Jan Machulski
Birthday: Born in 1928-07-03 in Łódź, łódzkie, Polska
Deathday: 2008-11-20
TV Credits
Theatre Macabre
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Christopher Lee hosts this horror anthology series from Poland with stories from various classic authors....
07 zgłoś się
Character: Jacek Wereda
The series centres around the investigations of Police Lieutenant Sławomir Borewicz. Each episode features a different case being solved by Borewicz....
Dyrektorzy
Character: lekarz
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Kuchnia polska
Character: doktor Kozłowski, przyjaciel Zuzanny
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Ekstradycja
Character:
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Polskie drogi
Character: mecenas Stefan Kozakiewicz
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Królowa Bona
Character: Wolski
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Daleko od szosy
Character: ojciec Ani
Village boy falls in love with a city girl and decides to change his life. Living in the countryside is the end of dreams? Leszek Gorecki, boy, living in a small village, decides to break this stereotype. Since the child is interested in technology, mechanics, cars. He dreams to become a driver. Meets Bronka, the prettiest girl in the village. Despite feeling Leszek says that the country "no reflection" and has to do something with your life. He decides to go to Silesia. She works hard and puts...
Twarzą w twarz
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Movie Credits
Vabank
Character: Henryk Kwinto
October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in crime, backstabbing and double-crossing Kramer. Kwinto designs a clever plan not to only rob the Kramer's bank but to make it look like Kramer himself did it....
Killer
Character: Chief Inspector
An innocent cab driver is mistaken for a contract killer and imprisoned. Soon, he is sprung by a mob boss who needs a "killer" for a few more jobs....
Zrcadlení
Character: Dr. Reinberger
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King Size
Character: Kwintek
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....
Killer 2
Character: Zenon
Jurek Kiler has become a VIP - sponsoring the Polish government, playing tennis with the President, meeting world leaders. He must oversee a transfer of a substantial amount of gold. However, in his past activities, he has made enemies. Mighty ones. And thus Jurek Kiler's next adventure begins as he has to face attempts at kidnapping, assassinations and problems in his love life......
Journey for One Smile
Character: Stanisław Wanatowicz
The film is a cinema version of the popular TV series of the same title....
The Last Action
Character: Zygmunt Zuber "Małolat"
When his grandson is beaten by gangsters, a Warsaw veteran gathers his war buddies to take them on....
Dziś w nocy umrze miasto
Character: English POW (uncredited)
An unlikely couple - a Polish concentration camp inmate and a young German girl - stick together and try to survive the RAF bombing of Dresden in February 1945....
Vabank II
Character: Henryk Kwinto
A sequel to "Vabank" (1981), introduces the same characters entangled in a duel between a former safecracker and a crooked bank manager....
Love in an Underground Passage
Character: ksiądz redaktor naczelny "Periodyku Kulturalnego"
Another film from the TV series "Polish Holidays", this time illustrating a holiday not entirely Polish, but already firmly rooted in the native reality - Valentine's Day. The script for it was written by Jerzy Pilch. For the famous writer, winner of the Nike Award, this is the second encounter with this cycle: earlier he wrote the script for the excellent "Yellow Scarf". His collaboration with director Janusz Majewski resulted in a story full of humor and charm, treating love with a slight wink...
Coloured Stockings
Character: Biology Teacher (segment "Matylda")
Drama directed by Janusz Nasfeter....
Sonata marymoncka
Character: Herbinger
Main character, Rysiek, tries to live through dangerous times of war-torn and later stalinist Poland....
Pigs 2: The Last Blood
Character: Walenda, major UOP
Franz Maurer, a compromised cop, former officer of the criminal department of the Warsaw's police, is released from prison where he was doing time for his brutality and murders. He is awaited by Nowy, a former police colleague. Franz tries to go straight starting hard work in a steel mill. Nevertheless, he must leave the factory as a criminal with an uncertain past when he doesn't join the strike organized by the workers' union. At the same time, a merciless war continues in former Yugoslavia. W...
Roly Poly
Character: Dr. Benglow (voice) (uncredited)
Based on the novel by Stanislaw Lem (Solaris). The main character, race car driver Ryszard Fox, is involved in many car accidents. After each car crash he gets a transplant for one or another internal organ. After a while there is a question: Who really is Ryszard Fox?...
Rachunek sumienia
Character: UB Lieutenant
The wrongly convicted Roman leaves prison and tries to return to his earlier life....
Wycieczka w nieznane
Character: Robert (voice) (uncredited)
A visit to Auschwitz changes the life of a young unambitious writer....
Eagle
Character: Lieutenant Pilecki
Based on a true story of Polish submarine "Orzel" (The Eagle): September 1939, "Orzel" is coming to Estonian neutral harbor in Tallin. Under pressure from Germany Estonians have intern the ship. Commander Grabinski decides to escape to England through the Baltic Sea, without any maps that has been confiscated and with only small amount of fuel on board....
