Directing
Kazimierz Prószyński
Born — Died
1874-04-04 — 1945-03-13
Place of birth
Warsaw, Poland
Known for
Directing
Credits
23 titles
Kazimierz Prószyński (4 April 1875 – 13 March 1945), born in Warsaw, Poland, was a Polish inventor active in the field of cinema. He patented his first film camera, called Pleograph (in Polish spelling: Pleograf), before the Lumière brothers, and later went on to improve the cinema projector for the Gaumont company, as well as invent the widely used hand-held Aeroscope camera.
Known for
7.2First narrative polish film. The janitor sweeps the pavement in front of the tenement house. A carriage comes with a rather solidly inserted young man. He is well-dressed but has lost all his strength. Merry Fellow needs help.
The Return of a Merry Fellow
1902
2.0Various shots of the Coronation procession for King George V.
The Coronation of King George V
1911
NROne of the two oldest known films made in Poland, with the other being The Return of a Merry Fellow, also made in 1902.
Cabman's Adventure
1902
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Ujazdow Avenue.
Ujazdów Avenue
1896
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Franciscan Street.
Franciscan Street
1895
4.0A group of children is playing in the garden.
Children Playing in the Garden
1894
Behind the camera
7.2First narrative polish film. The janitor sweeps the pavement in front of the tenement house. A carriage comes with a rather solidly inserted young man. He is well-dressed but has lost all his strength. Merry Fellow needs help.
The Return of a Merry Fellow
1902
7.2First narrative polish film. The janitor sweeps the pavement in front of the tenement house. A carriage comes with a rather solidly inserted young man. He is well-dressed but has lost all his strength. Merry Fellow needs help.
The Return of a Merry Fellow
1902
7.2First narrative polish film. The janitor sweeps the pavement in front of the tenement house. A carriage comes with a rather solidly inserted young man. He is well-dressed but has lost all his strength. Merry Fellow needs help.
The Return of a Merry Fellow
1902
2.0Various shots of the Coronation procession for King George V.
The Coronation of King George V
1911
NROne of the two oldest known films made in Poland, with the other being The Return of a Merry Fellow, also made in 1902.
Cabman's Adventure
1902
NROne of the two oldest known films made in Poland, with the other being The Return of a Merry Fellow, also made in 1902.
Cabman's Adventure
1902
NROne of the two oldest known films made in Poland, with the other being The Return of a Merry Fellow, also made in 1902.
Cabman's Adventure
1902
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Ujazdow Avenue.
Ujazdów Avenue
1896
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Ujazdow Avenue.
Ujazdów Avenue
1896
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Ujazdow Avenue.
Ujazdów Avenue
1896
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Franciscan Street.
Franciscan Street
1895
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Franciscan Street.
Franciscan Street
1895
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Franciscan Street.
Franciscan Street
1895
4.0A group of children is playing in the garden.
Children Playing in the Garden
1894
4.0A group of children is playing in the garden.
Children Playing in the Garden
1894
4.0A group of children is playing in the garden.
Children Playing in the Garden
1894
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Return of the Reveller
2019
6.2The film was about a group of Polish ice skaters at the slide of the Warsaw Ice Skating Society. The film was filmed using a pleograph which was an early type of the movie camera invented by Kazimierz Prószyński.
Skating-rink in the Royal Baths
1894
6.2The film was about a group of Polish ice skaters at the slide of the Warsaw Ice Skating Society. The film was filmed using a pleograph which was an early type of the movie camera invented by Kazimierz Prószyński.
Skating-rink in the Royal Baths
1894
6.2The film was about a group of Polish ice skaters at the slide of the Warsaw Ice Skating Society. The film was filmed using a pleograph which was an early type of the movie camera invented by Kazimierz Prószyński.
Skating-rink in the Royal Baths
1894
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. The film presented about street traffic in front of Mickiewicz’s monument in Warsaw.
Street Traffic in Front of Mickiewicz’s Monument
1902
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. The film presented about street traffic in front of Mickiewicz’s monument in Warsaw.
Street Traffic in Front of Mickiewicz’s Monument
1902
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. The film presented about street traffic in front of Mickiewicz’s monument in Warsaw.
Street Traffic in Front of Mickiewicz’s Monument
1902