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person_profile-Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Jerzy Kawalerowicz Died at age: 85

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Date of Birth:

Jan 19, 1922

Country of birth:

Polska [obecnie Ukraina]

Died:

Dec 27, 2007

Biography of

Jerzy Kawalerowicz

    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.

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Jerzy Kawalerowicz

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Filmography of

Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Found 19 Movies in total

... 2001

Why?

Screenplay

... 1996

... 1991

... 1989

Austeria

Writer

... 1983

... 1980

... 1977

... 1971

The Game

Writer

... 1969

Pharaoh

Writer

... 1966

... 1961

... 1959

... 1954

Cellulose

Screenplay

... 1954

Gromada

Writer

... 1952

Devil's Ravine

(uncredited) ( Actor )

Assistant Director

... 1950

The Steel Hearts

German Officer (uncredited) ( Actor )

Assistant Director

... 1948

The Last Stage

First Assistant Director

... 1948

Forbidden Songs

Assistant Director

... 1947