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Eroica (1958 Film)
''Eroica'' (released in some territories as ''Heroism'') is a 1958 Polish film by Andrzej Munk, and his second feature film after ''Man on the Tracks'' (1956). ''Eroica'' is composed of two separate stories, presenting satirical critiques of two aspects of the Polish character: acquisitive opportunism, and a romantic fascination for heroic martyrs. The film’s title is an ironic reference to Ludwig van Beethoven’s Third Symphony, which the composer initially dedicated to then French head Consulate Napoleon Bonaparte. When Napoleon declared himself Emperor, Beethoven, a devout republican, withdrew the dedication in disgust and titled the work simply “Eroica.” ''Eroica'' premiered on Polish Television in 1972 and depicts wartime couriers crossing the Tatra Mountains. Eroica won the FIPRESCI Award at the 1959 Mar del Plata Film Festival. Synopsis ''Scherzo Alla Pollacca'' The first part is a bitter, tragicomic story of Dzidziuś ("Babyface"), a street-wise bon-vivant, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrzej Munk
Andrzej Munk (16 October 1921 – 20 September 1961) was a Polish film director, screen writer and documentalist. He was one of the most influential artists of the post-Stalinist period in the People's Republic of Poland. His feature films '' Man on the Tracks'' (''Człowiek na torze'', 1956), '' Eroica'' (''Heroism'', 1958), '' Bad Luck'' (''Zezowate szczęście'', 1960), and '' Passenger'' (''Pasażerka'' 1963), are considered classics of the Polish Film School developed in mid-1950s. He died as a result of a car crash in Kompina in a head-on collision with a truck. Life Munk was born in Kraków in a Jewish family. www.1944.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 December 2014. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Army
The Home Army (, ; abbreviated AK) was the dominant resistance movement in German-occupied Poland during World War II. The Home Army was formed in February 1942 from the earlier Związek Walki Zbrojnej (Armed Resistance) established in the aftermath of the German and Soviet invasions in September 1939. Over the next two years, the Home Army absorbed most of the other Polish partisans and underground forces. Its allegiance was to the Polish government-in-exile in London, and it constituted the armed wing of what came to be known as the Polish Underground State. Estimates of the Home Army's 1944 strength range between 200,000 and 600,000. The latter number made the Home Army not only Poland's largest underground resistance movement but, along with Soviet and Yugoslav partisans, one of Europe's largest World War II underground movements. The Home Army sabotaged German transports bound for the Eastern Front in the Soviet Union, destroying German supplies and tying down subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wojciech Siemion
Wojciech Juliusz Siemion (30 July 1928 – 24 April 2010) was a Polish stage and film actor. He studied law at the Catholic University in Lublin from 1947 to 1950. At the same time, he attended acting classes at a local theatre. He enrolled at the State Theatre Academy in Warsaw and after just one month, was able to skip two years of studies. Upon graduation in 1951 he began acting in several theatres and cabarets including Pod Egidą. In 1983, he became a member of the council of the Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth, and in 1985–1989 served as a member of the Sejm from the Polish United Workers' Party. After the fall of the communist regime in Poland, Siemion became a member of the Polish People's Party and served in the regional legislature of the Masovian Voivodeship. Siemion was awarded many cultural and state awards, including the Order of Polonia Restituta. On 21 April 2010, Siemion was seriously injured in a car accident in Ruszki near Sochaczew. He died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witold Pyrkosz
Witold Pyrkosz (24 December 1926 – 22 April 2017) was a Polish actor. He was best known as Lucjan Mostowiak in Polish TV series "M jak miłość", as Pyzdra in "Janosik", as Wichura in "Czterej pancerni i pies", as Balcerek in " Alternatywy 4" and he was also a voice actor of Tow Mater in Polish dubbing of Pixar's Cars series.↵His official birth certificate says that he was born on 1 January 1927 in Lwów; however, he stated that this was done purposely: the date was changed to delay his compulsory conscription for a year, while his mother registered his birthplace as Lwów because it "sounded more regal". In 1974, Pyrkosz was decorated with the Gold Cross of Merit and in 1984, with the Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta. In 2009, he received the Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis. During martial law, he took part in a media boycott, and in addition, he did not engage in any political activity during the times of the Polish People's Republic. In the years 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Bareja
Stanisław Sylwester Bareja (5 December 1929 – 14 June 1987) was a Polish filmmaker. Some of his films (mostly comedies) have reached cult status in Poland. His most famous film is ''Teddy Bear'' (''Miś''), filmed in 1980. His last work was '' Zmiennicy'', a TV series completed in 1986 and aired in 1987. On 21 September 2006 Bareja was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by President Lech Kaczynski and in 2005, a street in Warsaw was named after Stanislaw Bareja. Works Director * '' Zmiennicy'' (1986) * '' Alternatywy 4'' (1983) * ''Teddy Bear'' (''Miś'', 1981) * '' What Will You Do When You Catch Me?'' (''Co mi zrobisz, jak mnie złapiesz?'', 1978) * '' Brunet Will Call'' (''Brunet wieczorową porą'', 1976) * '' Incredibly peaceful man'' (''Niespotykanie spokojny człowiek'', 1975) * '' A Jungle Book of Regulations'' (''Nie ma róży bez ognia'', 1974) * '' Man - Woman Wanted'' (''Poszukiwany poszukiwana'', 1972) * '' Adventure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogumił Kobiela
