Andrzej Gawroński
Know for: Acting
Born: 1935-02-10
Place of birth: Warszawa, mazowieckie, Polska
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Na własną prośbę (1980)
The story is of an engineer in conflict with his superior. He won't go along with the ususal corruption and conformity. He is left to himself amid...
Eroica (1958)
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...
A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
Shortly after World War II an American soldier (Norman) and a Polish refugee (Emilia) fall in love. Eventually he will return to the U.S. and both...
Kornblumenblau (1989)
Based on a true story of a Polish musician who survived the concentration camp only because he could play on the accordion the title melody.
Man of Iron (1981)
In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends disgruntled radio reporter Winkel to Gdańsk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers - particularly...
Grand Hotel (2008)
Handsome, wealthy neurosurgeon Philip Morawski decides to spend the weekend with a sinful young nurse, Dominica. Unfortunately, these romantic plans...
Kazimierz Wielki (1976)
The life and reign of Polish king Casimir III The Great.
Cześć kapitanie (1968)
A spy barely makes it out of a police ambush and goes on the run, taking a young woman with him along the way.
The Navy Is a Thing For Men (1967)
"Marynarka..." is a story of a painter who went on a cruise on a navy ship, framed by a musical film. It features Anna German, Piotr Szczepanik and...
Yokohama (1982)
An American actress temporarily stops in Warsaw on her way to Japan, where she gets acquainted with the Polish writer.
Jons und Erdme (1959)
Adaptation of Hermann Sudermann's novel about the troubled relationship between the strong willed Erdme and her irascible husband Jons in the...
Hotel Pacific (1975)
Set in the early 1930s, a young man finds a job as a dishwasher in a hotel and quickly works his way up the ladder. Loosely based on the novel by...
Childish Questions (1981)
A young architect is locked up in prison. He recalls his uncompromising youth and gradual sliding into the moral swamp of compromises. He was not...
Bolek and Lolek in the Wild West (1986)
The dangerous thug Pif-Paf escapes from prison. Bolek and Lolek bravely chase after him through the prairie, canyons and rocky mountains.
Innocent Sorcerers (1960)
A young doctor is tired of being sought by women. One night he meets a young girl who all but forces herself into his room where they talk of morals...
Cooked Doves (1966)
A young poet is hired to boost the morale of water pump workers.
The Big Picnic (1981)
Rysiek is an escapee from a reform school. Julek escapes the anger of a fire brigade in a small town from which he embezzled. In search for food...
Kidnapping in Tiutiurlistan (1986)
Three friends – a rooster, a cat and a vixen – meet the kidnapped princess on the eve of the war between Balbacja and Tiuturlistan. To...
The Touch of the Night (1962)
Roman Jacenko, a local photographer tries to turn his fortunes around and rob a bank transport.
Siedmiomilowe trampki (1993)
A young cat named Marcel is fed up with living in the old mill and starts his journey. He catches one sneaker while fishing. The flying raven, MSc...
The Twenties, the Thirties (1984)
On the way to Warsaw after a crude oil fraud in southern Poland, conman Adam Deren meets singer Liza. He decides to invest his money in a venture...
Everything for Sale (1969)
Wajda's homage to Zbigniew Cybulski, the "Polish James Dean" who starred in the director's ASHES AND DIAMONDS and died young. The movie follows the...
The Gorgon Case (1977)
In 1931, just before the New Year, in a house of architect Henryk Zaremba scream rips the night. The daughter of Zaremba is found killed in her...
I Hate Mondays (1971)
An acute case of Mondayitis in Warsaw. Interwoven stories of a few inhabitants of Warsaw, including one very unlucky Italian on a governmental...
Giuseppe in Warsaw (1964)
The Italian soldier Giuseppe Santucci, on his way home from the Russian front has his machine gun stolen in Warsaw. Afraid of consequences, he stays...
Milion za Laurę (1971)
An antique guitar brings upon a series of increasingly fantastical encounters.
Far Is the Road (1963)
After WWII a soldier returns to his Polish homeland from Scotland.
Masquerade (1987)
The well-known actor, Michael Barczewski, returns after a long break to the stage. He tells reporter the story of Jack Burda, a young promising actor...
A Short Film About Killing (1988)
Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.
A Slip-Up (1972)
The main character has quit school, makes a living by taking pictures. He seduces a nurse who treated his head wound which he earned in a fight. They...
Wniebowstąpienie (1969)
The strain of German persecution causes a mental breakdown in a young Jew, which prompts his wife to take desperate measures.
Odwrócona góra albo film pod strasznym tytułem (2000)
Nights and Days (1975)
A family saga of Barbara Ostrzeńska-Niechcic and Bogumił Niechcic against the backdrop of the January Uprising of 1863 and World War I. The...