Leonard Pietraszak
Birthday: Born in 1936-11-06 in Bydgoszcz, Polska
Deathday: 2023-02-01
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Stawka większa niż życie
Character: Hubert Ormel
Stawka większa niż życie is a series about the adventures of a Polish secret agent, Hans Kloss, who acts as a double agent in the Abwehr during Second World War in occupied Poland....
39 i pół
Character: Warcisław Sobański
39 i pół is a Polish comedy-drama television series that appeared on TVN for three seasons from March 4, 2008 through December 1, 2009. The series tells the story about Darek, a man just before his 40th birthday who wants go back to his wife and teenage son....
Życie na gorąco
Character: Andreas Lossis, pomocnik Maja z greckiej opozycji
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Czarne chmury
Character: pułkownik Krzysztof Dowgird
Polish Fanfan, the first Polish series from the "cloak and dagger" - written about the "black cloud" in the press of the 70's. Axis of the plot became a dramatic episodes of the struggle for the maintenance of the Polish Prussia. They remained in feudal depending on the Republic from 1525, when Albrecht Hohenzollern secularized religious state and filed in Krakow tribute to the Polish king....
Czterdziestolatek
Character: Doktor Karol Stelmach
Czterdziestolatek or 40-latek was a Polish television comedy series broadcast between 1974 and 1977. The first series enjoyed so much popularity that it has successfully continued and led to the release of a feature film I'm a Butterfly, a 40-year-old Love Affair and a New Year's Eve television program in 1975. The series was written by Jerzy Gruza and Krzysztof Teodor Toeplitz and was broadcast on Telewizja Polska. In total, 21 episodes were produced. The series followed the fate of a Warsaw ...
Do krwi ostatniej
Character: kapitan Wicherski
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Królowa Bona
Character: Piotr Kmita
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Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy
Character: pułkownik Wacław Wareda
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....
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Vabank
Character: Gustaw Kramer
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....
King Size
Character: Kramerko
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....
Wedding Night
Character: Lancer (uncredited)
Tragedy befalls Hanka, as her husband and father die fighting Austrian forces invading the Duchy of Warsaw in 1809....
ESD
Character: Dr. Kowalik
The Borejko family has four daughters - Gabriela, Ida, Natalia and Patricia. Most concern causes the red-haired Ida, whose unusual ideas often end badly, though the girl has the best intentions. Her father, who works at the university as a classical philologist, gives her the idea to found a group called ESD. They want to try out the theory that you are more successful if you send out more positive signals to the environment. Soon this theory will be put to the test. Ida's mother has to go to ...
Vabank II
Character: Gustaw Kramer
A sequel to "Vabank" (1981), introduces the same characters entangled in a duel between a former safecracker and a crooked bank manager....
Ewa Wants to Sleep
Character: Motorcyclist (uncredited)
Ewa Bonecka, a young student about to start school in a new place finds herself without a place to sleep after she is declined a room in a women-only hotel. Helped by a pleasant policeman, Piotr, she tries to find a lodging in the strange town full of thieves and petty troublemakers....
Octopus Cafe
Character: Insurgent (uncredited)
Comic stories of Varsovians living under the Nazi occupation and struggling with the enemy....
Bad Luck
Character: Conspirator (uncredited)
To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck....
Komedianty
Character: Hipolit Gronczewski
Two travelling actors break from their troupe and with help of friends and family start their own act, experiencing serious success....
An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill
Character: Piotr Kmita
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: Pilot (uncredited)
The film follows the exploits of Stefan as he fights against the Nazis as a RAF pilot....
Inspekcja pana Anatola
Character: (uncredited)
PZU Inspector Anatol Kowalski is sent to the city of Paryżew on a special mission to catch a gang of bathing suit robbers....
Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland
Character: Leon Szymański
A sociologist nearing middle-aged returns to Poland after several years of giving lectures abroad. The changing economy of the country and business successes of the people around him inspire him to venture out into the deep and unpredictable world of capitalism himself....
150km Per Hour
Character: Artist
Young Marcin wishes to escape his life in a village and make a career in a city....
Wielki układ
Character: Marek Kołodziejski
40-year-old engineer Marek Kołodziejski comes to his hometown after fifteen years. He wants to take revenge on his friends who kicked him out of the band for appropriating the authorship of the project....
The Devil from Seventh Grade
Character: Student (uncredited)
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....
