Stanisław Bareja

The Marriage of Convenience

Joanna, the daughter of quite wealthy traders from the Różycki bazaar, is in love with Andrzej, a young, talented, but poor painter. However, the girl's father, Kazimierz Burczyk, decides to find a suitable husband for her himself. A shrewd tradesman, unwilling to disclose his income, searches for a candidate whose professional position would justify his possession of a villa, a car and many other material possessions. In the end, his choice falls on Andrew, who is unsuccessfully trying to sell paintings under the walls of Warsaw's Barbican.

Release Date1967-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Man Buying a Jacket (uncredited)

Vote Count9

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

DepartmentDirecting

JobAssistant Director

Charactersd Kunicki's Butler (uncredited)

Vote Count5

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 Date1955-10-25

Charactersd Overweight Cyclist (uncredited)

Man - Woman Wanted

Stanisław Maria Rochowicz, a bumbling art historian, is falsely accused of stealing a painting. The alleged thief faces five years in prison. Desperate, he decides to hide in disguise as a woman until he can paint a copy of the stolen canvas. Lacking means to live, he takes jobs as a maid for a variety of colorful characters.

Release Date1973-04-22

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Man Chasing Rochowicz (uncredited)

Vote Count69

Dom

The story of the residents of a tenement house on Złota Street in Warsaw from 1945 to 1980.

Release Date1980-11-09

Charactersd reżyser "Zakazanych piosenek"

Episode Count1

Vote Count9

Miasteczko

A young couple wants to break free of the antagonistic nature of their home village.

Release Date1960-03-17

Charactersd Magda's Husband

Vote Count1

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 Polish Soldier (segment "Scherzo alla Polacca")

Vote Count24

Kapelusz pana Anatola

Anatol Kowalski is an old man who works in a bank and loves his old-fashioned hat. One day the hat gets lost and Anatol decides to buy a new one.

Release Date1957-11-11

Charactersd Bus Conductor (uncredited)

Vote Count8

Szkice węglem

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 husband from military service), the woman dies at the hands of her jealous husband.

Release Date1957-11-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobAssistant Director

Charactersd Jasiek

Gangsters and Philanthropists

The movie consists of two satirical novels based on the same idea: both the "gangsters" and "philanthropists" end up in the courtroom.

Release Date1963-02-15

Charactersd Man in the Restaurant ("Alcoholmeter") (uncredited)

Vote Count10

Eagle

Based on a true story of Polish submarine "Orzel" (The Eagle): September 1939, "Orzel" is coming to Estonian neutral harbor in Tallin. Under pressure from Germany Estonians have intern the ship. Commander Grabinski decides to escape to England through the Baltic Sea, without any maps that has been confiscated and with only small amount of fuel on board.

Release Date1959-02-07

Charactersd Cook (uncredited)

Vote Count6

Adventure with a Song

Based on motifs from Jurandot and Sart's operetta "Miss Polonia," this musical comedy tells the story of a star of the Opole Festival who tries to make a career in Paris. After winning the Audience Award at the Opole Festival, young singer Mariola leaves for Paris to pursue a career there. However, her performances are not successful. She tries to hide this fact and uses various methods to sign a contract. Her beloved, the young composer Piotr, discovers the truth about her alleged career, while at the same time rejecting offers from a star who is interested in him and wants to promote his songs. Piotr and Mariola return to Warsaw.

Release Date1969-06-27

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Charactersd Paris Pedestrian (uncredited)

Vote Count6

Kapitan Sowa na tropie

Kapitan Sowa na tropie is a Polish series from 1965 directed by Stanisław Bareja. It was the first Polish criminal series made after World War II.

Release Date1965-12-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd mężczyzna przy skrzynce pocztowej (nie występuje w napisach)

Episode Count8

Vote Count5

4 Alternative Street

4 Alternative Street was a Polish comedy TV show that was finished in 1983 and aired in 1986 due to censorship. Many famous Polish actors appeared in the series. The filming location used in the mini series was a residential complex which is still in existence at 3 Grzegorzewska Street in Warsaw, Poland. The series was a satire to the communist rule in Poland, spoken in a way that it passed through communist censorship office.

Release Date1986-09-30

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd dzielnicowy Parys

Episode Count9

Vote Count24

What Will You Do When You Catch Me?

Tadeusz Krzakoski, the director of a failing state-owned company, is married with problems. His mistress, the daughter of a Communist party bigwig, says she's pregnant and Tadeusz knows he'll have to marry her to save his reputation and his job. But divorce is never simple and Bareja's screwball comedies are never boring.

Release Date1978-12-08

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Newton's Wife / Man running to the Train Station (uncredited)

Vote Count43

Inspekcja pana Anatola

PZU Inspector Anatol Kowalski is sent to the city of Paryżew on a special mission to catch a gang of bathing suit robbers.

