Jan Paweł Kruk

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Komedia z pomyłek
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Komedia z pomyłek

Jan 01, 1967
The action takes place in the second half of the 19th century in a small Californian town in the Wild West. Hans, a German émigré, opens a shop on one of the streets. To his annoyance, his fellow countryman, young and beautiful Lora, sets up a shop on the opposite side. There is fierce competition. Lora decides to take Hans to court. However, unfamiliar with German, the judge mistakenly marries them.
Western
Kingsajz
6.8

Kingsajz

May 02, 1988
The story follows a young scientist in the contemporary world, who actually came from the world of dwarves, thanks to a magic potion, held by the Big Eater, ruler of the dwarves. The dwarf kingdom, Shuflandia, exists in a cellar of a library, and only the most obedient get the chance to grow to king size and inhabit the larger world. Once there, nobody wants to return to Shuflandia. Also, there are no women in Shuflandia.
Comedy
Wierna rzeka
5.2

Wierna rzeka

Aug 31, 1987
Set during the insurgency of 1863, the story focuses on a tragic romance between a poor gentlewoman and a rebel noble. After a bloody battle a unit of insurgents have been wiped out and only one survived, but badly wounded. He eventually finds shelter and care from a landsteward's daughter, hiding in a burned-out manor with an old servant.
Romance
Republika nadziei
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Republika nadziei

Oct 14, 1988
The image of Greater Poland in the breakthrough years 1913-1918. It tells about the fate of Polish junior high school students and their attitude towards the Prussian partitioning authorities, activity in the independence underground, and participation in the preparations for the Greater Poland Uprising.
History
Chłopi
5.6

Chłopi

Dec 07, 1973
In a bucolic Polish hamlet, the tense relationship between a father and son reaches a boiling point when the men lose their hearts to the same woman and vie for her affections. Based on Wladyslaw Reymont's Nobel Prize-winning book and helmed by Jan Rybkowski, this theatrical release (starring Krzystof Chamiec, Wladyslaw Hancza and Emilia Krakowska) was culled from a 13-episode miniseries that aired on Polish television in 1972.
Drama
Kanalia
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Kanalia

Mar 15, 1992
A Russian investigator is demoted after a young PPS militia escapes from Poland and vows revenge.
Action
Kawalerskie życie na obczyźnie
4.3
The action is set in the early 20th century. The film is made up of six sequences. In the first, Michal, young man who came from Poland to Germany, enrolls in a course on how to behave in social situations and on etiquette. However when he tries to approach girls using the rules which he's been taught... he only makes a fool of himself. Then, he goes to work for a man who owns a carousel and who loves to chase other women. In the next sequence, Michal meets the divorced landlady, Mrs. Luther, and goes through a whole lot of erotic experiences. When he escapes exhausted from his landlady, he starts working in a mine and visits brothels on a regular basis. He looks on women in a totally cynical manner. However, his persistent wandering must finally result in a true love.
Drama
Honor dziecka
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Honor dziecka

Jan 01, 1976
There has been a secret relationship between the nephew of the ordinate - Jan, and his older cousin Xymena. However, Jan falls in love with the foster daughter of the ordinate, the young Krystyna. The ordinate does not consent to marriage, because Krystyna is his illegitimate daughter, and thus Jan's cousin. But it turns out that Jan is not the son of the general's brother ...
Comedy
Obok prawdy
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Obok prawdy

Mar 19, 1965
After a disaster in the mine, Łopot, a technician, protects the perpetrator. He soon faces a moral dilemma.
Drama
Miejsce na ziemi
1

Miejsce na ziemi

Mar 21, 1960
A teenager finds himself torn after the death of his mother and falls on the wrong side of the law.
Drama
Szatan z 7-ej klasy
6.4

Szatan z 7-ej klasy

Jul 28, 1960
Adam Cisowski, a devilishly smart teenager is looking for treasure hidden by Napoleon's soldier. But he is not the only one searching for it, and his rivals are very dangerous.
Adventure
Banda
1

Banda

Mar 05, 1965
A group of juvenile delinquents working in a shipyard try to clear themselves of a false accusation.
Drama
Beata
6

Beata

Jan 19, 1965
Teenaged Beata, disgusted with hypocrisy around her runs away from home.
Drama
Pieklo i niebo
6

Pieklo i niebo

Sep 19, 1966
A bus crashes and its passengers find themeselves in the afterlife, which they find has the not only the same set of rules as Earth, but also the same bureaucratic chaos.
Comedy
Stary człowiek i pies
5.7
The film presents the story of Robert - an aging, once-recognized artist who is today struggling with his own complexes and vices, and helplessness towards a new reality that ruthlessly throws him to the margins of existence. One day Robert finds himself in a roadside ditch hit by a dog's car. In a reflex of spontaneous compassion, he takes the dog home and begins to look after him.
Drama
Journal intime d'un pécheur
6.8
En Écosse, au XVIIIe siècle. Robert revient à la vie pour raconter son étrange histoire, depuis la naissance de son frère, la détestation entre ses parents, et sa naissance. Jeune homme, il est torturé par un désir d’absolu. Abordé par un personnage étrange qui l'encourage à assouvir ses pulsions sans renier ses idéaux, l'homme veut le persuader de tuer son demi-frère sur ordre divin. S'il résiste d'abord, Robert finit par accomplir l'acte. Mais l'euphorie qui suit est perturbée par des morts étranges qui surviennent dans son entourage.
Fantasy
L'écrivain
6.6

