Edward Żebrowski

Writing

Edward Żebrowski

Born — Died

1935-07-26 — 2014-02-13

Place of birth

Warsaw, Poland

Known for

Writing

Credits

30 titles

Edward Żebrowski, born Edward Bernstein (July 26, 1935 – February 13, 2014) was a Polish film director, screenwriter, and actor. Creator of documentary and feature films, author of film scripts.

Known for

The Possessed poster
5.6

Russia, 1870. A group of young anarchist revolutionaries set out to overthrow the Czarist regime through violence. Their attacks create a climate of psychosis and mutual distrust among the population, but in reality, both revolutionaries and repressors are being manipulated by a diabolical individual.

The Possessed

1988

The Constant Factor poster
7.2

A young man is confronted with corrupt and vindictive colleagues at work and negligent officials at the hospital where his mother is dying. As he searches quixotically for a steadfast moral code by which to live, he suffers from the knowledge of human frailty and our darker inclinations to do harm.

The Constant Factor

1980

The Unapproachable poster
8.0

A once celebrated, still famous actress lives an "unreachable" and secluded life in a villa in Berlin's Grunewald forest. One day, a young man uses a trick to break into her voluntary isolation, and a subtle game develops between the two, in which each slips into different roles to deceive the other. Soon, the boundaries between appearance and reality blur.

The Unapproachable

1982

Marathon poster
NR

A documentary record of the effort that marathon runners make. The camera focuses on two runners: Benedict Gugala and Marian Jurczynski, who claim victory after 2 hours 37 minutes and 9 seconds.

Marathon

1965

Nachtdienst poster
7.0

A young doctor from Yugoslavia takes care of a rich baroness, who in carefully devised ways, attempts to destroy her dignity. An intimate drama about the search for self-esteem by humiliating others.

Nachtdienst

1975

No artwork available
7.0

A doctor plunged into a marital crisis receives an attractive job offer.

Wyspy szczęśliwe

1972

Film credits

Behind the camera

The Possessed poster
5.6

Russia, 1870. A group of young anarchist revolutionaries set out to overthrow the Czarist regime through violence. Their attacks create a climate of psychosis and mutual distrust among the population, but in reality, both revolutionaries and repressors are being manipulated by a diabolical individual.

The Possessed

1988

The Unapproachable poster
8.0

A once celebrated, still famous actress lives an "unreachable" and secluded life in a villa in Berlin's Grunewald forest. One day, a young man uses a trick to break into her voluntary isolation, and a subtle game develops between the two, in which each slips into different roles to deceive the other. Soon, the boundaries between appearance and reality blur.

The Unapproachable

1982

Marathon poster
NR

A documentary record of the effort that marathon runners make. The camera focuses on two runners: Benedict Gugala and Marian Jurczynski, who claim victory after 2 hours 37 minutes and 9 seconds.

Marathon

1965

Marathon poster
NR

A documentary record of the effort that marathon runners make. The camera focuses on two runners: Benedict Gugala and Marian Jurczynski, who claim victory after 2 hours 37 minutes and 9 seconds.

Marathon

1965

Nachtdienst poster
7.0

A young doctor from Yugoslavia takes care of a rich baroness, who in carefully devised ways, attempts to destroy her dignity. An intimate drama about the search for self-esteem by humiliating others.

Nachtdienst

1975

Nachtdienst poster
7.0

A young doctor from Yugoslavia takes care of a rich baroness, who in carefully devised ways, attempts to destroy her dignity. An intimate drama about the search for self-esteem by humiliating others.

Nachtdienst

1975

No artwork available
7.0

A doctor plunged into a marital crisis receives an attractive job offer.

Wyspy szczęśliwe

1972

School of Love poster
NR

Boxing match. Full stands. The fight is about to begin. The hall is filled with a bustling audience. We see fans: men, women and children. Everyone is craning their necks with interest to get a better view of the fight. Their faces show emotions of tension, joy, disappointment.

School of Love

1963

School of Love poster
NR

Boxing match. Full stands. The fight is about to begin. The hall is filled with a bustling audience. We see fans: men, women and children. Everyone is craning their necks with interest to get a better view of the fight. Their faces show emotions of tension, joy, disappointment.

School of Love

1963

Examination poster
7.5

A student who missed his final exam because of illness arrives at his professor's house to beg to be allowed to take it.