Cudze szczęście
Character: Dziadek
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An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill
Character: Ochmistrz Wolski
Drama about historical figure Barbara Radziwiłł, her romance with King Sigismund II August, her death and her posthumous return to Vilnius....
Historia jednego myśliwca
Character: Lieutenant Stanisław Kamień
The film follows the exploits of Stefan as he fights against the Nazis as a RAF pilot....
Three Stories
Character: SP Worker (segment 3) (uncredited)
The short stories showing the troubles of youth serving in the "Służba Polsce" organisation....
Izkustvenata patitza
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Album polski
Character: Piotr
University student Anna and her boyfriend Tomek use a precious photograph to trace and unveil the complex wartime and post-war past of their parents....
Nie ma takiego numeru
Character: Kwintowski
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Miss Wet T-Shirt
Character: Pan Jerzy, znajomy Władysława z cmentarza
"Miss Wet T-Shirt" is a humorous and thought-provoking story of a widowed man in his fifties who rebels against the degradation of the world around him, full of corruption and moral ambiguity. Władysław did not always act honestly in life, so his wife left him. Soon she was gone forever and only after her death did he understand his mistake. He tries to redeem guilt, adhering to the principle that no one can escape from responsibility for committed sins, for existence in the world of evil. The h...
The Last Day of Summer
Character: Him
A subtle tale of a confrontation between two lonely people, one from which true understanding cannot seemingly result....
The Young Magician
Character: Colonel
A 12-year boy feels left out by his classmates because he has no interest in athletics. He finally discovers his calling when his parents take him to a magic show. Picked by the magician to be his helper during a trick he is drawn into the world of magic and wants to learn more. He becomes proficient in tricks and also discovers his telekinetic powers. Unfortunately that further alienates him from his peers and his parents are afraid of his powers. Things change when a national emergency arises ...
Vinci
Character: Tadeusz Hagen
The sophisticated thief of art Robert "Cuma" Cuminski is released on probation from the local prison by the corrupt Doctor Wiaderny to organize the theft of the famous Leonardo Da Vinci painting "Lady with Ermine" for the dealer Gruby. Three years ago, Cuma was accidentally arrested by the snoopy detective Wilk after a successful heist in the house of the collector Lehman, but he has not ratted his comrade Julian....
Emilia
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"Emilia" is a parody of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's "Amelia". The title heroine was brought up in very specific conditions. Her parents could not transfer enough affection and knowledge to the growing child. Therefore, the girl created her own inner world in her mind, to live in complete isolation from the environment. One day, 19-year-old Emilia finds her life goal - she decides to do good around her. Unfortunately, bad luck means that people who meet on their way do not really need any help from her ...
Associate Professor H.
Character: Foss
The title character is a professor looking to replace humans with cyborgs. His supremely creepy assistant Traumer, strikingly played by Majewski regular Andrzej Rausz, is one such creation. Professor H. intends to transpose Traumer’s brain with that of a renowned scientist, but is in for a surprise....
The Noose
Character: Militiaman (uncredited)
A day in the life of an alcoholic. With the help of his girlfriend Krysia, Kuba attempts to regain control of his life....
Free City
Character: Janek
The heroic struggle of Polish post office workers in Gdańsk on the first day of World War II....
Drugi człowiek
Character: Karol Borowski
A man just released from prison protects a woman from a group of thugs while on his way home....
The Game
Character: Joachim
Professionally active, childless, married woman loses her father during a business trip. With an overwhelming sense of transience and the fear of death, she doubts her attachment to her husband. It turns out that in marriage, too, he only plays his part, with greater or lesser conviction....
I ty zostaniesz Indianinem
Character: Captain Górny
Mirek Kubiak is a primary school student. Like his friends, he is fascinated by Indians and would like to become a brave Apache. Uncle Eligiusz from America comes to his house. The boy becomes embroiled in a criminal scandal....
And the Violins Stopped Playing
Character: colonel Kruger
This is the true story about a group of Romani's (gypsy) in occupied Poland during World War II as they confront the atrocities and tragedies of a forgotten holocaust....
Zawsze w niedziele
Character: Piotr Wolski (voice) (uncredited)
Three stories centered around sports....
The Criminal Who Stole a Crime
Character: Prison Warden (voice) (uncredited)
A retired police captain, Siwy, tells a reporter about his latest action, carrying on his own investigation into the mysterious death of a Ewa Salm, a.k.a. Princess. She was a witness in a case where the defendant pled guilty and was sentenced to eight years in prison. Siwy doubts the defendant's guilt and risks his life to apprehend the real killer....
Inner Life
Character: Miauczyński's father-in-law
The life of a grumpy 40-year-old man living with his wife in a high-rise block. Every day is like the other - quarrels over dinner, taking out garbage, annoying neighbours, rides in elevators, lost socks. He hates everybody, especially his wife. Not even sexual fantasies are an escape from the hell he imposes on himself....
Z tamtej strony tęczy
Character: Jan
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Tabliczka marzenia
Character: Ludka's Neighbour
A fifteen-year old Ludka navigates first love and frustrations related to failures of the adult world during summer holidays....
