Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Directing·Jan 19, 1922·Gwoździec, obwód stanisławowski, Polska [obecnie Ukraina]

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From Wikipedia Jerzy Kawalerowicz (19 January 1922 – 27 December 2007) was a Polish film director and politician, having been a member of Polish United Workers' Party from 1954 until its dissolution in 1990 and a deputy in Polish parliament since 1985 until 1989. Jerzy Kawalerowicz was noted for his powerful, detail-oriented imagery and the depth of ideas in his films. After working as an assistant director, he made his directorial debut with the 1951 film The Village Mill (Gromada). He was a leading figure in the Polish Film School, and his films Shadow (Cień, 1956) and Night Train (Pociąg, 1959) constitute some of that movement's best work. Other noted works by Kawalerowicz include Mother Joan of the Angels (Matka Joanna od Aniołów, 1961) and a 1966 adaptation of Bolesław Prus' historical novel, Pharaoh (Faraon), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film He died on 27 December 2007 in Warsaw, Poland. He was 85.

Film	Credit
WWhisky z mlekiem2012 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Quo Vadis2001 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
PPolish School1997 · Self	Self
Why?1996 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Bronstein's Children1991 · Director	Director
The Hostage of Europe1989 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Austeria1983 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Chance Meeting on the Atlantic1980 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Death of a President1977 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Maddalena1971 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Game1969 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Pharaoh1966 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Mother Joan of the Angels1961 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Night Train1959 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Real End of the Great War1957 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Shadow1956 · Director	Director
Under the Phrygian Star1954 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Cellulose1954 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Gromada1952 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Devil's Ravine1950 · (uncredited)	(uncredited)
The Steel Hearts1948 · German Officer (uncredited)	German Officer (uncredited)