
Acting
Halina Golanko
Born 1948-01-29 · Zabrze, Poland
Acting credits
7.0Three Polish mathematicians are the first to crack the sophisticated Enigma code used by the Germans just before the Second World War. They build replicas of the Enigma machines and manage to get two of the machines to the British and French code-breakers before the German invasion of Poland in 1939; they ask that recognition be given to their work at the end of the war. After the invasion, the Polish cipher bureau escapes and continues their decoding in Algeria and unoccupied France.
Sekret Enigmy
1979
5.4A Polish ambassador finds his life falling into ruin following the death of his wife.
Persona non grata
2005
6.8A young man strikes up an ill-fated romance with a married woman.
A Slip-Up
1972
9.0Young Poland period in Kraków before WWI. Young doctor Edward comes back from Paris and meets his friends belonging to artistic bohema.
Spokojne lata
1982
6.8A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. His enemies take away his privileges when he is away. The shock of being "unwanted" parallels a deeper disappointment in his private life: his wife has an affair with a jealous young rival, and after 15 years of marriage and two daughters wants a divorce. She offers no explanations as he tries to untie these problems himself. All the moves he makes are the wrong ones. He takes on drinking heavily with students eager to attend his seminar after discovering the class has been canceled. The journalist, once suave and commanding, is reduced to silence.
Without Anesthesia
1978
5.5Accomplished playwright supervises the stage rehearsals for his new play away from home. He rents a room at a private house, which is owned by mother and daughter. Wiktor gets entangled in the two women's bizarre relationship.
The Wicket Gate
1974
6.8The 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
9.0A young man meets and falls in love with a woman met on a business trip.
Uciec jak najbliżej
1972
10.0After her husband's death Stefania learns that her respected spouse, who was a university professor, had a flat of his own where he lead a second life.
Sekret
1973
9.0Polish intelligence sends a mole into the ranks of a high-profile gang, the boss of which recently died in mysterious circumstances.
Brylanty pani Zuzy
1972
9.0A young journalist from Warsaw goes to a small town of Kamienica to prepare a report on a motorcycle gang.
Five and Half of Pale Joe
2025
7.0A retired army colonel learns that years ago, during the 1939 September Campaign he was ordered to give medals to the ten bravest soldiers in his company. He asks his son to help him out, so he sets out on a journey to find surviving soldiers and judge if they are worthy of the honor.
Jeszcze słychać śpiew. I rżenie koni...
1971
9.0World War II. Lieutenant Bogdan Mayer is tasked with delivering a sample of valuable metal alloy from Warsaw to London.
Sto koni do stu brzegów
1979
After an accident in a smelter plant kills two workers a crane operator decides to take full responsibility.
Facing the Truth
1970
The Milewskis are a middle-aged couple. Witold and Magda, both occupied with careers in managerial positions, create a solid, well-matched relationship. They have no children - this is Magda's decision, who preferred to pursue a career rather than take care of diapers. However, little remains of the bond they had at the beginning. Each Sunday, each of them cheats on their partner, and they both know nothing about it. Everything changes when Witold's younger brother Franek, a handsome geologist, shows up at their place.
Niedziela pewnego małżeństwa w mieście przemysłowym średniej wielkości
1977