Bogumił Kobiela (31 May 1931 – 10 July 1969) was a Polish stage and film actor. He is best known for his performances as Drewnowski in Andrzej Wajda's 1958 drama film ''Ashes and Diamonds (film), Ashes and Diamonds'' and as Jan Piszczyk in Andrzej Munk's black comedy film ''Bad Luck (1960 film), Bad Luck'' (1960). He suffered serious injuries in a car crash on 2 July 1969 in Buszkowo, Bydgoszcz County, Buszkowo. He died eight days later in hospital in Gdańsk. Selected filmography Kobiela appeared among other in the following films: * ''Szkice węglem (film), Szkice węglem'' (1957) * ''Ashes and Diamonds (film), Ashes and Diamonds'' (1958) * ''Heroism (film), Heroism'' (1958) * ''Bad Luck (1960 film), Bad Luck'' (1960) * ''Goodbye to the Past'' (1960) * ''Zacne grzechy'' (1963) * ''The Saragossa Manuscript (film), The Saragossa Manuscript'' (1965) * ''Three Steps on Earth'' (1965) * ''Małżeństwo z rozsądku'' (1966) * ' (1968) * ''Przekładaniec'' (1968) * ''The Doll (196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Kłosowski
Roman Kłosowski (14 February 1929 – 11 June 2018) was a Polish character actor and stage director. Biography He was born on 14 February 1929 in Biała Podlaska. Graduate of the Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art's Faculty of Acting (1953) and Faculty of Directing (1965). He made his theater debut on 1 September 1953. Kłosowoski made his debut on stage as Puck in the production of Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. He made his screen debut in 1953, starring in the film '' Celuloza'' by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. He would go on the star in another of Kawalerowicz's films, ''Shadow'' (''Cień'') in 1956, a film which was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. The film is a '' Rashōmon''-like investigation into the life of a man found dead after having been hurled from a train. Then in 1964 he starred in the Aleksander Ford film '' The First Day of Freedom'' which was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. Kłosowski starred alongside Tadeusz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henryk Bąk
Henryk Bąk (2 January 1923 – 29 August 1987) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1952 and 1980. Selected filmography * '' Eroica'' (1958) * '' Bad Luck'' (1960) * ''Milczące ślady ''Milczące ślady'' is a 1960 Polish drama film directed by Zbigniew Kuźmiński. Cast * Lech Wojciechowski as Kolacz * Witold Skaruch as Professor * Ryszard Kotys as Stusina * Włodzimierz Skoczylas as Driver Szelongiewicz * Irena Laskowska a ...'' (1961) * '' Kwiecień'' (1961) * '' Zacne grzechy'' (1963) * '' Barrier'' (1966) References External links * 1923 births 1987 deaths Polish male film actors People from Krasnystaw Male actors from Lublin Voivodeship People from Lublin Voivodeship (1919–1939) Polish male stage actors Burials at Powązki Cemetery Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1944–1989) Recipients of the Medal of the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazimierz Rudzki
Kazimierz Rudzki (6 January 1911, in Warsaw, Poland – 2 February 1976, in Warsaw) was a Polish stage and film actor, theatre director. Studied directing at Państwowy Instytut Sztuki Teatralnej. Actor of Syrena Theatre (also director), National Theatre and Współczesny Theatre. Popular presenter on Polish Radio and Polish Television, compère of satirical theatres (cabarets): Kabaret Szpak, Kabaret Wagabunda, Kabaret Pod Egidą and others. Professor at Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Teatralna. Selected filmography * '' Eroica'' (1958) * '' Głos z tamtego świata'' (1962) * '' Pierwszy dzień wolności'' (1964) * ''Marysia i Napoleon'' (1966) * ''Jak rozpętałem drugą wojnę światową'' (1969) * ''Nie lubię poniedziałku ''I Hate Mondays'' () is a 1971 Polish comedy film directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski. Plot The action of the film takes place on an unlucky Monday in Warsaw and focuses on episodes from the lives of a dozen or so characters. Italian industrialist . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mokotów
Mokotów () is a district of Warsaw, the capital city of Poland. It is densely populated, and hosts many companies and foreign embassies. Only a small part of the district is lightly industrialised (''Służewiec Przemysłowy''), while the majority is full of parks and green areas ( Mokotów Field). Although the area has been populated at least since the early Middle Ages, Mokotów was not incorporated into Warsaw until 1916. The origins of the area's name are unclear, first appearing as the village of Mokotowo in documents from the year 1367. It is hypothesised to have come from the name of a German owner of the village, who called himself Mokoto or Mokot, although no exact reference to such an individual has been found in historical records. In the 18th century, Moktów developed as a place where mansions, villas and palaces of the magnates and wealthy bourgeoisie were built. However, most of the area was urbanised and redeveloped throughout the 1930s in the style of modernism. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazimierz Opaliński
Kazimierz Opaliński (22 February 1890 – 6 June 1979) was a Polish stage and film actor. He appeared in more than forty films between 1936 and 1975. Selected filmography References External links * 1890 births 1979 deaths Polish male film actors Polish male stage actors People from Przemyśl Male actors from Subcarpathian Voivodeship Recipients of the Medal of the 10th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignacy Machowski
Ignacy Machowski (5 July 1920 – 11 January 2001) was a Polish actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1954 to 1999. Filmography References External links * 1920 births 2001 deaths Burials at Powązki Cemetery Polish male film actors Recipients of the Meritorious Activist of Culture badge {{Poland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