Release Date1959-08-31

DepartmentDirecting

JobCo-Director

Charactersd Photographer

Vote Count7

Brunet Will Call

Modest editor, has shipped his wife and kids for the weekend, and is trying to relax in his house at the outskirts of Warsaw. His quiet evening is only disturbed by the accidental forecast made by a Gypsy woman, that at evening time he will murder a mysterious brunet.

Release Date1976-10-18

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Charactersd Drunk (uncredited)

Vote Count38

Winter Twilight

Rumsza, the elderly railwayman, leading a sedate life with his wife, misses his only remaining son (two older boys were killed in the war). Joziuk finally returns from the military in the first scene but with the pregnant Zosia, while Rumsza expected him to marry Celinka, the daughter of Krywka, his only friend and neighbour. The hero will not accept the new situation; he throws his son and Zosia out of his house. Celinka is distressed but she still harbours hope for Joziuk. The birth of the child changes the situation: Rumsza accepts his son's relationship but Celinka decides to leave.

Release Date1957-02-01

Charactersd Malinowski's Helper

Vote Count4

A Jungle Book of Regulations

Janek and Wanda live in a small room in a villa, while other rooms are occupied by offices of various institutions. Janek often stays at work after hours, just to avoid returning to the cramped apartment too early. One day, a man named Malinowski, who once lived in the same small room, visits the couple. He proposes to exchange their room for a new, two-room apartment that he has just received. Janek and Wanda are initially distrustful, but eventually, the exchange takes place. It turns out that Wanda's ex-husband, Jerzy, already lives in the new apartment. Despite the divorce, as he is registered with Wanda, he has the right to continue living in her apartment. Janek tries to find a way to get rid of the intruder.

Release Date1974-12-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count32

Teddy Bear

En route to London, Bear discovers at the border checkpoint that his passport is missing a few pages, which may prevent him from traveling to the city with the sports team he manages.

Release Date1981-05-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count91

The Hours of Hope

In the last days of World War 2, people of various ethnic background meet in a Polish military hospital in a small German town, whereas a Nazi SS division hides in the local forests and tries to move westwards.

Release Date1955-05-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobAssistant Director

Vote Count3

Husband of His Wife

Mąż swojej żony (English: Husband of His Wife) is a Polish comedy from 1960 directed by Stanisław Bareja. The story of a newly married couple, Michał Karcz (composer) and sprinter Jadwiga Fołtasiówna-Karcz. Michał has to adjust to Jadwiga being much more famous and her fame and needs dominating their lives.

Release Date1961-04-03

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count8

The Touch of the Night

Roman Jacenko, a local photographer tries to turn his fortunes around and rob a bank transport.

Release Date1962-01-11

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count6

Warszawska syrena

A fairy tale film based on an ancient legend about the founding of Warsaw and the good fairy Sirene of the Mazovian forests, who became the patron saint of the city.

Release Date1956-07-20

DepartmentDirecting

JobAssistant Director

Subs

"Zmiennicy" is a grotesque comedy of absurdity and reality that masterfully blends slapstick, satire, and surrealism to expose the absurdities of life under communist rule in the People's Republic of Poland (PRL). The story follows Jacek Żytkiewicz, a taxi driver in Warsaw, and his mysterious new shift partner, Katarzyna Piórecka, who disguises herself as a man to get the job. The series is a comedy of the grotesque, filled with exaggerated characters, nonsensical bureaucracy, and surreal plot twists. It mocks the inefficiencies and contradictions of PRL institutions—from corrupt officials and inept police to bizarre workplace dynamics and social hypocrisy. Underneath the absurdity lies a thriller-like subplot: a drug trafficking operation smuggling heroin from Thailand to West Germany. This storyline, featuring shady sports officials, a Thai student, and a crooked firefighter, adds a layer of intrigue reminiscent of American crime dramas.

Release Date1987-10-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count15

Vote Count10

Wife for an Australian

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

Release Date1964-06-16

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count7

A Little Sunshine

A short documentary by Stanisław Bareja showing the beauty of Masurian Lakes.

Release Date1958-08-11

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Niespotykanie spokojny człowiek

Christmas Eve is approaching. A son serving in the army mistakenly sends his parents a love letter intended for his fiancée. The father is not happy that his son is going to marry a girl from the city—he is afraid that the boy will want to stay in the city and leave the family farm. He decides to talk the young couple out of getting married, without knowing either the girl or their plans for the future...

Release Date1975-12-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count8

The Second Conscience

Gendarme Hoppe is packing to leave for a long-awaited vacation in Germany. Before he can leave the post, however, a Jewish boy shows up. Hoppe must make a decision about the child's life.

Release Date1953-12-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector