Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski

Writing

Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski

Born — Died

1928-03-16 — 1983-04-03

Place of birth

Grudziądz, Poland

Known for

Writing

Credits

31 titles

Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski was a Polish novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director. During the war, Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski belonged to the Gray Ranks and the AK, participated in the Warsaw Uprising and was seriously wounded. He made his debut as a poet and writer in 1946. Between 1946-51 he studied Polish literature at the University of Warsaw. In the years 1948-54 he was a member of the editorial staff of the weekly "Polish Soldier" and functioned as head of cultural department. In 1950 he published, written in the spirit of socialist realism, the novel "Coal". In the years 1955-57 he was part of the editorial board of "Nowa Kultury". Between 1951 and 1981 he was involved in film…

Known for

Man of Iron poster
7.0

In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends disgruntled radio reporter Winkel to Gdańsk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers - particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an independent labour union leader whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews the people surrounding Tomczyk, including his detained wife, Agnieszka.

Man of Iron

1981

Dagny poster
4.2

Dagny Juell was the doctors daughter who left Kongsvinger for Berlin to study music, and became famous painter Edvard Munchs mistress and model. Than she ran into August Strindberg. They had a brief affair but after a couple of weeks Dagny left him for Stanisław Przybyszewski.

Dagny

1977

The Ashes poster
6.7

Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napoleon's side with the hopes of Poland's revival.

The Ashes

1965

The Nest poster
6.1

Told in flashback as Mieszko lies feverish in his bed just before the Battle of Cedynia, Gniazdo recounts how the revered leader extended Poland's borders, formed an alliance with Emperor Otto I, and ultimately strengthened his country's autonomy by achieving victory during that crucial battle in the year 972.

The Nest

1974

Man of Marble poster
7.1

A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.

Man of Marble

1977

Ostatni strzał poster
6.5

A former resistance fighter returns to his hometown after being imprisoned, bent on enacting revenge on the man that sent him behind bars.

Ostatni strzał

1959

Behind the camera

Man of Iron poster
7.0

In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends disgruntled radio reporter Winkel to Gdańsk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers - particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an independent labour union leader whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews the people surrounding Tomczyk, including his detained wife, Agnieszka.

Man of Iron

1981

Dagny poster
4.2

Dagny Juell was the doctors daughter who left Kongsvinger for Berlin to study music, and became famous painter Edvard Munchs mistress and model. Than she ran into August Strindberg. They had a brief affair but after a couple of weeks Dagny left him for Stanisław Przybyszewski.

Dagny

1977

The Ashes poster
6.7

Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the XIX-th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of General Dabrowski, who then fought on Napoleon's side with the hopes of Poland's revival.

The Ashes

1965

The Nest poster
6.1

Told in flashback as Mieszko lies feverish in his bed just before the Battle of Cedynia, Gniazdo recounts how the revered leader extended Poland's borders, formed an alliance with Emperor Otto I, and ultimately strengthened his country's autonomy by achieving victory during that crucial battle in the year 972.

The Nest

1974

Man of Marble poster
7.1

A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.

Man of Marble

1977

Ostatni strzał poster
6.5

A former resistance fighter returns to his hometown after being imprisoned, bent on enacting revenge on the man that sent him behind bars.

Ostatni strzał

1959

Wolves' Echoes poster
7.4

A lonely Border Guard officer, with a girl and a former villain, has to face a local corrupt Militia commandant and his people in wild Bieszczady Mountains in the Polish East.

Wolves' Echoes

1968

Wolves' Echoes poster
7.4

A lonely Border Guard officer, with a girl and a former villain, has to face a local corrupt Militia commandant and his people in wild Bieszczady Mountains in the Polish East.

Wolves' Echoes

1968

The Killer Leaves a Trace poster
6.6

In the last days of WW2, Polish military looks for the murderer of prosecutor responsible for storing Gestapo files.

The Killer Leaves a Trace

1967

The Killer Leaves a Trace poster
6.6

In the last days of WW2, Polish military looks for the murderer of prosecutor responsible for storing Gestapo files.

The Killer Leaves a Trace

1967

Południk zero poster
9.0

Shortly after World War 2 a militiaman with the help of two Union of Young Struggle members wages war on a local gang terrorising a small Masurian town.

