Barbara Krafftówna

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Barbara Krafftówna born 5 December 1928, is a Polish film actress. She has appeared in more than 40 films and television shows since 1953.

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Ashes and Diamonds (1958)

A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrzej Wajda
CAST:  Zbigniew Cybulski  •  Ewa Krzyżewska  •  Wacław Zastrzeżynski  •  Adam Pawlikowski

A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrzej Wajda
CAST:  Zbigniew Cybulski  •  Ewa Krzyżewska  •  Wacław Zastrzeżynski  •  Adam Pawlikowski

The Saragossa Manuscript (1965)

Upon finding a book that relates his grandfather's story, an officer ventures through Spain meeting a wide array of characters, most of whom have a story of their own to tell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wojciech Jerzy Has
CAST:  Zbigniew Cybulski  •  Iga Cembrzyńska  •  Elżbieta Czyżewska  •  Gustaw Holoubek

Upon finding a book that relates his grandfather's story, an officer ventures through Spain meeting a wide array of characters, most of whom have a story of their own to tell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wojciech Jerzy Has
CAST:  Zbigniew Cybulski  •  Iga Cembrzyńska  •  Elżbieta Czyżewska  •  Gustaw Holoubek

How to Be Loved (1963)

An actress travels from Warsaw to Paris and during the trip reflects on the last few years of her life. It goes back to the German occupation and her hiding of a fellow actor who has supposedly killed a collaborator.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wojciech Jerzy Has
CAST:  Barbara Krafftówna  •  Zbigniew Cybulski  •  Artur Młodnicki  •  Wieńczysław Gliński

An actress travels from Warsaw to Paris and during the trip reflects on the last few years of her life. It goes back to the German occupation and her hiding of a fellow actor who has supposedly killed a collaborator.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wojciech Jerzy Has
CAST:  Barbara Krafftówna  •  Zbigniew Cybulski  •  Artur Młodnicki  •  Wieńczysław Gliński

Nobody's Calling (1960)

"In 1960 Kazimierz Kutz' second film NIKT NIE WOLA / NOBODY'S CALLING, based on a Jozef Hen novel that was never published in Poland, described the fate of Poles on the Eastern Front. Kutz used the film to explore new formal solutions, collaborating closely with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazimierz Kutz
CAST:  Zofia Marcinkowska  •  Henryk Boukołowski  •  Barbara Krafftówna  •  Halina Mikołajska

"In 1960 Kazimierz Kutz' second film NIKT NIE WOLA / NOBODY'S CALLING, based on a Jozef Hen novel that was never published in Poland, described the fate of Poles on the Eastern Front. Kutz used the film to explore new formal solutions, collaborating closely with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazimierz Kutz
CAST:  Zofia Marcinkowska  •  Henryk Boukołowski  •  Barbara Krafftówna  •  Halina Mikołajska

Roly Poly (1968)

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?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrzej Wajda
CAST:  Bogumił Kobiela  •  Ryszard Filipski  •  Anna Prucnal  •  Jerzy Zelnik

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?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrzej Wajda
CAST:  Bogumił Kobiela  •  Ryszard Filipski  •  Anna Prucnal  •  Jerzy Zelnik

Million Dollars (2011)

Bozenka, a worker from a large bank, believes that only those who buy, truly live their life. And there is always not enough money! The reason for her frustration is also her husband, Stasiunek, who should be a devilish lover of the most beautiful women in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Janusz Kondratiuk
CAST:  Kinga Preis  •  Jakub Gierszał  •  Tomasz Karolak  •  Joanna Kulig

Bozenka, a worker from a large bank, believes that only those who buy, truly live their life. And there is always not enough money! The reason for her frustration is also her husband, Stasiunek, who should be a devilish lover of the most beautiful women in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Janusz Kondratiuk
CAST:  Kinga Preis  •  Jakub Gierszał  •  Tomasz Karolak  •  Joanna Kulig

Who Never Lived (2006)

A young, charismatic priest John, his time missionary in Africa, every day helping Warsaw young people addicted to drugs. Unconventional methods, which are used in pastoral work, raise many doubts about his superiors. Surprisingly, however, his life undergoes a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrzej Seweryn
CAST:  Michał Żebrowski  •  Joanna Sydor  •  Robert Janowski  •  Teresa Marczewska

A young, charismatic priest John, his time missionary in Africa, every day helping Warsaw young people addicted to drugs. Unconventional methods, which are used in pastoral work, raise many doubts about his superiors. Surprisingly, however, his life undergoes a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrzej Seweryn
CAST:  Michał Żebrowski  •  Joanna Sydor  •  Robert Janowski  •  Teresa Marczewska

Heat (1964)

Two Elderly Men are asked by the Prime Minister to take care of the city for one day. During this time, they have to deal with the heat, a diplomatic conflict, a love rivalry, and a lack of water. They do it in their style – they sing easily.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazimierz Kutz
CAST:  Barbara Krafftówna  •  Wiesław Michnikowski  •  Kalina Jędrusik  •  Wiesław Gołas

Two Elderly Men are asked by the Prime Minister to take care of the city for one day. During this time, they have to deal with the heat, a diplomatic conflict, a love rivalry, and a lack of water. They do it in their style – they sing easily.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazimierz Kutz
CAST:  Barbara Krafftówna  •  Wiesław Michnikowski  •  Kalina Jędrusik  •  Wiesław Gołas

