Henryk Bista

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Les Milles (1995)

In the beginning of the Second World War, Germans, Austrians and persons without nationality living in France are sent to the concentration camp of Les Milles by France government. Commander Charles Perrochon is the responsible for this camp and he promises to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sébastien Grall
CAST:  Jean-Pierre Marielle  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Ticky Holgado  •  Philippe Noiret

In the beginning of the Second World War, Germans, Austrians and persons without nationality living in France are sent to the concentration camp of Les Milles by France government. Commander Charles Perrochon is the responsible for this camp and he promises to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sébastien Grall
CAST:  Jean-Pierre Marielle  •  Kristin Scott Thomas  •  Ticky Holgado  •  Philippe Noiret

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (1985)

Set in an underground dungeon inhabited by bundled, ragged human beings, after the nuclear holocaust. The story follows the wanderings of a hero through the situations of survival. People wait for the Ark to arrive and rescue them while their habitat falls apart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piotr Szulkin
CAST:  Jerzy Stuhr  •  Krystyna Janda  •  Mariusz Dmochowski  •  Marek Walczewski

Set in an underground dungeon inhabited by bundled, ragged human beings, after the nuclear holocaust. The story follows the wanderings of a hero through the situations of survival. People wait for the Ark to arrive and rescue them while their habitat falls apart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piotr Szulkin
CAST:  Jerzy Stuhr  •  Krystyna Janda  •  Mariusz Dmochowski  •  Marek Walczewski

Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema (1990)

In the cinema "Liberty" there takes place a screening of the film "Daybreak". The screening is interrupted by an unusual event. Actors come to life on the screen, start conversations among themselves, draw the audience into them. Crowds gather around the cinema, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wojciech Marczewski
CAST:  Janusz Gajos  •  Artur Barciś  •  Teresa Marczewska  •  Aleksander Bednarz

In the cinema "Liberty" there takes place a screening of the film "Daybreak". The screening is interrupted by an unusual event. Actors come to life on the screen, start conversations among themselves, draw the audience into them. Crowds gather around the cinema, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wojciech Marczewski
CAST:  Janusz Gajos  •  Artur Barciś  •  Teresa Marczewska  •  Aleksander Bednarz

Eagle (1959)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonard Buczkowski
CAST:  Wieńczysław Gliński  •  Aleksander Sewruk  •  Jan Machulski  •  Roland Głowacki

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonard Buczkowski
CAST:  Wieńczysław Gliński  •  Aleksander Sewruk  •  Jan Machulski  •  Roland Głowacki

Eminent Domain (1991)

A high-ranking Polish politburo member is banished from the party, and must find out why. Set in 1979 Poland before the Solidarity events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Irvin
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Anne Archer  •  Paul Freeman  •  Anthony Bate

A high-ranking Polish politburo member is banished from the party, and must find out why. Set in 1979 Poland before the Solidarity events.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Irvin
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Anne Archer  •  Paul Freeman  •  Anthony Bate

Soccer Poker (1989)

Laguna (Janusz Gajos) was once a great soccer player whose career was interrupted by an injury. He spent years climbing the ranks to become an international referee. He sees the prevailing arrangements, manipulations, and bribery around him. Now desperate, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Janusz Zaorski
CAST:  Janusz Gajos  •  Małgorzata Pieczyńska  •  Marian Opania  •  Mariusz Dmochowski

Laguna (Janusz Gajos) was once a great soccer player whose career was interrupted by an injury. He spent years climbing the ranks to become an international referee. He sees the prevailing arrangements, manipulations, and bribery around him. Now desperate, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Janusz Zaorski
CAST:  Janusz Gajos  •  Małgorzata Pieczyńska  •  Marian Opania  •  Mariusz Dmochowski

Sztos (1997)

Two friends recall the PRL. After serving time in jail, they took up an illegal currency exchange. Cheated by partner - they decide to take revenge. Preparations take many months, but the action ends differently than it was planned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olaf Lubaszenko
CAST:  Cezary Pazura  •  Jan Nowicki  •  Ewa Gawryluk  •  Janusz Józefowicz

Two friends recall the PRL. After serving time in jail, they took up an illegal currency exchange. Cheated by partner - they decide to take revenge. Preparations take many months, but the action ends differently than it was planned.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Olaf Lubaszenko
CAST:  Cezary Pazura  •  Jan Nowicki  •  Ewa Gawryluk  •  Janusz Józefowicz

Aquarium (1996)

Film based on the book of Viktor Suvorov, a former Soviet military intelligence officer. The story of the strange friendship between the two GRU officers. That relationship began in the Soviet military range where daring young officer Witek action drew the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antoni Krauze
CAST:  Janusz Gajos  •  Yuri Smolsky  •  Witold Pyrkosz  •  Oleg Maslennikov-Voytov

Film based on the book of Viktor Suvorov, a former Soviet military intelligence officer. The story of the strange friendship between the two GRU officers. That relationship began in the Soviet military range where daring young officer Witek action drew the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antoni Krauze
CAST:  Janusz Gajos  •  Yuri Smolsky  •  Witold Pyrkosz  •  Oleg Maslennikov-Voytov

On the Silver Globe (1988)

A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to start a new civilization. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrzej Żuławski
CAST:  Andrzej Seweryn  •  Jerzy Trela  •  Waldemar Kownacki  •  Iwona Bielska

A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to start a new civilization. They do not realize that within themselves they carry the end of their own dream. They die one by one, while their children revert to a primitive native culture, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrzej Żuławski
CAST:  Andrzej Seweryn  •  Jerzy Trela  •  Waldemar Kownacki  •  Iwona Bielska

Vabank (1981)

