Director
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Born January 19, 1922 in Gwoździec, obwód stanisławowski, Polska [obecnie Ukraina]Died December 27, 200717 films
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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.
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First watchNight Train19597.6Two strangers, Jerzy and Marta, accidentally end up holding tickets for the same sleeping chamber on an overnight train to the Baltic Sea coast.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
17 films as director- 2001Quo VadisDirector
- 1996Why?Director
- 1991Bronstein's ChildrenDirector
- 1989The Hostage of EuropeDirector
- 1983AusteriaDirector
- 1980Chance Meeting on the AtlanticDirector
- 1977Death of a PresidentDirector
- 1971MaddalenaDirector
- 1969The GameDirector
- 1966PharaohDirector
- 1961Mother Joan of the AngelsDirector
- 1959Night TrainDirector
- 1957The Real End of the Great WarDirector
- 1956ShadowDirector
- 1954Under the Phrygian StarDirector
- 1954CelluloseDirector
- 1952GromadaDirector