Jan Hencz
Also Known As: Jan Hench
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Łódź, łódzkie, Polska
Birthday: August 13, 1946
Deathday: September 25, 2010
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Wiatr
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1987-10-05
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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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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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Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema
Overview: The screening of a movie "Daybreak" at the "Liberty" Cinema is interrupted by an unusual event - actors come to life on the screen, start conversations among themselves, draw the audience into them. Crowds gather around the cinema, the relevant authorities and services wonder what to do in this complicated situation. Also arriving is the censor, a man reaching his fifties, a one-time literary critic and journalist. The line between fiction and reality begins to blur.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1990-10-14
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Gwiazda Piołun
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Genres: War Drama History
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1988-04-21
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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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Requiem
Overview: Bartłomiej, community elder and orator, must choose an appropriate successor, but finds difficulty in the aftermath of a local girl's tragic hit-and-run death. A community's pain reverberates through fractured relationships and the burden of funereal responsibility.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-12
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Zabić na końcu
Overview: Two workers, bored with their current situation, decide to rob a famous movie director.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1990-06-06
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Tumor Witkacego
Overview: The film, which is a reconstruction of the life and work of Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, known under the pseudonym Witkacy, was produced especially on the occasion of the artist's 100th birthday. Witkacy is one of the outstanding European artists of the early twentieth century. Author of many short stories and plays translated into eighteen languages. Author of his own philosophical system, art theorist, painter of Formist paintings and portraits, a man who left behind a legend of a unique personality.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1985-02-25
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Cynga
Overview: A young Varsovian runs away from the Nazi’s attack on the East. He falls into the hands of the NKVD. Suspected of espionage, he ends up in a camp in Siberia. He will spend the war in a psychiatric hospital.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1991-06-07
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Little Moscow
Overview: During the Cold War, a local Polish officer and a young Soviet woman wedded to a Soviet officer are drawn together by music.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2008-11-28
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Na swoje podobieństwo
Overview: Krystian Hofer is a music academy student. He suffers from an undiagnosed illness. One day he notices that someone is watching him. Through this person, Krystian discovers the mystery of his existence.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2002-07-18
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Tu stoję...
Overview: A journalist from "Gazeta Wyborcza" recalls his investigative reports and the consequences he suffered while trying to reveal the truth.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1994-05-10
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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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Olympics 40
Overview: The film deals with the a clandestine Olympiade held in a German POW camp during WW II, housing many Poles, but also French and Brits. A spit and a Polish German lieutenant is added to the staff of a prison camp. He sees a Pole, the acknowledged leader of the Polish prisoners, against whom he had competed during the Berlin Olympics in 1936. He asks the Pole to train with him but is refused; the Pole points out out that he is a prisoner and nothing more. But that plants the seed and the Pole proposes and Olympics 40 to be held among the prisoners. They ingeniously make a flag and medals, set up a number of races; a croaching hop race is unwittingly organized by a German prison guard who uses it as a torture. The German lieutenant knows that something is going on but cannot find out. Finally the Germans realize the idea and the Polish chief is sent to concentration camp but the others disobey the orders.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1980-06-23
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Austeria
Overview: During a pogrom in Poland on the eve of World War I, a group of Jews seek refuge from the Cossacks. The fugitives hide out in a rural inn, terrified that they may be given away at any moment.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1983-03-28
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Vabank
Overview: October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in crime, backstabbing and double-crossing Kramer. Kwinto designs a clever plan not to only rob the Kramer's bank but to make it look like Kramer himself did it.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1981-10-01
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The Moth
Overview: This is psychological drama by Tomasz Zygadlo begins as a straightforward story. Jan is the host of a nightly talk show in which he counsels people who call in with their problems. He is dedicated to helping these lonely souls but becomes increasingly disturbed when his co-workers and supervisors at the radio station do not appreciate his program; they seem unable to grasp the importance of what he is doing. Aside from that, Jan's private life is frayed around the edges. His wife is a heavy drinker and his mistress has no comprehension about who he is or what he is doing. Jan's frustration over this lack of recognition builds to an explosive level, threatening to upset the balance of his daily life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1980-10-10
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And the Violins Stopped Playing
Overview: This is the true story about a group of Romani's (gypsy) in occupied Poland during World War II as they confront the atrocities and tragedies of a forgotten holocaust.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Fenomen
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Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2010-05-07
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Pokaż kotku, co masz w środku
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2011-12-24
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God's Little Garden
Overview: The worst graduate of the police school goes to Królowy Most. At the same time, this town is chosen as an asylum for a crown witness in a mafia trial.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2007-08-31
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Flying Machines Versus Mr. Samochodzik
Overview: 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.
Genres: Family Adventure Action
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1991-06-01
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Inland Empire
Overview: As a Hollywood actress begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world becomes nightmarish and surreal.
Genres: Horror Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-06
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Alabama
Overview: Polish film directed by Ryszard Rydzewski.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1985-04-08
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Między ustami a brzegiem pucharu
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Genres: History Romance
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1987-09-14
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Co dzień bliżej nieba
Overview: After the death of his mother, fifteen-year-old Piotr goes to boarding school. He makes friends with Mirek there.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1984-02-27
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Courage
Overview: Alfred and Jerzy take part in a brutal incident: during a train ride, a couple of hooligans harass a young woman. Jerzy stands in her defense. Alfred hesitates and becomes a helpless bystander as his younger brother is thrown off the moving train. 'Courage' is about people whose lives get disturbed by a violent act, which forces them to reveal who they really are.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 2011-11-18
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