Edward Dziewoński (Actor)

The Last Stage

Poland, during World War II. Martha Weiss, a Jewish woman, arrives at the Auschwitz extermination camp with her family. She is assigned the role of interpreter, but her loved ones are much less fortunate.

Release Date1948-03-28

Charactersd Lagerarzt

Vote Count30

Proszę słonia

Release Date1968-01-01

Charactersd (voice)

Episode Count7

Vote Count1

Ferdynand Wspaniały

Charactersd lektor

Episode Count7

Eroica

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.

Release Date1958-01-04

Charactersd Dzidziuś Górkiewicz (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Vote Count29

5 dni z życia emeryta

An adaptation of Jerzy Stefan Stawiński’s novel "13 Days in the Life of a Retiree: The Diary of Adam Bzowski", depicting the exemplary life of a Polish intellectual (born well before the war) and his ancestors.

Release Date1985-12-22

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Adam Bzowski

Episode Count5

H.M. Deserters

Set in 1918, this World War I drama follows a group of Austro-Hungarian soldiers—Czechs, Jews, Italians, and others—confined in a provincial barracks under German officers. Subjected to the cruelty of a sadistic lieutenant, they rebel, humiliate him, and later attempt escape. Disguised as guards for veterinary surgeons in Budapest, the deserters are eventually recaptured and returned for court-martial, forced once more to face their tormentor.

Release Date1986-09-22

Charactersd lekarz

Vote Count37

Niebieskie jak Morze Czarne

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 student.

Release Date1973-08-10

Charactersd Edward Dziewoński

Vote Count3

Bad Luck

To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.

Release Date1960-04-04

Charactersd Jelonek

Vote Count35

Nikodem Dyzma

Nikodem Dyzma is a poor dancer who comes to Warsaw to find a job. The problem is that nobody wants to hire him. One day he finds an invitation to the party with very important people and decides to attend. A small accident at the party makes him the hero of the night and becomes the beginning of his career.

Release Date1956-10-29

Charactersd Jan Ulanicki

Vote Count6

The Bus Leaves at 6.20

A young hairstylist leaves her husband and joins a group of working women.

Release Date1954-02-25

Charactersd Stefański

Vote Count1

The Woodpecker

A man approaching middle age gets more than he bargained for when he tries having an extramarital affair while his wife is away.

Release Date1971-05-21

Charactersd Ratajczak

Vote Count13

Sprawa do załatwienia

A series of misfortunes plagues a journalist and his new friend.

Release Date1953-09-05

Charactersd Factory Manager

Vote Count2

Straszny sen Dzidziusia Górkiewicza

Further fate of Dzidzius Górkiewicz, the protagonist of Andrzej Munk's film "Eroica". After retiring, Górkiewicz moved to a small town near Warsaw. After years filled with doing numerous, not always clean businesses, he leads a quiet, honest life of a provincial. A group of local businessmen see him as an ideal candidate for the new mayor. Gorkiewicz himself is undecided about what to do. Then he dreams of a meeting of the municipal council, where he wants to present his program.

Release Date1994-01-04

Charactersd Zdzisław "Dzidziuś" Górkiewicz

Vote Count3

Kłopotliwy gość

Strange human-shaped phenomenon appears in Piotrowski's new flat and he approaches all available institutions to help him get rid of it.

Release Date1971-10-05

Charactersd PZMC Personnel Department Manager

Vote Count4

Adventure in Marienstadt

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 work as hard as men

Release Date1954-01-25

Charactersd Warsaw Guide

Vote Count6

The Issa Valley

The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.

Release Date1982-09-20

Charactersd Kazimierz Surkont, dziadek Tomaszka

Vote Count6

Nowy

A young man looking for work in Warsaw has to overcome many hurdles in the world of bureaucracy to finally get employed.

