Acting
Antoni Bednarczyk
Born — Died
1872-05-26 — 1941-02-01
Place of birth
Radom, Poland, Russian Empire [now Radom, Mazowieckie, Poland]
Known for
Acting
Credits
16 titles
Known for
"Dzieje Grzechu" is considered to be the first polish feature film, based on the Stefan Żeromski's novel of the same title. No copies of the film have survived.
Story of Sin
1911
No synopsis available yet.
Zaczarowane koło
1915
5.5A Polish silent film from 1922, it was the first adaptation of Stefan Żeromski's 1912 novel "The Faithful River." The film's central theme is the love story of Prince Odrowąż, a wounded insurgent, and Salomea, and the fateful intervention of the prince's mother. The plot is complemented by allegorical tableaux vivants by Artur Grottger from the "Polonia" and "Lithuania" series. The final scene depicts a group of veterans of the January Uprising in independent Poland.
Year 1863
1922
7.0Part 1 of the Mysteries of Warsaw trilogy. The film’s protagonist, a wealthy man, is poisoned by his valet, who hopes to seize his fortune. No copies of the film have survived.
Arabella
1917
No synopsis available yet.
Sąd Boży
1911
No synopsis available yet.
Przed sądem
1922
Film credits
1930s · 3 titles
8.0A talented violin-playing country boy struggles to get acceptance for his love for music.
Janko the Musician
1930
6.2A young man joins the revolutionary movement in 1905, aimed at Tsarist occupiers of Poland. The members of the secret organization conspire to take the life of a noted Russian general.
10 Condemned
1931
6.8Before the court pending trial of the girl who killed her child. She faces the death penalty. Only defender Christina, did not believe in her guilt. From Jackie she finds out how it came to this tragic event ...
Life Sentence
1933
1920s · 5 titles
5.5A Polish silent film from 1922, it was the first adaptation of Stefan Żeromski's 1912 novel "The Faithful River." The film's central theme is the love story of Prince Odrowąż, a wounded insurgent, and Salomea, and the fateful intervention of the prince's mother. The plot is complemented by allegorical tableaux vivants by Artur Grottger from the "Polonia" and "Lithuania" series. The final scene depicts a group of veterans of the January Uprising in independent Poland.
Year 1863
1922
No synopsis available yet.
Przed sądem
1922
5.8The son of a miller, following his call, flees to the sea, but after several years he returns to his family and to his childhood romance, Hanka.
The Call of the Sea
1927
No synopsis available yet.
Miłość przez ogień i krew
1924
5.5A Polish drama from Zbigniew Gniazdowski about love and secret documents.
Mystery of an Old Family
1928
1910s · 5 titles
"Dzieje Grzechu" is considered to be the first polish feature film, based on the Stefan Żeromski's novel of the same title. No copies of the film have survived.
Story of Sin
1911
No synopsis available yet.
Zaczarowane koło
1915
7.0Part 1 of the Mysteries of Warsaw trilogy. The film’s protagonist, a wealthy man, is poisoned by his valet, who hopes to seize his fortune. No copies of the film have survived.
Arabella
1917
No synopsis available yet.
Sąd Boży
1911
The village clerk, Zołzikiewicz, sets his sights on Rzepowa, a beautiful but unattainable woman. He arranges for her drunken husband, unaware of what he is doing, to sign a declaration agreeing to serve in the army in place of the village headman’s son. Left alone with her child, Rzepowa faces poverty and the threat of Zołzikiewicz’s advances. Desperate for understanding and help, she turns to the court, the local authorities, the priest, the manor, and the district authorities. Finding help nowhere, she eventually gives herself to Zołzikiewicz, who has promised to destroy Rzepa’s signed declaration in return. He breaks his promise, however. Desperate and enraged, Rzepa kills his wife and sets fire to the manor house. The film has not survived.
The Bloody Fate
1912
Behind the camera
"Dzieje Grzechu" is considered to be the first polish feature film, based on the Stefan Żeromski's novel of the same title. No copies of the film have survived.
Story of Sin
1911
No synopsis available yet.
Przed sądem
1922
5.0The film’s plot is set during the war between Poland and the Soviet Russia (1919 – 1921). Wartime brutally encroaches on the life of a couple in love – Franek and Hanka. The Bolshevik troops cause damage to Polish villages and manor houses, and in one of the manor houses the invaders have a carousel. Luckily, the Polish cavalry comes to the relief just in time. Unable to wait passively, Hanka becomes a sister of mercy in one of the field hospitals near Vilnius, while Franek gains wide recognition after capturing a Russian spy.
For You, Poland
1920
