Jan Marcin Szancer

Writing

Jan Marcin Szancer

Born — Died

1902-11-12 — 1973-03-21

Place of birth

Kraków, Galicja, Austro-Węgry [obecnie Polska]

Known for

Writing

Credits

5 titles

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Two Hours poster
7.3

Follows the lives of people shortly after World War 2 as they try to adjust to their new lives. Completed in 1946, it was banned from release by the communist government of Poland until 1957 in edited form.

Two Hours

1957

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A documentary tracing the revival of Polish theatre during the Second World War, from clandestine performances in occupied Warsaw to the front-line stages of the Polish Army formed in the Soviet Union. Featuring excerpts from productions of Aleksander Fredro's *Maiden Vows* and *The Life Annuity*, Stanisław Wyspiański's *The Wedding*, and Juliusz Osterwa's *Fantazy*, the film documents the rebirth of Polish theatrical life and the establishment of the Polish Army Theatre in Łódź in January 1945. Produced by the Polish Army Film Studio, the documentary combines the work of filmmaker Jerzy Zarzycki and graphic artist Jan Marcin Szancer to create a distinctive poetic portrait of theatre emerging from the ruins of war.

Teatr mój widzę ogromny

1946

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A documentary tracing the revival of Polish theatre during the Second World War, from clandestine performances in occupied Warsaw to the front-line stages of the Polish Army formed in the Soviet Union. Featuring excerpts from productions of Aleksander Fredro's *Maiden Vows* and *The Life Annuity*, Stanisław Wyspiański's *The Wedding*, and Juliusz Osterwa's *Fantazy*, the film documents the rebirth of Polish theatrical life and the establishment of the Polish Army Theatre in Łódź in January 1945. Produced by the Polish Army Film Studio, the documentary combines the work of filmmaker Jerzy Zarzycki and graphic artist Jan Marcin Szancer to create a distinctive poetic portrait of theatre emerging from the ruins of war.

Teatr mój widzę ogromny

1946

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7.5

Adventures of a two little girls kidnapped from their families.

A Lady from the Window

1964