Michał Leśniak
Also Known As: Michal Lesniak
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: July 05, 1913
Age: 111 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: February 25, 1983
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Wizja lokalna 1901
Overview: More documentary in its approach than dramatized history, this is a compelling story about a 1901 children's strike in Wrzesnia near the Polish border with Prussia. Poland was partitioned at this time, and a rigidly patriotic Prussian teacher in Wrzesnia follows the dictates of the Germans in parliament and insists that the children be taught their religion classes in German. When the children refuse to take part in the classes, they are supported by the local priest, but that does not save them from being beaten. They are also kept after school and tormented in other ways as well. Newspapers, parents, and the nation as a whole get involved, transforming a simple children's strike into a national incident.
Genres: History
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1981-01-26
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Father of the Queen
Overview: Chevalier de Charentes goes to Poland on a double mission.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1980-04-07
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Ostrze na ostrze
Overview: The action of the film takes place in the 17th century. Piotr Wolski returns to the country and is appointed juridic governor. A man tries to rule fairly and restore order. He soon falls in love with Konstancja, but his background causes problems.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1983-11-28
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Jest mi lekko
Overview: A story of two young people - Marcin and Renata, who one day meet on the train when Marcin tries to steal money from Renata.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1983-05-15
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Fun and Games
Overview: In the villa of the party dignitary, the fates of Stanisław, his son's friends, Zbyszek, a worker leaving the army, and the head of the thieves' gang, cross. The film was shelved by the censors for 27 years before finally getting a limited release in 2009.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2009-09-14
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The War of the Worlds: Next Century
Overview: Poland, Christmastime. A band of hyperintelligent, bloodthirsty Martians take over the country and enlist hapless television newscaster Iron Ide as the voice of their propaganda machine. But when Iron dares to go off message, he makes an enemy even greater than the aliens—the state itself.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1981-11-01
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Daimler-Benz Limousine
Overview: Two brothers living in 1939 Poland decide on a whim to steal the limousine of a German consul. The seemingly small act of youthful rebellion will have massive ramifications on the two, each dealing with the aftermath in their own way - one resorts to art, the other to direct political action.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1983-01-24
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Czarne skrzydła
Overview: The miners of one of the mines in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie receive news about the planned layoffs. The miners decide to organize a strike. One of the local MPs is trying to prevent this from happening. The French mine owner makes a dangerous decision - he orders the miners to work in an area at risk of fire. An explosion occurs unexpectedly. The miners lynch Coeur, and their demonstration, in which they carry the bodies of the victims of the crash, is brutally suppressed by the police.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1963-04-26
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Difficult Love
Overview: A story of the love affair between Janek Małodworny and Hanka, daughter of the kulak Nalepa. The two love each other, but their happiness is hampered by differences in possessions. To make matters worse, Małodworny is in favor of establishing a cooperative along Soviet lines, while old Nalepa is staunchly opposed.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1954-04-10
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Knights of the Teutonic Order
Overview: A tale of a young impoverished nobleman, who with his uncle returns from a war against the order of the Teutonic Knights in Lithuania. He falls in love with a beautiful woman and pledges an oath to bring her "three trophies" from the Teutonic Knights.
Genres: Adventure Drama History War
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1960-09-02
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Honor dziecka
Overview: There has been a secret relationship between the nephew of the ordinate - Jan, and his older cousin Xymena. However, Jan falls in love with the foster daughter of the ordinate, the young Krystyna. The ordinate does not consent to marriage, because Krystyna is his illegitimate daughter, and thus Jan's cousin. But it turns out that Jan is not the son of the general's brother ...
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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Aria for an Athlete
Overview: Set at the turn of the century it presents a story of a famous Polish athlete, Zbyszko Cyganiewicz. It begins in a small town where a traveling circus attracts a shy boy into a phony wrestling game to please the crowds. The youth, however, takes his strength seriously, eventually defeating a name wrestler in a fair match. Angered circus manager fires him; he leaves happily due to two wrestler brothers who were harassing him. The wrestler goes on to fame, performing in the world's top arenas, and one day is serenaded by a tenor from the crowd. Fame brings him women and admirers but he is uncompromising on his profession. He has his revenge on one of his tormentors defeating him in the ring. One day, attending a game in a tuxedo, he is challenged by another of the brothers and drawn into a brutal game, in course of which he kills his opponent. Thus his career ends.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Clinch
Overview: A young factory worker takes up on boxing as a way to find himself and advance his chances for the future. But the difficulties of sorting himself out in the crooked boxing environment hold him back in the beginning, until he arrives for tournament in Chicago, where he can prove himself. In the end, he wins over his Yank opponent, an amateur below his ranking, and is back in the factory.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1979-10-22
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The Palace
Overview: Set in 1944. A shepherd boy enters an abandoned palace he has seen only from the distance since he was a boy. Once he enters the palace, strange things begin to happen as though he was dreaming the events rather than living them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1980-11-10
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Uczta Baltazara
Overview: Engineer Andrzej Uriaszewicz returns to Poland in order to smuggle a valuable painting out of the country.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1954-11-15
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Dezerter
Overview: A Pole incorporated into the Wehrmacht deserts, hiding in a coal mine ...
Genres: War Drama Thriller
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1958-10-12
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Pearl in the Crown
Overview: When it is discovered that the Zygmunt mine in Upper Silesia has been deemed unprofitable and is to be closed by flooding, the miners go on strike and a violent demonstration ensues.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1972-01-27
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A Hole in the Ground
Overview: An ambitious, enthusiastic young geologist is entangled in bureaucratic red tape when he tries to drill for oil. Frustrated with the situation, he torches an abandoned mill, ignores his girlfriend, and fights with his friends who do not share his exuberance about the project.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1970-06-12
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Mężczyźni na wyspie
Overview: Two men working as lawn mowers fight over a woman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1962-11-19
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