Wacław Kowalski
Know for: Acting
Born: 1916-05-02
Place of birth: Gżatsk [present Gagarin] Russia
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Bigos (1966)
The cook prepares the soldier's favourite dish. The soldiers learn that the products come from the Majdanek camp.
Komedia z pomyłek (1967)
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,...
The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg (1967)
A stranger shows up in an American town, promising a reward for the person who once helped him out of trouble.
Our Folks (1967)
Two quarreling peasant families, who were forced to leave their lands after the war, are settled by accident on two neighboring farms.
Legenda (1971)
Three children strike a deep friendship after a chance encounter during World War 2.
A Cure for Love (1966)
An architect Joanna tells her friend Halina on the telephone about her love troubles and suddenly hears a nice man's voice: "The best cure for love...
Przystań (1971)
Settlers from various parts of Poland come to the Vistula Spit just after WWII. They are learning the difficult profession of fishing. The skipper...
The Knave of Spades (1960)
A reclusive lighthouse worker accepts the offer to swap jobs with a police inspector for a while, just to help him catch Teston, the so-called...
Kłopotliwy gość (1971)
Strange human-shaped phenomenon appears in Piotrowski's new flat and he approaches all available institutions to help him get rid of it.
Signals (1959)
A taxi driver decides to take part in a robbery to earn money for the treatment of his sick wife.
Kwiat paproci (2009)
By a twist of fate, a Warsaw crook becomes a translator at a reunion of high school graduates in a small town. There he learns about a treasure...
Forbidden Songs (1947)
Set during the German occupation of Warsaw during WWII, this musical tells the story of several inhabitants of the same tenement house.
The Codes (1966)
An elderly man returns to Poland to find his long-lost son, missing since World War II. In his quest the man is forced to contemplate the elusive and...
The Two Who Stole the Moon (1962)
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...
Trzy starty (1955)
Three separate short stories about young athletes who lose their chances of success. Young swimmer - because of unhappy love. Boxer because of a...
The Refuge (1978)
In 1946, a former resistance fighter starts working as a forester in a small town in Masuria. The local people don't trust him, robberies are common...
Liczę na wasze grzechy (1964)
A popularity-hungry young journalist writes a sensationalist article on a supposed teen suicide club.
The Doll (1968)
Set in the 19th century Warsaw. The indolence of aristocrats who, secure with their pensions, are too lazy to undertake new business risks,...
Soldier of Victory (1953)
Two-part biopic about General Karol Świerczewski, living embodiment of the party line, and the group of party members from his hometown fighting...
Difficult Love (1954)
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...
Red Rowan (1970)
The Polish Army fights to liberate Kołobrzeg from the Germans in the final months of World War 2.
Copernicus (1973)
A biography of Nicholas Copernicus covering 50 years of the astronomer's life - from his studies in Europe to his theological work all the way to the...
Na przełaj (1972)
After moving from the countryside to the city, an old man cannot find himself in the new reality.
Kierunek Berlin (1969)
Polish Army takes part in the Berlin Operation in the final weeks of World War 2.
Kardiogram (1971)
A young doctor arrives in a sleepy village and becomes involved with secret tragedies plaguing the inhabitants.
Sobie król (1974)
A car mechanic takes a hitchhiker.
Ewa Wants to Sleep (1958)
Ewa Bonecka, a young student about to start school in a new place finds herself without a place to sleep after she is declined a room in a women-only...
Klub kawalerów (1962)
A group of chauvinistic men start a Bachelors' Club, but soon they start falling in love with women, threatening the continued existence of the club.
Szkice węglem (1957)
The dark drama of a peasant family from the second half of the 19th century: Seduced by a municipal clerk (in exchange for a promise to release her...
Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach (1970)
A pastor and ethnographer visits a remote corner of 19th-century Lithuania where folk customs associated with the area's pagan past still have a hold...
Album polski (1970)
University student Anna and her boyfriend Tomek use a precious photograph to trace and unveil the complex wartime and post-war past of their parents.
Tysiąc talarów (1960)
An average notary finds a small fortune of coins hidden in his fireplace alongside a manuscript dating back 100 years.
Wiano (1964)
A peasant girl is abandoned by her fiancé after she has talked her father into giving her his land as a dowry.
The Noose (1958)
A day in the life of an alcoholic. With the help of his girlfriend Krysia, Kuba attempts to regain control of his life.
Free City (1958)
The heroic struggle of Polish post office workers in Gdańsk on the first day of World War II.
The Artillery Sergeant Kaleń (1961)
The movie is about the fate of Polish soldier named Kaleń who fought with UPA in 1946.The film recounts the exploits of the Polish soldier...
