Directing
Wadim Berestowski
Born 1917-12-25 · Grodno, Poland [now Hrodna, Belarus]
Acting credits
7.6After escaping across Europe from Stalag camp, Dolas's ride to Cyprus is stopped when his ship in sunk by an Italian submarine. Although he and some of his fellow sailors are rescued by an Allied ship, they find themselves conscripted into the French Foreign Legion in Beirut, Dolas becoming a cook.
How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms
1970
8.0An ambitious, enthusiastic young geologist is entangled in bureaucratic red tape when he tries to drill for oil. Frustrated with the situation, he torches an abandoned mill, ignores his girlfriend, and fights with his friends who do not share his exuberance about the project.
A Hole in the Ground
1970
Behind the camera
A social drama that depicts a conflict between a young factory collective and a sympathetic but backward old specialist.
Two Brigades
1950
8.0Two zootechnics students, Jacek and Marek, come to the Bieszczady (it's the Polish "Wild West"). Looking for a holiday adventure and income, they become "cowboys" on local cattle grazing. Instead of the expected romantic adventures and the male, hard life, their boredom is becoming their share. Only when Jacek gets a stallion Szaga, things take a different turn.
Rancho Texas
1959
8.0Two zootechnics students, Jacek and Marek, come to the Bieszczady (it's the Polish "Wild West"). Looking for a holiday adventure and income, they become "cowboys" on local cattle grazing. Instead of the expected romantic adventures and the male, hard life, their boredom is becoming their share. Only when Jacek gets a stallion Szaga, things take a different turn.
Rancho Texas
1959
A young girl wants to have a dog, but must instead settle with a dog toy, which she treats as if it was alive.
Najpiękniejszy na świecie
1976
A young girl wants to have a dog, but must instead settle with a dog toy, which she treats as if it was alive.
Najpiękniejszy na świecie
1976
A study of the legendary Polish cinemagician, whose exquisite model animations include the featurette The Tale of the Fox (1931), in which a typical 3-minute sequence required up to a quarter of a million different puppet scenes. Providing a window on his working methods, this documentary includes extracts from Starewicz's films and interviews with his collaborators.
Wladyslaw Starewicz
1986
8.0An intimate psychological drama consisting of two separate stories, the heroes of which represent the attitudes of young people, which were rarely manifested in the early 1960s.
Weekendy
1963
7.0Two friends think that they've discovered a dangerous spy hiding in a mine shaft.
Tajemnica dzikiego szybu
1956
Teenager Ursula is in trouble at school - she doesn't pay attention in class and occasionally truants. She also lies to her parents to free herself from the imposed "barrier". Eventually, all her faults come to light. The girl must bear the consequences of her behavior.
Urszula
1970
7.0A group of boys in pre-war Warsaw fight for the right to train at an abandoned square.
Bitwa o Kozi Dwór
1962