Andrzej Zaorski

Acting

Andrzej Zaorski

Born 1942-12-17 · Piaski k. Lublina, Polska

Acting credits

The Night of the Generals poster
6.8

A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.

The Night of the Generals

1967

Around the World with Bolek and Lolek poster
6.6

Animated film about two young boys, Bolek and Lolek, who seek to fulfill the last will of Phileas Fogg who decided that his inheritor would be the one who made an identical round the world journey as he had done, using the means of transport generally in use in the nineteenth century. As they journey round the world, a bad character named Jeremiah tries to foil their attempts.

Around the World with Bolek and Lolek

1977

Maria and Napoleon poster
6.8

In 1807, Napoleon meets and falls in love with 22-year-old Polish countess Marie Walewska, who is unhappily married to a much older man. Enchanted by the blonde, blue-eyed countess, the emperor enters into an affair with Marie, who uses the relationship to induce Napoleon to treat Poland fairly.

Maria and Napoleon

1966

Soccer Poker poster
7.2

Laguna was once a great soccer player whose career was interrupted by an injury. He spent years climbing the ranks to become an international referee. He sees the prevailing arrangements, manipulations, and bribery around him. Now desperate, he decides to stage an extraordinary culmination of his career: he wants to create a so-called "miracle Sunday" by "printing" the final round of games - taking substantial bribes from the interested clubs and manipulating the matches so that the results align in the order he set up.

Soccer Poker

1989

The Mother of the Kings poster
6.3

In difficult times of political and social change, a mother raises four sons alone.

The Mother of the Kings

1987

Mieszczanin szlachcicem poster
NR

Mr. Jourdain, oblivious to his own ignorance, embarks on a comical journey to transform himself into a nobleman, taking lessons from music, dance, fencing, and philosophy teachers who exploit his naivety for profit. Despite the mockery from his maid Michasia and the exasperation of his wife, who warns against his lofty ambitions, Mr. Jourdain remains undeterred. His daughter Lucille’s potential marriage to a nobleman is threatened by an envoy from the Turkish sultan’s son, who seeks her hand. To secure the alliance, the envoy elevates Mr. Jourdain to the rank of Turkish voivode, resolving the dilemma and setting the stage for a humorous conclusion.

Mieszczanin szlachcicem

1969

Westerplatte Resists poster
7.1

Westerplatte is a small peninsula at the entry to the Gdańsk Harbour. Before World War II, it functioned as a Polish ammunition depot in the Free City of Danzig. Its crew consisted of one infantry company and a group of civilians, 182 people in total. It was the only Polish guard-post at the mouth of the Vistula River, with as little as five sentries, one field cannon, two anti-armour guns and four mortars. The first shots of World War II were fired there. This film tells the story of Westerplatte's courageous defenders.

Westerplatte Resists

1967

Jerry Cotton: Death and Diamonds poster
8.0

Sixth part of Jerry Cotton movies. Agent Jerry Cotton infiltrates a big crime syndicate that is planning a major diamond heist.

Jerry Cotton: Death and Diamonds

1968

No artwork available
NR

The sixth and final episode compilation of the TV series released theatrically, featuring episodes 16 and 17.

More Than Life At Stake Part Six

1969

Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach poster
6.4

A pastor and ethnographer visits a remote corner of 19th-century Lithuania where folk customs associated with the area's pagan past still have a hold on the population.

Lokis: A Manuscript of Professor Wittembach

1970

Uciec jak najbliżej poster
9.0

A young man meets and falls in love with a woman met on a business trip.

Uciec jak najbliżej

1972

Nuremberg Epilogue poster
8.7

Reproduction of the Nuremberg trials using transcripts, made for Polish TV.

Nuremberg Epilogue

1971

The Marriage of Convenience poster
5.9

Joanna, the daughter of quite wealthy traders from the Różycki bazaar, is in love with Andrzej, a young, talented, but poor painter. However, the girl's father, Kazimierz Burczyk, decides to find a suitable husband for her himself. A shrewd tradesman, unwilling to disclose his income, searches for a candidate whose professional position would justify his possession of a villa, a car and many other material possessions. In the end, his choice falls on Andrew, who is unsuccessfully trying to sell paintings under the walls of Warsaw's Barbican.

The Marriage of Convenience

1967

Stajnia na Salvatorze poster
9.0

WWII. Zyga, one of the Resistance soldiers in Kraków is arrested by Gestapo. Soon later the Germans make a number of other arrests and Zyga is accused of being an informer.

Stajnia na Salvatorze

1967

No artwork available
10.0

A psychologist is asked about a scientific consultation with a girl who attempted suicide.

Something for Something

1977

Pięciu poster
8.0

Historical panorama of the history of Silesia, from the period of the uprisings to the present day, shown through the fate of five miners. Confrontation of attitudes in the face of danger during a disaster at a mine.

Pięciu

1964

Panny i wdowy poster
5.8

Maidens and Widows is an epic tale of a hundred years of Polish history from the perspective of women, the titular maidens and widows. Set against the backdrop of turbulent historical events.

Panny i wdowy

1991

Ostatni po Bogu poster
8.0

Tensions rise between a crew of a submarine when an accident causes it to settle at the bottom of the sea.

Ostatni po Bogu

1968

No artwork available
8.0

Stefan Pulman, a lonely Varsovian, spends his vacation every year in a quiet guesthouse. He makes very real marriage plans. The object of his sighs is beautiful Susanna.

Książę sezonu

1970

Bolesław Śmiały poster
6.6

Portrays the power struggle between the king of Poland, Bolesław the Bold, and the Bishop of Kraków, Stanisław Szczepanowski.

Bolesław Śmiały

1972

Heaven on Earth poster
6.0

Polish sappers try to prevent Wehrwolf soldiers from blowing up a chemical factory.

Heaven on Earth

1970

The Criminal Who Stole a Crime poster
7.0

Retired police captain Siwy recounts to a reporter how he undertook a final, private investigation into the suspicious death of Ewa Salm, known as “Princess.” Though her testimony had secured a conviction, Siwy doubted the man’s guilt and set out to uncover the real killer—risking his own life to see justice done.

The Criminal Who Stole a Crime

1969

No artwork available
10.0

Officers of the 5th Horse Rifle Regiment of the 1st Armored Division go to Brussels, where they meet Joachim Lelewel. To verify the story, the press officer of the division goes to Brussels.

Gwiazda Wytrwałości

1981

Album polski poster
9.0

University student Anna and her boyfriend Tomek use a precious photograph to trace and unveil the complex wartime and post-war past of their parents.

Album polski

1970

Behind the camera