the revolution in Russia. A young officer - a White Guard - is sentenced to death by the Red Army soldiers and on a moonlit night he is led to be shot.
Genres: History TV Movie
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1969-11-27
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The Young Magician
1987-08-01
The Young Magician
Overview: A 12-year boy feels left out by his classmates because he has no interest in athletics. He finally discovers his calling when his parents take him to a magic show. Picked by the magician to be his helper during a trick he is drawn into the world of magic and wants to learn more. He becomes proficient in tricks and also discovers his telekinetic powers. Unfortunately that further alienates him from his peers and his parents are afraid of his powers. Things change when a national emergency arises and the government asks him to help. After success he becomes a hero and is accepted by all. Written by Polish Cinema Database.
Genres: Fantasy Family
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1987-08-01
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We'll Be Fine
2022-03-25
We'll Be Fine
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2022-03-25
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The Ring of Queen Ann
1971-04-02
The Ring of Queen Ann
Overview: Adventures of a three good friends during school summer vacation.
Genres: Adventure Family History
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1971-04-02
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Not Far from Warsaw
1954-10-21
Not Far from Warsaw
Overview: Imperialist spies try to disrupt and stop production in a large steelworks.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1954-10-21
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The Voice from Beyond
1962-10-17
The Voice from Beyond
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1962-10-17
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Weekendy
1963-12-02
Weekendy
Overview: An intimate psychological drama consisting of two separate stories, the heroes of which represent the attitudes of young people, which were rarely manifested in the early 1960s.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1963-12-02
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Pięciu
1964-12-02
Pięciu
Overview: Historical panorama of the history of Silesia, from the period of the uprisings to the present day, shown through the fate of five miners. Confrontation of attitudes in the face of danger during a disaster at a mine.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1964-12-02
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Instrumentum mortis
1965-01-01
Instrumentum mortis
Overview: Polish TV movie. Lost.
Genres: TV Movie War
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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Hell and Heaven
1966-09-19
Hell and Heaven
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1966-09-19
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Komedie pomyłek
1968-07-26
Komedie pomyłek
Overview: Three Polish TV movies packed together and released theatrically
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1968-07-26
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Westerplatte Resists
1967-09-01
Westerplatte Resists
Overview: Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.
Genres: War
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1967-09-01
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More Than Life At Stake Part Six
1969-10-29
More Than Life At Stake Part Six
Overview: The sixth and final episode compilation of the TV series released theatrically, featuring episodes 16 and 17.
Genres: War Action
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1969-10-29
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Jeszcze słychać śpiew. I rżenie koni...
1971-09-01
Jeszcze słychać śpiew. I rżenie koni...
Overview: A retired army colonel learns that years ago, during the 1939 September Campaign he was ordered to give medals to the ten bravest soldiers in his company. He asks his son to help him out, so he sets out on a journey to find surviving soldiers and judge if they are worthy of the honor.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1971-09-01
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Koniec nocy
1957-12-21
Koniec nocy
Overview: A group of young Łódź hoodlums spends their time shoplifting, partying and drinking heavily, until they are faced with serious consequences of their reckless behaviour.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1957-12-21
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The Lost Bridge
1963-03-22
The Lost Bridge
Overview: Lieutenant Mosura fights the groups of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. Suddenly, he manages to capture and eliminate its commander. Several years passed. The lieutenant is accused of collaborating with the insurgents, because he took part in several terrorist operations in order to gain their trust.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1963-03-22
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Pan Anatol szuka miliona
1959-03-09
Pan Anatol szuka miliona
Overview: Mister Anatol investigates a gang of thieves looking after a young woman who has just won a lottery.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1959-03-09
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Skarb kapitana Martensa
1957-05-25
Skarb kapitana Martensa
Overview: A ship crew fight over a deceased captain's notebook, believing that it contains clues to find a treasure.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1957-05-25
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Operation "Brutus"
1971-05-11
Operation "Brutus"
Overview: Jaruga, the chief of the local branch of Security Office leads a fight against a Home Army unit led by a man known as Boruta and begins to suspect that one of his men was planted by the insurgents. Another Security Office agent arrives to uncover the conspiracy and deal the final blow to Boruta.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1971-05-11
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Barwy walki
1964-06-17
Barwy walki
Overview: Świętokrzyskie Mountains, 1944. A People's Army unit receives orders to transport a party delegate outside the front line, while heavy fighting is going on between the Germans and resistance fighters in the region.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1964-06-17
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The Law and the Fist
1964-09-14
The Law and the Fist
Overview: At the end of World War Two, Polish people move to the western lands vacated by Germans. But some ruthless profiteers pose as government representatives and intend to make off with loot from a deserted town they took over. One honest man stands up against them because he believes these goods belong to the people.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1964-09-14
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Niedziela sprawiedliwości
1966-02-04
Niedziela sprawiedliwości
Overview: A prosecutor takes up a post in a small town where he has to deal with corruption and murder.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1966-02-04
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Ostatnie dni
1969-05-09
Ostatnie dni
Overview: As the Polish Army continues its march into Berlin corporal Naróg is tasked with delivering important documents to the staff headquarters.
Genres: War Romance
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1969-05-09
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Victory
1975-05-06
Victory
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Genres: War
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1975-05-06
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The Attempt
1959-01-12
The Attempt
Overview: Set in the occupied Warsaw, the film tells the story of the mission carried out by the student underground resistance group to execute the hated SS General Franz Kutchera.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1959-01-12
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The Impossible Goodbye
1962-08-31
The Impossible Goodbye
Overview: All the ambiance of an old-fashioned circus comes across with great clarity in this otherwise routine psychological tale about a mean-spirited mime and his effects on his colleagues. The small, traveling circus has been sliding downhill for awhile, and unless some new life is infused into its acts, its future does not look very rosy. Into this precarious situation comes a new mime with the uncanny ability to sap the confidence of his fellow performers. If he continues for long in this vein, no one will be able to believe they have any talent left at all.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1962-08-31
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Zabijcie czarną owcę
1972-02-15
Zabijcie czarną owcę
Overview: Young man struggles with being rejected by society.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1972-02-15
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Inspection
2018-04-09
Inspection
Overview: On a mission from Stalin, a Russian officer sets out to convince Polish soldiers held at POW camps to collaborate with Communist authorities.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2018-04-09
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Neighborhooders
2014-09-19
Neighborhooders
Overview: Ogrodowa Street in Lódz - just opposite a crowded shopping center, a state-of-the-art museum and a posh hotel - is where some of the city's poorest live, completely forgotten by the world. A heart-warming and funny portrait of people excluded from the mainstream of social life; people who might be more capable of sacrifice and love than those who pushed them to the sidelines of society.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2014-09-19
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