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juliusz Machulski
CAST:  Jan Machulski  •  Leonard Pietraszak  •  Witold Pyrkosz  •  Ewa Szykulska

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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Juliusz Machulski
CAST:  Jan Machulski  •  Leonard Pietraszak  •  Witold Pyrkosz  •  Ewa Szykulska

Quiet Is the Night (1978)

A psychological detective story about a police hunt for the murderer of young boys. The police comissioner ends up tracing the clues to his own home, where he has an adolescent son he has not been able to communicate with.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadeusz Chmielewski
CAST:  Tomasz Zaliwski  •  Piotr Łysak  •  Henryk Bista  •  Mirosław Konarowski

A psychological detective story about a police hunt for the murderer of young boys. The police comissioner ends up tracing the clues to his own home, where he has an adolescent son he has not been able to communicate with.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadeusz Chmielewski
CAST:  Tomasz Zaliwski  •  Piotr Łysak  •  Henryk Bista  •  Mirosław Konarowski

The Last Schoolbell (1989)

As high school students put on a politically-engaged school play, tensions begin to rise between them and their headmaster. The conflict seems to mirror the social situation in the 1980s Poland.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Magdalena Łazarkiewicz
CAST:  Zbigniew Suszyński  •  Agnieszka Kowalska  •  Henryk Bista  •  Aleksander Bednarz

As high school students put on a politically-engaged school play, tensions begin to rise between them and their headmaster. The conflict seems to mirror the social situation in the 1980s Poland.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Magdalena Łazarkiewicz
CAST:  Zbigniew Suszyński  •  Agnieszka Kowalska  •  Henryk Bista  •  Aleksander Bednarz

Placówka (1979)

Historical novel by Boleslaw Prus . The problem of the Polish population displacement from their land within the limits of the Prussian partition. Germans come to the village harassing a wealthy peasant Snail, leading to the tragedy. Slug's cottage burns, his wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zygmunt Skonieczny
CAST:  Teresa Lipowska  •  Franciszek Pieczka  •  Andrzej Kozak  •  Włodzimierz Twardowski

Historical novel by Boleslaw Prus . The problem of the Polish population displacement from their land within the limits of the Prussian partition. Germans come to the village harassing a wealthy peasant Snail, leading to the tragedy. Slug's cottage burns, his wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zygmunt Skonieczny
CAST:  Teresa Lipowska  •  Franciszek Pieczka  •  Andrzej Kozak  •  Włodzimierz Twardowski

Thais (1984)

Thais, an Egyptian courtesan, is converted to a life of a penitant by Paphnutius, a holy man. She is taken to a convent in the desert and lives her life in the care of the abbess there. But Paphnutius is changed by the vision of Thais and becomes obsessed with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryszard Ber
CAST:  Dorota Kwiatkowska  •  Jerzy Kryszak  •  Piotr Garlicki  •  Bronisław Pawlik

Thais, an Egyptian courtesan, is converted to a life of a penitant by Paphnutius, a holy man. She is taken to a convent in the desert and lives her life in the care of the abbess there. But Paphnutius is changed by the vision of Thais and becomes obsessed with ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryszard Ber
CAST:  Dorota Kwiatkowska  •  Jerzy Kryszak  •  Piotr Garlicki  •  Bronisław Pawlik

Yesterday (1985)

Set in the 60's in a provincial town: four high school teenagers approach graduation, but all they think about are The Beatles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radosław Piwowarski
CAST:  Piotr Siwkiewicz  •  Anna Kazmierczak  •  Andrzej Zieliński  •  Krzysztof Majchrzak

Set in the 60's in a provincial town: four high school teenagers approach graduation, but all they think about are The Beatles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Radosław Piwowarski
CAST:  Piotr Siwkiewicz  •  Anna Kazmierczak  •  Andrzej Zieliński  •  Krzysztof Majchrzak

Medium (1985)

Story of four people in Sopot in 1933, mysteriously brought together to an old villa to reenact a murder that took place 36 years earlier  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacek Koprowicz
CAST:  Władysław Kowalski  •  Michal Bajor  •  Jerzy Zelnik  •  Jerzy Stuhr

Story of four people in Sopot in 1933, mysteriously brought together to an old villa to reenact a murder that took place 36 years earlier  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jacek Koprowicz
CAST:  Władysław Kowalski  •  Michal Bajor  •  Jerzy Zelnik  •  Jerzy Stuhr

Travels of Mr. Blot (1986)

The second part of adventures of Mr. Blot and the students of his magic school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krzysztof Gradowski
CAST:  Piotr Fronczewski  •  Henryk Bista  •  Leon Niemczyk  •  Jerzy Kryszak

The second part of adventures of Mr. Blot and the students of his magic school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Krzysztof Gradowski
CAST:  Piotr Fronczewski  •  Henryk Bista  •  Leon Niemczyk  •  Jerzy Kryszak

Inner Life (1987)

The life of a grumpy 40-year-old man living with his wife in a high-rise block. Every day is like the other - quarrel over dinner, garbage, neighbours, elevators, lost socks. He hates everybody, especially his wife. Not even sexual fantasies are an escape from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marek Koterski
CAST:  Henryk Bista  •  Zbigniew Buczkowski  •  Antonina Gordon-Górecka  •  Jan Machulski

The life of a grumpy 40-year-old man living with his wife in a high-rise block. Every day is like the other - quarrel over dinner, garbage, neighbours, elevators, lost socks. He hates everybody, especially his wife. Not even sexual fantasies are an escape from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marek Koterski
CAST:  Henryk Bista  •  Zbigniew Buczkowski  •  Antonina Gordon-Górecka  •  Jan Machulski
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