Henryk Baranowski

Acting

Henryk Baranowski

Born — Died

1943-02-09 — 2013-07-27

Place of birth

Tarnopol, Tarnopolskie, Poland [now Ternopil, Ukraine]

Known for

Acting

Credits

8 titles

Henryk Baranowski (9 February 1943 – 27 July 2013) was a Polish theatre, opera and film director, actor, stage designer, playwright, screenwriter and poet. He is best known for his starring role in Dekalog: One, directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski, and also appeared in Rosa Luxemburg, directed by Margarethe von Trotta, and as Napoleon in Pan Tadeusz directed by Andrzej Wajda.

Known for

Dekalog poster
8.3

The Ten Commandments, exact and uncompromising, literally cast in stone, continues to provide a source of moral conflict in contemporary society. In the ten part collection of films, The Decalogue, Krzysztof Kieślowski examines the dilemma of fundamental sin in the lives of ordinary Warsaw citizens.

Dekalog

1989

The Last Days poster
5.5

Romance brings two warring families together in this historical drama. As citizens fight for independence in 1810s Lithuania, Tadeusz, the son of a murderer, and Zosia, a young woman, come together for a wedding against a backdrop of changing politics, ancient traditions, and the uncertain future of a country.

The Last Days

1999

Rosa Luxemburg poster
6.5

Polish socialist and Marxist Rosa Luxemburg works tirelessly in the service of revolution in early 20th century Poland and Germany. While Luxemburg campaigns for her beliefs, she is repeatedly imprisoned as she forms the Spartacist League offering a new vision for Germany.

Rosa Luxemburg

1986

Decalogue I poster
8.1

Krzysztof, a semantics professor and computer hobbyist, is raising his young son, Paweł, to look to science for answers, while Irena, Paweł’s aunt, lives a life rooted in faith. Over the course of one day, both adults are forced to question their belief systems.

Decalogue I

1989

Decalogue III poster
7.1

It’s Christmas Eve, and Ewa has plotted to pass the hours until morning with her former lover Janusz, a family man, by making him believe her husband has gone missing. During this night of recklessness and lies, the pair grapple with choices made when their affair was discovered three years ago, and with the value of their present lives.

Decalogue III

1989

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10.0

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Julies Geist

2001

Film credits

1980s · 3 titles

Series credits