Zawsze w niedziele
Character: Kordecki ("Third Sunday")
Three short stories depicting the adventures of athletes from various disciplines. Reserve goalkeeper Antoni gets a chance to play in a match as a substitute for his sick teammate. Hanka and Piotr, although they are in love with each other, only meet at competitions. Adam is the first to arrive in the town where the finish line of a cycling race is located. The residents celebrate his victory....
Kontrybucja
Character: Gendarme (uncredited)
A bank robbery conducted by Polish Underground members goes awry and the brother-in-law of the group's leader, Paweł gets arrested. Now Paweł must choose between helping his loved ones and staying loyal to the underground....
Ktokolwiek wie...
Character: Etnographer
A psychological portrait of a missing girl is drawn by the people who knew her, being interviewed by a journalist helping in the search....
Przygody Joanny
Character: Mr. Mikołaj
Christmas is coming. Little Ania dreams of a doll she saw in a shop window....
Bermuda Triangle
Character: Henryk
Three old friends living in distant cities decide to help each other get rid of people who stand in their way to achieve happiness....
How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
Character: Pilot (uncredited)
On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe....
The Real End of the Great War
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp. Months, and then years go by, until Róża abandons any hope that her husband might return. She meets and falls in love with another man, and tries to put her life back together, but one day, unexpectedly, Juliusz does return - a shattered, mere ghost of his former self, physically crippled and tormented by memories of the camps. First out of duty, then out ...
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents
Character: Alina's Father
Set in the summer months preceding the September 1939 outbreak of World War II in Polish part of Lithuania. A young highschool lad, Witek, is hoping to pass the entrance exams to the university. His love interest is Alina, his high-school colleague....
I'm a Butterfly
Character: Dr. Karol Stelmach
Funny adventures of Engineer Stefan Karwowski. One day he meet the famous star Irena Orska and fall in love. But there are three problems: his wife and two children. He must choice what is more importent for him - family or Irena....
Danton
Character: Lazare Carnot
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, well known as a spokesman of the people, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, however, could not a...
Everything for Sale
Character: Banquet Guest and Funeral Witness
Wajda's homage to Zbigniew Cybulski, the "Polish James Dean" who starred in the director's ASHES AND DIAMONDS and died young. The movie follows the tribulations of a director attempting to make a movie with a Cybulski-like star who never shows up....
Znikąd donikąd
Character:
The Home Army's battles against the communist authorities in the Żywiec region....
Czerwone berety
Character: Lieutenant
A young soldier is being blackmailed by his colleague after causing a driving accident while drunk...
Pearl in the Crown
Character: Kopyrniok (uncredited)
When it is discovered that the Zygmunt mine in Upper Silesia has been deemed unprofitable and is to be closed by flooding, the miners go on strike and a violent demonstration ensues....
W te dni przedwiosenne
Character: podpułkownik Wacław Kaszyba
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Deserter's Gold
Character: rotmistrz "Leliwa"
"Deserter's Gold", the sequel to the very popular "The Deserters", is a rich war comedy, skipping humorously around the more serious dangers of a war. Deserters Gold takes place during World War II, while the first film happened during WWI. The heroes' mission is to rob a Nazi-run bank in Poland for gold that will buy military supplies for the Polish Underground....
The Nest
Character: Zygfryd
Told in flashback as Mieszko lies feverish in his bed just before the Battle of Cedynia, Gniazdo recounts how the revered leader extended Poland's borders, formed an alliance with Emperor Otto I, and ultimately strengthened his country's autonomy by achieving victory during that crucial battle in the year 972....
Straszny sen Dzidziusia Górkiewicza
Character: Radny Jaskółko
Further fate of Dzidzius Górkiewicz, the protagonist of Andrzej Munk's film "Eroica". After retiring, Górkiewicz moved to a small town near Warsaw. After years filled with doing numerous, not always clean businesses, he leads a quiet, honest life of a provincial. A group of local businessmen see him as an ideal candidate for the new mayor. Gorkiewicz himself is undecided about what to do. Then he dreams of a meeting of the municipal council, where he wants to present his program....
Letters to Santa
Character: Florian
A romantic comedy set on Christmas Eve in Warsaw and centered around a series of characters....
Women's Day
Character: Mecenas Gawlik
Helina, a modest checkout assistant at the Butterfly retail chain, dreams about getting a better life for herself and her daughter. An opportunity presents itself when Helina becomes a store manager. However, she soon discovers that the price for better wages and an improved standard of living is dishonesty, employee exploitation, and fraud....