The Bus Leaves at 6.20 (1954)
A young hairstylist leaves her husband and joins a group of working women.
Drugi człowiek (1961)
A man just released from prison protects a woman from a group of thugs while on his way home.
April (1961)
Set at the end of the war. A hot-headed colonel tries to force his men on to heroics although the war is almost over. A war-weary lieutenant tries to...
Święty Mikołaj pilnie poszukiwany (1974)
Following a successful robbery on Christmas Eve, two thieves go hiding into a children's home, where every child is expecting Santa Claus to come...
Barwy walki (1964)
Świętokrzyskie Mountains, 1944. A People's Army unit receives orders to transport a party delegate outside the front line, while heavy...
Back to Life Again (1965)
Three idealists - a communist secretary, a former RAF pilot and a female political activist - need to face the hardships and accusations of postwar...
Trzy kroki po ziemi (1965)
Three stories about life problems.
Komedie pomyłek (1968)
Three Polish TV movies packed together and released theatrically
Big Deal (1977)
Pawlak and Kargul - neighbors, frenemies, and grandfathers to Ania- both receive invitation to America from Pawlak's brother- John. All three of them...
Shoot Paragon! (1970)
A funny story about a young soccer player nicknamed Paragon.
Ferry (1970)
1945. A packed ferry drifts down the Vistula after its tow rope snaps. Only a single militiaman sees notices the ferry and organizes a rescue before...
Jeszcze słychać śpiew. I rżenie koni... (1971)
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...
Two Gentlemen 'N' (1962)
Kazmierz Dziewanowicz's hobby is very strange. He collects people who were born on the 29th of February. One day he sees that in his collection there...
Land (1957)
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...
Take It Easy (1974)
The main characters are the same two quarreling peasant families introduced in "Sami swoi" (Our Folks). The action of the film starts 18 years later....
Adventure in Marienstadt (1954)
While visiting Warsaw, Hanka falls for a record-breaking bricklayer. She returns to the city to work at construction sites and prove that women can...
Rendes-Vous with a Spy (1964)
A thriller about Polish Intelligence Service working on detecting a net of foreign spies.
Cooked Doves (1966)
A young poet is hired to boost the morale of water pump workers.
Heaven on Earth (1970)
Polish sappers try to prevent Wehrwolf soldiers from blowing up a chemical factory.
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...
Operation "Brutus" (1971)
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...
Don Gabriel (1966)
The first Polish film to discuss the failure of September 1939 Polish-German war, seen from the point of view of a university intellectual,...
Rzeczpospolita babska (1969)
After the end of World War 2 a division of female soldiers settles down at Recovered Territories and make an oath to never enter into relationships...
Złote koło (1971)
An unknown man brings a wounded boy from a hospital and prompty walks away. The boy soon dies and the militia captain Budny begins an investigation,...
Where is the General? (1964)
Wacław Orzeszko is unlucky soldier, who one day decides to desert his platoon and hide out in a castle, where he meets a Red Army soldier...
Niebieskie jak Morze Czarne (1973)
A group of middle-aged men takes a bus trip to the Black Sea, having to put up with the border guard, accommodation and their guide, a film school...
Kalosze szczęścia (1958)
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...
Milion za Laurę (1971)
An antique guitar brings upon a series of increasingly fantastical encounters.
How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms (1970)
After escaping across Europe from Stalag camp, Dolas's ride to Cyprus is stopped when his ship in sunk by an Italian submarine. Although he and some...
Agnes 1946 (1964)
A young teacher and a conservative mayor fight over influence in a village in Western Poland, all while falling in love with each other.
Ostatnie dni (1969)
As the Polish Army continues its march into Berlin corporal Naróg is tasked with delivering important documents to the staff headquarters.
Frozen Flashes (1967)
In November of 1939, the British consulate in Norway receives documents saying that the Nazis are conducting secret rocket research in...
Under the Phrygian Star (1954)
Communist Szczęsny juggles between his revolutionary activities and love to a fellow party member Madzia in this sequel to "Cellulose".
Tomorrow Mexico (1966)
A disqualified trainer of water jumpers starts work in the province, where he discovers Majka's talent.
No More Divorces (1964)
Three short segments about love.
The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)
During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather.
Szczęściarz Antoni (1961)
A young public servant receives a house as a wedding gift, but upon arriving he finds only the doors, a military barrack and a tank hidden...
Naganiacz (1964)
1945. Home Army soldier who hides in the village must decide if he wants to engage into dangerous situation to help group of Jewish runaways.
Rok pierwszy (1960)
1944. Communist militiaman take a post in a little town in the east of Poland. He has to stand against his own men that are not happy with new...
Cyrograf dojrzałości (1970)
18 years old boy struggles to make decisions about his future.