Polish Death
Character: pułkownik
Young man frustrated with his life and pointless job becomes one of the suspects in serial killer investigation, but he suspects someone else......
Déjà vu
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The Prohibition years. Chicago bootleggers suffer losses due to their betrayal by one Mick Nich - Mikita Nichiporuk. The mob decides to execute the traitor, who escaped to Odesa, USSR, and organized his own bootleg business there. The hitman, Pollack, arrives in Odesa, and realizes how hard it is to make the hit here, as compared to a civilized country like USA....
D.I.L.
Character: Mr. Andrzej 'Bos'
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Mrs. Hanka's Diary
Character: Fred Van Houben
The young and beautiful wife of a prominent diplomat complains of boredom. To change her monotonous life, she has an affair, through which she gets entangled in intrigues and espionage affairs....
Visit of a President
Character: Doctor
A little boy, craving for his father's attention, imagines a made-up "Mr. President" who looks just like his father but is caring and attentive....
The Doll
Character: Julian Ochocki
Set in the 19th century Warsaw. The indolence of aristocrats who, secure with their pensions, are too lazy to undertake new business risks, frustrates Wokulski. His ability to make money is respected but his lack of family and social rank is condescended to. Because of his "help" (in secret) to "the doll's" impecunious but influential father, the girl becomes aware of his affection....
Przystań
Character: Franciszek Jaszczuk, dyrektor szkoły
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Wyspa złoczyńców
Character: Mr. Tomasz "Samochodzik"
A young museum worker sets out to find a treasure hidden in a small town....
Kill Me, Cop
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The story is a duel between criminal-on- the-run and the cop who put him behind the bars the first time around....
Rzeczpospolita babska
Character: Capt. Stanisław Karski
After the end of World War 2 a division of female soldiers settles down at Recovered Territories and make an oath to never enter into relationships with men, which may prove difficult, because male soldiers have also made their home nearby....
Squadron
Character: Markowski
A young Russian aristocrat, Baron Fyodor Jeremin, volunteers to serve with a Dragon squadron to impress the girl who rejected his love. Just at this time the 1863 insurrection explodes in Poland. He enlists to serve in the army being sent to suppress the revolt. He believes that now it's enough to defeat the Poles, become an officer and hero, get a bunch of medals, and then return and lay all of this at the feet of her beloved. However, the "little Polish war" looks completely different to the w...
Far Is the Road
Character: Adam Włodarczyk
After WWII a soldier returns to his Polish homeland from Scotland....
1409. Afera na zamku Bartenstein
Character: komtur
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The Lodger
Character: Ludwik
A pleasant, open-faced young man comes to live in a boarding house with three peculiar women....
The Vampire
Character: Runevski
Gothic story based on novella by Aleksey Tolstoy....
The Neighbours
Character: Major
A day before the beginning of the Second World War, a young resident of Bydgoszcz falls in love with a German teenager....
Pigs
Character: Walenda, major SB
In good old days Franz Maurer and his partners from secret police used to live like kings. Now, they all must adapt to new post-communist environment where they are scorned and losing all the privileges. Some, like Franz, are like ordinary police fighting against drug dealers. But Franz would soon find that some of his friends are on the other side....
A Generation
Character: GL Member (uncredited)
Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war....
Pogoń za Adamem
Character: Zygmunt Zawada
A film director uses a South American premiere of his latest picture to reconnect with his old friends from the Warsaw Uprising, the protagonists of his movie....
State of Fear
Character: Józef Małecki, ojciec Jana
Realistic depiction of the Polish martial law in 1981. John Malecki is a young actor with good career prospects in a Warsaw theater, preparing to play Hamlet, his dream role. John plans to go to Sweden. Any involvement with the new Solidarnośc movement might put his visa to Sweden at risk. But staying neutral in these times is not an easy task....
Index
Character: Ojciec Andrzeja
The story begins in March of 1968, the days of students protests. A hot- headed student protests the Dean's decision to expell a fellow student on fake accusation charges, upon which he drops out of university rather than make a compromise. He loses everything in the process: his girlfriend, housing privileges - he becomes a coal deliverer. On the job he witnesses an accident that causes death of a fellow worker. He decides to write a story, which is good and a publishing house wants to print it...
Avatar: The Exchange of Souls
Character: Count Olgierd Łabiński
Count Olgierd Łabiński lives with his beloved wife in Paris in a beautiful palace. The Countess recalls her stay in Florence and her insistent admirer Octavius de Saville. Soon, Octavius, arrives in Paris and calls for the famous Dr. Cherbonneau, suspected of being a charlatan. Citing the teachings of the East, Cherbonneau offers the patient an "avatar", a reincarnation of the soul, which takes a different body......
The Saragossa Manuscript
Character: Count Pena Flor
During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather....
It Started Yesterday
Character: Wacław Jasiński
Based on real events story of stealing methyl alcohol causing mass poisoning in town....