Sylwester Szyszko (Directing)

Koniec sezonu na lody

The owner of an ice cream parlor in a coastal town is murdered. The investigation is conducted by platoon leader Rogowski, but soon he is joined by Lieutenant Joanna Szczęsna from the voivodeship headquarters.

Release Date:1988-03-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

Thursdays for the Poor

A young doctor has been assigned to a hospital in the provinces, in the lakes district of northern Poland. The area is a playground with hunting lodges for the priviledged, the local politicians cover up any leaks to the public. The doctor discovers a case of drunken driving but is silenced by blackmail in the court. He tries to fight back but has a love affair with the unfaithful wife of the town's Mayor.

Release Date:1982-10-18

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

Na melinę

A group of resistance fighters discover the secret collaboration between a local beggar and the Nazis.

Release Date:1981-01-01

Department:Directing

Job:First Assistant Director

Zerwane cumy

Release Date:1979-09-11

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Milioner

Release Date:1977-09-05

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:6

The Fog

Post-war movie

Release Date:1976-09-24

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Dark River

Small Polish village straight after WWII. Young man Zenek injured and awarded with Cross of Valour during partisan fight is torn between staying loyal to his partisan comrades (continuing their fight) and his own beliefs.

Release Date:1974-02-18

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Vote Count:1

Copernicus

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 creation of his magnum opus, On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres.

Release Date:1973-02-14

Department:Directing

Job:Assistant Director

Vote Count:4

Obcy w lesie

A young forest ranger wages a decisive war with poachers, while trying to convince the villagers of his righteousness.

Release Date:1972-03-22

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Operation "Brutus"

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 that one of his men was planted by the insurgents. Another Security Office agent arrives to uncover the conspiracy and deal the final blow to Boruta.

Release Date:1971-05-11

Department:Directing

Job:First Assistant Director

Red Rowan

The Polish Army fights to liberate Kołobrzeg from the Germans in the final months of World War 2.

Release Date:1970-01-17

Department:Directing

Job:First Assistant Director

Vote Count:2

The Red and the Gold

An old man escapes from a retirement home to impersonate a man who has died in his arms and told him he never went home to his new bride after the first World War.

Release Date:1969-09-19

Department:Directing

Job:First Assistant Director

Vote Count:2

Bariery dźwięku

The protagonist of the film, a radio reporter, is a type of person who does not recognize any ethical standards on the way to a professional career. He builds successes in his journalistic career on the misfortune of another man - a woman who loves him. However, the tragic end of this procedure breaks him down and prompts him to take a desperate step.

Release Date:1969-08-07

Department:Directing

Job:First Assistant Director

Countess Cosel

The Countess Cosel is based on the true story of the beautiful Anna Constantia of Brockdorff, a German noblewoman who became a mistress of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony in 1704.

Release Date:1968-09-06

Department:Directing

Job:First Assistant Director

Vote Count:3

Westerplatte Resists

Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.

Release Date:1967-09-01

Department:Directing

Job:Assistant Director

Vote Count:9

Don Gabriel

The first Polish film to discuss the failure of September 1939 Polish-German war, seen from the point of view of a university intellectual, fascinated by German culture, who decides to take active part in the conflict.

Release Date:1966-09-01

Department:Directing

Job:First Assistant Director

Buty

During the war, a nurse finds footwear belonging to a Soviet soldier. The discovery haunts her.

Release Date:1966-07-21

Department:Directing

Job:First Assistant Director

Bigos

The cook prepares the soldier's favourite dish. The soldiers learn that the products come from the Majdanek camp.

Release Date:1966-01-14

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Wózek

A friendship grows between two prisoners when they haul a cart with provisions during the evacuation of a concentration camp. However, their friendship ends tragically.

Release Date:1965-12-01

Department:Directing

Job:First Assistant Director

Córeczka

A Soviet soldier stays with a Polish family.

Release Date:1965-07-22

Department:Directing

Job:First Assistant Director

Drewniany różaniec

A young girl sent to an orphanage run by nuns gets confronted with the cruel and outdated methods used by the staff.

Release Date:1965-01-06

Department:Directing

Job:Assistant Director

Vote Count:1

The End of Our World

Henryk Matula has flashbacks to being imprisoned in Auschwitz after he gives a lift to an American tourist who wants to see it

Release Date:1964-03-31

Department:Directing

Job:Assistant Director

The Voice from Beyond

A doctor, though not having finished his studies, earns a living providing medical advice. A former nurse enters the stage, saying she hears voices from "the other world". At first, they can exploit gullible victims without problems, but soon the authorities begin showing in these quacks.

Release Date:1962-10-17

Department:Directing

Job:Assistant Director

Vote Count:3

The Artillery Sergeant Kaleń

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 caught in the turmoil among the Polish Communist army, anti-communist underground and Ukrainian fascists.

Release Date:1961-10-12

Department:Directing

Job:First Assistant Director

Vote Count:6

Trzy starty

Three separate short stories about young athletes who lose their chances of success. Young swimmer - because of unhappy love. Boxer because of a fight with hooligans, for which the judges will disqualify him. But the cyclist must decide for himself what is more important for him: victory or friendship.

Release Date:1955-10-25

Department:Directing

Job:Assistant Director

Najwazniejszy dzien zycia

Department:Creator

Job:Creator