''Robert and Bertram'' (Polish: ''Robert i Bertrand'') is a 1938

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Mieczysław Krawicz Mieczysław Krawicz (2 February 1893, Warsaw – 17 September 1944, Warsaw) was a Polish film director from Warsaw. Life He was born on 1 January 1893 in Warsaw, in the Catholic family of Juliusz and Antonina (1857–1941). He graduated from hi ...

and starring

Helena Grossówna Helena Grossówna (1904, Thorn, German Empire – 1994, Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish actress and dancer, who starred in several popular Polish films during the interwar period. She worked as a waitress during the German occupation of Poland, a ...

Eugeniusz Bodo Eugeniusz Bodo (born Bohdan Eugène Junod; 28 December 1899 7 October 1943) was a film director, producer, and one of the most popular Polish actors and comedians of the interwar period. He starred in some of the most popular Polish film produc ...

and

Adolf Dymsza Adolf Dymsza (born Adolf Bagiński; 7 April 1900 – 20 August 1975) was a Polish comedy actor of both the pre-World War II and post-war eras. He starred in both theatre and film productions, mainly before World War II. He and Kazimierz Krukowski ...

. It was inspired by a comedy sketch by

Johann Nestroy Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (; 7 December 1801 – 25 May 1862) was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. He participated in the 1848 revolutions and ...

which was in turn based on an 1856 farce '' Robert and Bertram'' by the German writer Gustav Räder featuring two wandering vagrants with hearts of gold. A German adaptation was made the following year. The film's art direction was by

Jacek Rotmil Jacek Rotmil (1888–1944) was a Russian-born art director and production designer who worked on 100 films during his career Following the First World War, Rotmil entered the booming German film industry and worked prolifically until 1933. Follo ...

and

Stefan Norris Stefan Norris (1894–1979) was a Polish-born art director.Hames p.264 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films. After the Invasion of Poland The invasion of Poland (1 September – 6 October 1939) was a joint attack on the Republic ...

.''Robert i Bertram''
at the Internet Polish Movie Database

Cast

- Irena *

- Bertrand *

- Robert *

Mieczysława Ćwiklińska Mieczysława Ćwiklińska-SteinsbergĆwiklińska was the maiden name of Ćwiklińska's grandmother, Anna Trapszowa. (née Mieczysława Trapszo, ; 1 January 1879 – 28 July 1972) was a Polish film actress, stage actor, and singer. She was often ni ...

- siostra Ippla *

Antoni Fertner Antoni Fertner (23 May 1874 – 16 April 1959) was a Polish stage actor (graduated from drama school in 1895) and one of the earliest Polish film actors. His first film, ''Antoś pierwszy raz w Warszawie'' (''Antoś for the First Time in Warsaw'' ...

- Ippel, ojciec Ireny * Michał Znicz - baron Dobkiewicz *

Józef Orwid Józef Orwid (14 November 1891 – 13 August 1944) was a Polish stage and film actor. He died in the Warsaw Uprising. Filmography * '' 10% dla mnie'' (1933) * '' Każdemu wolno kochać'' (1933) * '' Romeo i Julcia'' (1933) * '' Młody las'' (19 ...

- dozorca więzienia *

Julian Krzewiński Julian may refer to: People * Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363 * Julian (Rome), referring to the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots * Saint Julian (disambiguation), several Christian saints * Julian (gi ...

- lokaj *

Feliks Żukowski Feliks Żukowski (30 May 1904 – 17 January 1976) was a Polish actor and theatre director. He worked in theatres in Warsaw, Vilnius, Lublin, Częstochowa and Łódź. Feliks was a manager of Stefan Jaracz Teatr in Olsztyn. He was also a soldier ...

- pan młody *

Henryk Małkowski Henryk may refer to: * Henryk (given name) * Henryk, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, a village in south-central Poland * Henryk Glacier, an Antarctic glacier See also * Henryk Batuta hoax The Henryk Batuta hoax was a hoax perpetrated on the Polish ...

Edmund Minowicz Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and ...

Wincenty Łoskot Wincenty is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński (1817–1879), Polish poet * Wincenty Budzyński (1815–1866), Polish politician agent and Polish–French chess master *Wincenty de Lesseur (born 1745) ...

References

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* 1938 films Polish comedy films 1930s Polish-language films Films directed by Mieczysław Krawicz Polish films based on plays 1938 comedy films Polish black-and-white films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub