
Directing
Sylwester Szyszko
Born — Died
1929-12-08 — 2015-10-18
Place of birth
Turek, Polska
Known for
Directing
Credits
10 titles
Sylwester Szyszko (December 8, 1929 – October 18, 2015) was a Polish director and screenwriter. In 1958-59 he worked at the Łódź TVP center and at the "Czołówka" Film Studio, making documentaries and educational films.
Known for
7.2A young doctor has been assigned to a hospital in the provinces, in the lakes district of northern Poland. The area is a playground with hunting lodges for the priviledged, the local politicians cover up any leaks to the public. The doctor discovers a case of drunken driving but is silenced by blackmail in the court. He tries to fight back but has a love affair with the unfaithful wife of the town's Mayor.
Thursdays for the Poor
1982
The cook prepares the soldier's favourite dish. The soldiers learn that the products come from the Majdanek camp.
Bigos
1966
6.0Small Polish village straight after WWII. Young man Zenek injured and awarded with Cross of Valour during partisan fight is torn between staying loyal to his partisan comrades (continuing their fight) and his own beliefs.
Dark River
1974
7.0The owner of an ice cream parlor in a coastal town is murdered. The investigation is conducted by platoon leader Rogowski, but soon he is joined by Lieutenant Joanna Szczęsna from the voivodeship headquarters.
Koniec sezonu na lody
1988
A young forest ranger wages a decisive war with poachers, while trying to convince the villagers of his righteousness.
Obcy w lesie
1972
7.0The protagonist of the film is Józek Mikuła, a "peasant worker" who runs a small farm with his mother and makes a living as a truck driver at a nearby cement plant. When one day he wins a million in a toto-lottery, news of his unexpected fortune spreads rapidly through the village. Józek decides to invest the money wisely: he buys more land, renovates farm buildings, brings in machinery. He has a gesture - he funds the village with a color TV, which he installs in the clubhouse. But neighbors are stung by Józek's unexpected wealth.
Milioner
1977
Behind the camera
7.2A young doctor has been assigned to a hospital in the provinces, in the lakes district of northern Poland. The area is a playground with hunting lodges for the priviledged, the local politicians cover up any leaks to the public. The doctor discovers a case of drunken driving but is silenced by blackmail in the court. He tries to fight back but has a love affair with the unfaithful wife of the town's Mayor.
Thursdays for the Poor
1982
The cook prepares the soldier's favourite dish. The soldiers learn that the products come from the Majdanek camp.
Bigos
1966
6.0Small Polish village straight after WWII. Young man Zenek injured and awarded with Cross of Valour during partisan fight is torn between staying loyal to his partisan comrades (continuing their fight) and his own beliefs.
Dark River
1974
6.0Small Polish village straight after WWII. Young man Zenek injured and awarded with Cross of Valour during partisan fight is torn between staying loyal to his partisan comrades (continuing their fight) and his own beliefs.
Dark River
1974
7.0The owner of an ice cream parlor in a coastal town is murdered. The investigation is conducted by platoon leader Rogowski, but soon he is joined by Lieutenant Joanna Szczęsna from the voivodeship headquarters.
Koniec sezonu na lody
1988
A young forest ranger wages a decisive war with poachers, while trying to convince the villagers of his righteousness.
Obcy w lesie
1972
A young forest ranger wages a decisive war with poachers, while trying to convince the villagers of his righteousness.
Obcy w lesie
1972
7.0The protagonist of the film is Józek Mikuła, a "peasant worker" who runs a small farm with his mother and makes a living as a truck driver at a nearby cement plant. When one day he wins a million in a toto-lottery, news of his unexpected fortune spreads rapidly through the village. Józek decides to invest the money wisely: he buys more land, renovates farm buildings, brings in machinery. He has a gesture - he funds the village with a color TV, which he installs in the clubhouse. But neighbors are stung by Józek's unexpected wealth.
Milioner
1977
9.0In the first months after the war, a period of confusion and fratricidal fighting, a Warsaw whack-job drafted into the ranks of the KBW gains the first life experiences that make him an informed citizen. Marian, a boy from Targówek, is serving in the KBW. His unit is sent to a village plagued by a band of NSZ. Marian becomes involved with a young teacher, Anka, whose brother is a member of the NSZ. During the final trial, Stefan is killed and Marian is seriously wounded and taken to the hospital. An investigation is carried out in the village. Marian does not admit that he knew about Stefan and his contacts with his sister. When he leaves the hospital, he does not find the girl, but their son, who is being cared for by Anka's parents. He takes the boy and returns to Targowek.
The Fog
1976
9.0Psychological drama; a retired sailor, after 40 years of absence, returns to his native village to spend the rest of his life there. After forty years of work at sea, Petty Officer Ignacy Krzeminski returns to his home village in the Suwałki region. The meeting with his former beloved, now a widow with four children, ends in a fiasco, nothing connects them anymore. Also coming into contact with relatives and former acquaintances make Ignacy realize that he is a stranger here.
Zerwane cumy
1979