L'écrivain

Sep 23, 1985
Un journaliste, un cambrioleur et un meurtrier sont coincés ensemble dans une cellule. Le journaliste prend des notes sur la situation car il espère les publier ensuite sous la forme d’un roman, mais il attrape le typhus et, dans son délire, ne parvient plus à distinguer la réalité de la fiction.
Drama
Przygoda Stasia
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Przygoda Stasia

Jan 01, 1970
The action takes place in the Polish countryside in the second half of the 19th century. The main character is a few months old Staś, son of the blacksmith Józef and Małgorzata, from whose perspective we see the conflict of his parents with the local organist.
Drama
Powrót wabiszczura
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Powrót wabiszczura

Dec 18, 1989
The story of the pied piper, the German legend of the rat catcher of Hameln, retold as a punk invasion of a Polish small town.
Drama
Biohazard
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Biohazard

Jan 04, 1978
The former head of the Institute of Science - Professor Molnar, returns to the Institute to seek treatment for his heart condition. The new director of the Institute, and his former assistant, Dr. Egberg had a falling out with Molnar after the latter considered his research unethical. However, after waking up from surgery, Molnar makes a horrifying discovery; Egberg has swapped their brains!
Science Fiction
Kochajmy syrenki
5.8

Kochajmy syrenki

Apr 25, 1967
Polish musical comedy. The film focuses on two friends who spend their vacation in the beautiful countryside of Mazury. They buy a very nice car (Syrenka), but in order to pay for it the men need to start working as solicitors for a notable art impresario named Koszajtis. Soon they get thrown right in the middle of a hilarious war between two rivaling music-and-dance groups.
Music
Cierpkie głogi
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Cierpkie głogi

Oct 25, 1966
A troublemaker returns to his home village, reigniting friendship with his former teacher and looking to atone for his wrongdoings.
Drama
Placówka
5

Placówka

Oct 01, 1979
The problem of the Polish population displacement from their land within the limits of the Prussian partition. Germans come to the village harassing a wealthy peasant Snail, leading to the tragedy. Slug's cottage burns, his wife dies. The peasant does not give up, defending his inheritance. He sticks on a patch of his Polish soil and protects it like a soldier his post.
Drama
Umarli rzucają cień
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Umarli rzucają cień

Sep 06, 1979
Sensational psychological drama, concerning the activities of the People's Guard in Silesia, presents from the human characters and attitudes perspective story of provocation of Gestapo agents, penetrating the ranks of the Resistance.
Drama
Konopielka
7.2

Konopielka

Sep 13, 1982
Kaziuk, un paysan têtu, et sa femme enceinte vivent dans un village reculé de Pologne, épargné par la civilisation. Mais un fonctionnaire vient annoncer l'arrivée prochaine de l'électricité et qu'une nouvelle institutrice enseignera bientôt dans l'école du village. Une fois installée, celle-ci attise les fantasmes de Kaziuk qui, frustré, commet un acte sacrilège ...
Comedy
Fucha
6

Fucha

Jan 14, 1985
International Critics’ Week - Cannes Festival 1985
Ostatnie dni
7

Ostatnie dni

May 09, 1969
As the Polish Army continues its march into Berlin corporal Naróg is tasked with delivering important documents to the staff headquarters.
War
Europa, Europa
7.3

Europa, Europa

Nov 14, 1990
Inspiré des Mémoires de Sally Perel, "Europa Europa" raconte l'itinéraire d'un jeune juif contraint pendant la guerre d'épouser l'idéologie communiste lorsqu'il fuit en Union soviétique, puis celle du nazisme lorsque les Allemands envahissent l'orphelinat où il est refugié. Il en oublie sa propre identité et, pour sauvegarder sa vie, devient même le meilleur élément d'une école d'élite pour la jeunesse allemande.
History
La terre de la grande promesse
7.3
Au tournant du siècle, Lódz, en Pologne, était un centre de fabrication de textiles au rythme rapide, regorgeant d'industriels acharnés et de conditions de travail dangereuses. Trois jeunes amis, un Polonais, un Juif et un Allemand, mettent leur argent en commun pour construire une usine. Le film suit leur quête impitoyable de fortune.
Drama
Siekierezada
7.1

Siekierezada

Oct 13, 1986
A young, idealistic poet, turns his back on civilization and goes to small, backwood village, rents a bed in the house of an old woman, and decides to make his living as a lumberjack. Soon he realizes that the world around him is far from perfect.
Drama
Bokser
5

Bokser

Mar 03, 1967
A promising but hot-headed young. boxer studies with a kind, knowing manager, grooming him for the Olympics.
Action
Święta wojna
5

Święta wojna

Nov 16, 1965
To secure their team's success, dedicated football fans (Boleslaw Plotnicki, Mieczyslaw Czechowicz) plot to kidnap their opponents' star player (Andrzej Kopiczynski).
Comedy
Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy
7.6
Nikodem Dyzma immigrates from the eastern part of Poland to the capital in the hope for possibilities to make a living. He is in need, very poor and forced to look for basic food and shelter. Yet, on a day when an unexpected invitation appears, his life changes dramatically.
Comedy