Examination

1968

Passion poster
6.8

The last days in the life of Edward Dembowski (1822-1846), the organizer of the Kraków Uprising in 1846. The informal leader of the uprising, determined to fight for the unification of Polish lands and the liberation of the peasants, negotiates with other politicians.

Passion

1978

November Day poster
NR

Karol lives alone in the forester's lodge. Unexpectedly, he is visited by his mother whom he has not seen for years.

November Day

1971

November Day poster
NR

Karol lives alone in the forester's lodge. Unexpectedly, he is visited by his mother whom he has not seen for years.

November Day

1971

Behind the Wall poster
6.7

Jan is a young assistant professor in chemistry and a workaholic, Anna is an unsuccessful science writer who turns to Jan for advice and human compassion, but Jan, absorbed with his career, remains immune to Anna's clumsy efforts to pierce his defenses.

Behind the Wall

1971

Hospital of the Transfiguration poster
6.2

The beginning of the occupation. A closed mental world for the sick. Dr. Kauters values ​​only methods of resolution, Dr. Rygier is a believer in strong authority, Dr. Marglewski considers psychic property a form of haunting, Dr. Nosilewska left Austria after the Nazi occupation. The writer Sekułowski seeks shelter. The young, newly arrived doctor, Stefan, refuses to remain passive in the face of the situation and events...

Hospital of the Transfiguration

1979

Hospital of the Transfiguration poster
6.2

The beginning of the occupation. A closed mental world for the sick. Dr. Kauters values ​​only methods of resolution, Dr. Rygier is a believer in strong authority, Dr. Marglewski considers psychic property a form of haunting, Dr. Nosilewska left Austria after the Nazi occupation. The writer Sekułowski seeks shelter. The young, newly arrived doctor, Stefan, refuses to remain passive in the face of the situation and events...

Hospital of the Transfiguration

1979

No artwork available
9.0

Zbyszek volunteers as an organ donor for his friend.

A Chance

1970

No artwork available
9.0

Zbyszek volunteers as an organ donor for his friend.

A Chance

1970

Salvation poster
6.2

A biology professor, Adam enters a hospital for observation. He is a loner and a serious-minded man, who dislikes any display of emotions. He spends three months in the hospital while being tested. After observing patients and hospital routines around him from a distance, he learns that he will need a kidney transplant. Meanwhile his personal and professional life is falling apart: he refuses his wife's offer to donate the kidney for him; the scientific problem he was working on has been solved elsewhere. In the end Adam cracks under the prolonged pressure, waiting for the sound of an ambulance bringing a moribund patient whose kidney may be used for the transplant.

Salvation

1972

Salvation poster
6.2

A biology professor, Adam enters a hospital for observation. He is a loner and a serious-minded man, who dislikes any display of emotions. He spends three months in the hospital while being tested. After observing patients and hospital routines around him from a distance, he learns that he will need a kidney transplant. Meanwhile his personal and professional life is falling apart: he refuses his wife's offer to donate the kidney for him; the scientific problem he was working on has been solved elsewhere. In the end Adam cracks under the prolonged pressure, waiting for the sound of an ambulance bringing a moribund patient whose kidney may be used for the transplant.

Salvation

1972

In Broad Daylight poster
6.4

Set in 1905. The story focuses on a young and inexperienced man in a revolutionary execution squad. He does his killing job out of idealism, and for the love of a woman. The young student murders a Russian spy and is afterwards arrested by the police. Much to his surprise he is released after a session with the traitor-judge, hinting at some leaks in the organisation. Student reports his suspicions back to the organisation, but in response is given a new hit mission.

In Broad Daylight

1981

In Broad Daylight poster
6.4

Set in 1905. The story focuses on a young and inexperienced man in a revolutionary execution squad. He does his killing job out of idealism, and for the love of a woman. The young student murders a Russian spy and is afterwards arrested by the police. Much to his surprise he is released after a session with the traitor-judge, hinting at some leaks in the organisation. Student reports his suspicions back to the organisation, but in response is given a new hit mission.

In Broad Daylight

1981

No artwork available
7.0

An old professor and his student go mountain climbing together.

Mountains at Dusk

1970

Evening poster
NR

During a trip, middle aged couple realises how disappointing their marriage is.

Evening

1964

Evening poster
NR

During a trip, middle aged couple realises how disappointing their marriage is.

Evening

1964

Face to Face poster
7.7

The film depicts a moral dilemma of a clerk who has to face a choice: whether to save a stranger or to pretend that he hasn't seen anything, so that he won't put himself into risk.

Face to Face

1969

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tombola

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