Adventure with a Song (1969)

Przygoda z piosenką (Pol. Adventure with song) is a Polish film musical comedy from 1969 directed by Stanisław Bareja.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanisław Bareja
CAST:  Bohdan Łazuka  •  Pola Raksa  •  Barbara Krafftówna  •  Irena Santor

Przygoda z piosenką (Pol. Adventure with song) is a Polish film musical comedy from 1969 directed by Stanisław Bareja.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanisław Bareja
CAST:  Bohdan Łazuka  •  Pola Raksa  •  Barbara Krafftówna  •  Irena Santor

The Codes (1966)

An elderly man returns to Poland to find his long-lost son, missing since World War II. In his quest the man is forced to contemplate the elusive and coded nature of truth itself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wojciech Jerzy Has
CAST:  Zbigniew Cybulski  •  Jan Kreczmar  •  Irena Horecka  •  Janusz Kłosiński

An elderly man returns to Poland to find his long-lost son, missing since World War II. In his quest the man is forced to contemplate the elusive and coded nature of truth itself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wojciech Jerzy Has
CAST:  Zbigniew Cybulski  •  Jan Kreczmar  •  Irena Horecka  •  Janusz Kłosiński

Dziś w nocy umrze miasto (1961)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Rybkowski
CAST:  Andrzej Łapicki  •  Beata Tyszkiewicz  •  Jadwiga Chojnacka  •  Ignacy Gogolewski

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan Rybkowski
CAST:  Andrzej Łapicki  •  Beata Tyszkiewicz  •  Jadwiga Chojnacka  •  Ignacy Gogolewski

The Last Action (2009)

When his grandson is beaten by gangsters, a Warsaw veteran gathers his war buddies to take them on.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michał Rogalski
CAST:  Jan Machulski  •  Barbara Krafftówna  •  Marian Kociniak  •  Witold Skaruch

When his grandson is beaten by gangsters, a Warsaw veteran gathers his war buddies to take them on.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michał Rogalski
CAST:  Jan Machulski  •  Barbara Krafftówna  •  Marian Kociniak  •  Witold Skaruch

The Knave of Spades (1960)

A reclusive lighthouse worker accepts the offer to swap jobs with a police inspector for a while, just to help him catch Teston, the so-called criminal of criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadeusz Chmielewski
CAST:  Czesław Roszkowski  •  Janina Traczykówna  •  Stefan Bartik  •  Bogdan Baer

A reclusive lighthouse worker accepts the offer to swap jobs with a police inspector for a while, just to help him catch Teston, the so-called criminal of criminals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadeusz Chmielewski
CAST:  Czesław Roszkowski  •  Janina Traczykówna  •  Stefan Bartik  •  Bogdan Baer

Opening Tomorrow (1962)

A budding playwright is thrilled to find out that his play will be performed at a prestigious theater, but a series of problems pile up, along with the general feeling that opening night will be disastrous.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Janusz Morgenstern
CAST:  Gustaw Holoubek  •  Irena Malkiewicz  •  Kalina Jędrusik  •  Wieńczysław Gliński

A budding playwright is thrilled to find out that his play will be performed at a prestigious theater, but a series of problems pile up, along with the general feeling that opening night will be disastrous.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Janusz Morgenstern
CAST:  Gustaw Holoubek  •  Irena Malkiewicz  •  Kalina Jędrusik  •  Wieńczysław Gliński

Their Everyday Life (1963)

After a violent quarrel, Nitka leaves her husband Andrzej. He meets a young girl with whom he is getting closer and closer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
CAST:  Zbigniew Cybulski  •  Aleksandra Śląska  •  Pola Raksa  •  Barbara Krafftówna

After a violent quarrel, Nitka leaves her husband Andrzej. He meets a young girl with whom he is getting closer and closer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
CAST:  Zbigniew Cybulski  •  Aleksandra Śląska  •  Pola Raksa  •  Barbara Krafftówna

Kill It and Leave This Town (2021)

Fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, the hero hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to him are alive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mariusz Wilczyński
CAST:  Krystyna Janda  •  Andrzej Chyra  •  Maja Ostaszewska  •  Małgorzata Kożuchowska

Fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, the hero hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to him are alive.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mariusz Wilczyński
CAST:  Krystyna Janda  •  Andrzej Chyra  •  Maja Ostaszewska  •  Małgorzata Kożuchowska

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DIRECTION:  Jan Rybkowski  •  Jan Fethke
CAST:  Gizela Piotrowska  •  Bogdan Niewinowski  •  Adolf Dymsza  •  Hanka Bielicka

Don Gabriel (1966)

The first Polish film to discuss the failure of September 1939 Polish-German war. We can see it from the point of view of a university intellectual, fascinated by German culture, who decides to take active part in the conflict. Professor Gabriel Tomicki spends the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Czesław Petelski  •  Ewa Petelska
CAST:  Bronisław Pawlik  •  Barbara Krafftówna  •  Ryszarda Hanin  •  Igor Śmiałowski

The first Polish film to discuss the failure of September 1939 Polish-German war. We can see it from the point of view of a university intellectual, fascinated by German culture, who decides to take active part in the conflict. Professor Gabriel Tomicki spends the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Czesław Petelski  •  Ewa Petelska
CAST:  Bronisław Pawlik  •  Barbara Krafftówna  •  Ryszarda Hanin  •  Igor Śmiałowski
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