Południk zero

1971

The Impossible Goodbye poster
6.7

All the ambiance of an old-fashioned circus comes across with great clarity in this otherwise routine psychological tale about a mean-spirited mime and his effects on his colleagues. The small, traveling circus has been sliding downhill for awhile, and unless some new life is infused into its acts, its future does not look very rosy. Into this precarious situation comes a new mime with the uncanny ability to sap the confidence of his fellow performers. If he continues for long in this vein, no one will be able to believe they have any talent left at all.

The Impossible Goodbye

1962

Komedianty poster
5.5

Two travelling actors break from their troupe and with help of friends and family start their own act, experiencing serious success.

Komedianty

1962

Złote koło poster
7.3

An unknown man brings a wounded boy from a hospital and prompty walks away. The boy soon dies and the militia captain Budny begins an investigation, leading him deep into a web of crime.

Złote koło

1971

Agent #1 poster
5.5

Jerzy Szajnowicz-Ivanov, the son of a Polish mother and a Russian father, raised in Greece, reports to the Carpathian Brigade in the spring of 1941. While the Poles are wary of him at first, he proves his worth by taking part in several sabotage actions against the Nazis.

Agent #1

1972

Land poster
7.5

Poland in the 50s, 20th century The process of collectivization of agriculture is under way. The wealthy Slumdog farmer is one of the last individual farmers who have not joined the cooperative and are trying to grow their own land. But it is very difficult - the unemployed mercenaries who paid for them run to cooperatives (where they have better conditions), the environment or the local authorities do not accept him as a kulak. Struggling with the problem of how to make a 40-hectare farm last, he remains alone in the face of a loss of land that he cannot cultivate.

Land

1957

Late Afternoon poster
5.2

Middle-aged woman tries to cope with the passage of time and aging, as seen by her daughter.

Late Afternoon

1965

Late Afternoon poster
5.2

Middle-aged woman tries to cope with the passage of time and aging, as seen by her daughter.

Late Afternoon

1965

Tomorrow Mexico poster
7.3

A disqualified trainer of water jumpers starts work in the province, where he discovers Majka's talent.

Tomorrow Mexico

1966

Tomorrow Mexico poster
7.3

A disqualified trainer of water jumpers starts work in the province, where he discovers Majka's talent.

Tomorrow Mexico

1966

Rok pierwszy poster
9.0

1944. Communist militiaman take a post in a little town in the east of Poland. He has to stand against his own men that are not happy with new authorities.

Rok pierwszy

1960

Czarne skrzydła poster
7.0

The miners of one of the mines in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie receive news about the planned layoffs. The miners decide to organize a strike. One of the local MPs is trying to prevent this from happening. The French mine owner makes a dangerous decision - he orders the miners to work in an area at risk of fire. An explosion occurs unexpectedly. The miners lynch Coeur, and their demonstration, in which they carry the bodies of the victims of the crash, is brutally suppressed by the police.

Czarne skrzydła

1963

The Neighbours poster
6.2

A day before the beginning of the Second World War, a young resident of Bydgoszcz falls in love with a German teenager.

The Neighbours

1969

The Neighbours poster
6.2

A day before the beginning of the Second World War, a young resident of Bydgoszcz falls in love with a German teenager.

The Neighbours

1969

Their Everyday Life poster
4.2

After a violent quarrel, Nitka leaves her husband Andrzej. He meets a young girl with whom he is getting closer and closer.

Their Everyday Life

1963

Their Everyday Life poster
4.2

After a violent quarrel, Nitka leaves her husband Andrzej. He meets a young girl with whom he is getting closer and closer.

Their Everyday Life

1963

Pills for Aurelia poster
6.0

Soldiers of the Polish underground resistance army prepare to break into a prison to release their friend imprisoned by Gestapo.

Pills for Aurelia

1958

Shadow poster
6.4

A man has been found dead after having been hurled from a train. As security agents, police and a medical examiner piece together his identity, three accounts emerge: one set during World War II, one in the immediate aftermath of the war, and one in contemporary Poland.

Shadow

1956

The Touch of the Night poster
6.3

Roman Jacenko, a local photographer tries to turn his fortunes around and rob a bank transport.

The Touch of the Night

1962

Seksolatki poster
4.7

Two teenagers try to live together as adults, but new responsibilities overwhelm them.

Seksolatki

1972

Leprosy poster
6.0

When Stanisław Czermień is wrongfully accused of rape and murder, he decides to exonerate himself and track down the real criminal.

Leprosy

1971