Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Directing·January 19, 1922·† December 27, 2007 — 85 years old·Gwoździec, obwód stanisławowski, Polska [obecnie Ukraina]
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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.
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2012Whisky z mlekiemSelf (archive footage)2001Quo VadisDirector · Screenplay1997Polish SchoolSelf1996Why?Screenplay · Director1991Bronstein's ChildrenDirector1991PowrótAssistant Director · Storyboard Assistant1989The Hostage of EuropeDirector · Writer1983AusteriaDirector · Writer1980Chance Meeting on the AtlanticDirector · Writer1977Death of a PresidentDirector · Writer1971MaddalenaDirector · Writer1969The GameDirector · Screenplay1966PharaohDirector · Screenplay1961Mother Joan of the AngelsDirector · Screenplay1959Night TrainDirector · Writer1957The Real End of the Great WarScreenplay · Director1956ShadowDirector1954Under the Phrygian StarDirector · Screenplay1954CelluloseDirector · Screenplay1952GromadaStoryboard · Director · Writer1950Devil's Ravine(uncredited) · Assistant Director1948The Steel HeartsGerman Officer (uncredited) · Assistant Director1948The Last StageFirst Assistant Director1947Forbidden SongsAssistant Director