Release Date1970-01-09

Charactersd HR Manager

Vote Count3

Border Street

The story of Polish and Jewish families living side by side in one Warsaw street. Everything changes once and for all with the Nazi invasion.

Release Date1949-02-18

Charactersd Feldfebel

Vote Count7

Forbidden Songs

Set during the German occupation of Warsaw during WWII, this musical tells the story of several inhabitants of the same tenement house.

Release Date1947-01-08

Charactersd Gestapo Officer at Tokarskis' (uncredited)

Vote Count25

Tysiąc talarów

An average notary finds a small fortune of coins hidden in his fireplace alongside a manuscript dating back 100 years.

Release Date1960-02-22

Charactersd Hilary Melasa

Vote Count2

Opening Tomorrow

A budding playwright is thrilled to find out that his play will be performed at a prestigious theater, but a series of problems pile up, along with the general feeling that opening night will be disastrous.

Release Date1962-04-25

Charactersd Edward Szafrankiewicz

Vote Count7

The Lonely House

Basia and her aunt live in peace far away from war efforts. One day that peace is shattered when a concentration camp prisoner, a communist activist seeks refuge in their house.

Release Date1950-03-27

Charactersd Jurek

Vote Count1

The Return

A former World War 2 resistance fighter returns to Poland to reconnect with his old comrades, but finds out they have moved on with their lives and have no time for him.

Release Date1960-09-26

Charactersd Pudel

Vote Count5

Atlantic Story

The fate of a German found by the French peasants - a deserter from the Legion of Foreign Affairs fighting in Vietnam.

Release Date1955-04-28

Charactersd Wehrmacht sergeant recruiting Schmidt to the Foreign Legion

Vote Count1

Kłopoty to moja specjalność

Hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe is hired to protect casino employee Miss Hunt from a wealthy heir’s scheming father, and soon finds himself unraveling a deadly inheritance plot.

Release Date1978-02-02

Charactersd Hasley

Vote Count2

Nowy pracownik

A new employee has to deal with the horrors of bureaucracy in this satirical short poking fun at the insititutions of the Polish People's Republic.

Release Date1966-01-01

Charactersd HR Manager

Wife for an Australian

A Polish-born Australian businessman arrives in Poland to find a wife for himself.

Release Date1964-06-16

Charactersd Michał Żelazkiewicz, redaktor

Vote Count9

Mieszczanin szlachcicem

Mr. Jourdain, oblivious to his own ignorance, embarks on a comical journey to transform himself into a nobleman, taking lessons from music, dance, fencing, and philosophy teachers who exploit his naivety for profit. Despite the mockery from his maid Michasia and the exasperation of his wife, who warns against his lofty ambitions, Mr. Jourdain remains undeterred. His daughter Lucille’s potential marriage to a nobleman is threatened by an envoy from the Turkish sultan’s son, who seeks her hand. To secure the alliance, the envoy elevates Mr. Jourdain to the rank of Turkish voivode, resolving the dilemma and setting the stage for a humorous conclusion.

Release Date1969-12-26

Charactersd Covielle

Powrót

A mother is looking for her missing child, with whom she lost contact while in a concentration camp. The film was completed in 1948, but it was banned from distribution by the government, until finally releasing in 1991.

Release Date1991-04-30

Charactersd Edward Winiarski

What is Dudek?

The "Dudek" cabaret group, Edward Dziewoński’s lifetime achievement, one of the greatest post-war cabaret groups recorded by a documentary filmmaker during rehearsals. The stars of Polish acting could be seen on stage, accompanied by excellent songs by Wojciech Młynarski.

Release Date1967-01-01

Proszę słonia

Young Pinio gives his porcelain elephant Dominik vitamins, after which he becomes real, and the two set off on new adventures.

Release Date1978-04-05

Vote Count1

Teacher

Encouraged by the offers of a prestigious position in the city, the teacher is unconvinced and decides to return to his native village, where before the war he taught at the local school.

Release Date1949-01-01

Vote Count1