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August Kowalczyk

August Kowalczyk

Acting

Known For

More Than Life At Stake
8.0

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.

More Than Life At Stake

1968
Polskie drogi
7.2

An epic, multi-threaded story about the fate of Poles during World War II. "Czas pogardy" was shown primarily from the perspective of two main characters - Lieutenant Władysław Niwiński and Leon Kuraś - a petty crook, but not without heroic traits. The authors of the series sought to show, in particular, everyday life under Nazi occupation in Poland.

Polskie drogi

1977
Janosik
7.2

Janosik was a television series that aired in Poland in 1974. It is about a famous Polish highlander outlaw who in folk legends steals money and goods from the rich and helps out the poor. The series was directed by Jerzy Passendorfer. There are 13 1-hour episodes.

Janosik

1974
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8.0

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Duhový luk

1973
A Generation
7.0

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.

A Generation

1955
The Saragossa Manuscript
7.8

During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather.

The Saragossa Manuscript

1966
Rok pierwszy
9.0

1944. Communist militiaman take a post in a little town in the east of Poland. He has to stand against his own men that are not happy with new authorities.

Rok pierwszy

1960
Janosik
7.6

In the early 19th century, the legendary Tatra brigand Janosik defies the oppressive local nobility and Austrian troops by robbing the rich to give to the poor, becoming a folk hero among the peasants.

Janosik

1974
April
9.0

Set at the end of the war. A hot-headed colonel tries to force his men on to heroics although the war is almost over. A war-weary lieutenant tries to muffle his efforts but he keeps on with his men and is killed fighting in the front lines, all his men decide to get his body.

April

1961
The Nest
6.1

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.

The Nest

1974
The Peasants
5.8

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.

The Peasants

1973
Alchemik
6.5

An alchemist, Sendivius, comes to court, and transmutes base metal into gold.

Alchemik

1989
Nuremberg Epilogue
9.5

Reproduction of the Nuremberg trials using transcripts, made for Polish TV.

Nuremberg Epilogue

1971
Five Boys from Barska Street
5.9

In war-ravaged Warsaw, five juvenile delinquents are given probation for stealing, to rehabilitate themselves, but remain under the influence of their profiteer-boss.

Five Boys from Barska Street

1954
Drugi brzeg
10.0

A Polish communist in prison breaks out at the start of the war, fight against the Germans and tries to find out who put him behind bars.

Drugi brzeg

1962
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N/A

The fourth of six episode compilations of the TV series, featuring episodes 8 and 9.

More Than Life At Stake Part Four

1969
Rób swoje, ryzyko jest twoje
3.8

An actor, Lutek Star, and a director, Emil Baks, end up in prison, where they decide to join forces to create a serial script about three independent women.

Rób swoje, ryzyko jest twoje

2002
Barwy walki
9.0

Świętokrzyskie Mountains, 1944. A People's Army unit receives orders to transport a party delegate outside the front line, while heavy fighting is going on between the Germans and resistance fighters in the region.

Barwy walki

1964
Silent Traces
9.0

A UB Captain tries to apprehend a band of former resistance fighters causing havoc to citizens, but they're always one step ahead of him.

Silent Traces

1961
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N/A

The sixth and final episode compilation of the TV series released theatrically, featuring episodes 16 and 17.

More Than Life At Stake Part Six

1969