
Directing
Jerzy Passendorfer
Born — Died
1923-04-08 — 2003-02-20
Place of birth
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Known for
Directing
Credits
35 titles
Jerzy Passendorfer (April 8, 1923 in Wilno – February 20, 2003 in Skolimów, near Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish film director, specialising in films about the German occupation of Poland in World War II,and member of parliament. Passendorfer graduated from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1951, and went on to become the leading exponent of the popular "national combatant" genre in the 1960s. As well as many films he directed the popular TV serial Janosik. Passendorfer served in the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, from 1993 to 1997 on the Democratic Left Alliance list.
Known for
7.3The story of the residents of a tenement house on Złota Street in Warsaw from 1945 to 1980.
Dom
1980
7.2Janosik was a television series that aired in Poland in 1974. It is about a famous Polish highlander outlaw who in folk legends steals money and goods from the rich and helps out the poor. The series was directed by Jerzy Passendorfer. There are 13 1-hour episodes.
Janosik
1974
9.0An alcoholic mother of a born out of wedlock child has a difficult decision to make when a journalist proposes to adopt her son and pay her for it.
The Verdict
1962
A man has a day he would rather forget. From the very morning, nothing seems to go his way. Told through pantomime and slapstick, this short film was produced at the Se-Ma-For Studio in Łódź, starring Kazimierz Brusikiewicz, with music by Krzysztof Komeda.
Piegowaty Dzień
1962
7.0Set in the occupied Warsaw, the film tells the story of the mission carried out by the student underground resistance group to execute the hated SS General Franz Kutchera.
The Attempt
1959
The third of six episode compilations of the TV series released theatrically, featuring episodes 5 and 7.
More Than Life At Stake Part Three
1969
Film credits
1960s · 2 titles
The third of six episode compilations of the TV series released theatrically, featuring episodes 5 and 7.
More Than Life At Stake Part Three
1969
4.7At Kuba's wedding an unknown woman comes up to him and accuses him of cheating on her. This causes Kuba's soon-to-be wife, Majka, to leave him. It turns out that the woman, Lola, confused Kuba with his boyfriend, famous guitarist Johnny, so Kuba embarks on a journey to find him and prove his innocence.
Big Beat
1967
1950s · 2 titles
Karwowski, son of a pre-war colonel, is transferred from the West to Poland with the task of assembling a spy and diversion network. The task seems to be easy. However, after landing in Poland, it turns out that nobody wants to cooperate with him. Karwowski's "100% reliable" contacts with potential collaborators turn out to be completely outdated.
Career
1955
3.2The hero of the story is the writer Vladimír Tůma, who is invited to spend a month studying in a neighbouring country. There, the foreign office assigns him a guide, Irena Stepowska. The two young people are attracted to each other, but there is a catch - Vladimír is married, Irena is married. But as they say, opportunity makes the thief, so it's no wonder that Tůma has his work cut out for him, and Irena, too, sometimes recovers only at the last minute. And she doesn't even know that her husband is coming to visit her...
What Will My Wife Say to This?
1958
Series credits
7.3The story of the residents of a tenement house on Złota Street in Warsaw from 1945 to 1980.
Dom
1980
7.2Janosik was a television series that aired in Poland in 1974. It is about a famous Polish highlander outlaw who in folk legends steals money and goods from the rich and helps out the poor. The series was directed by Jerzy Passendorfer. There are 13 1-hour episodes.
Janosik
1974
Behind the camera
9.0An alcoholic mother of a born out of wedlock child has a difficult decision to make when a journalist proposes to adopt her son and pay her for it.
The Verdict
1962
9.0An alcoholic mother of a born out of wedlock child has a difficult decision to make when a journalist proposes to adopt her son and pay her for it.
The Verdict
1962
A man has a day he would rather forget. From the very morning, nothing seems to go his way. Told through pantomime and slapstick, this short film was produced at the Se-Ma-For Studio in Łódź, starring Kazimierz Brusikiewicz, with music by Krzysztof Komeda.
Piegowaty Dzień
1962
7.0Set in the occupied Warsaw, the film tells the story of the mission carried out by the student underground resistance group to execute the hated SS General Franz Kutchera.
The Attempt
1959
9.0Young man struggles with being rejected by society.
Zabijcie czarną owcę
1972
7.5A prosecutor takes up a post in a small town where he has to deal with corruption and murder.
Niedziela sprawiedliwości
1966
8.0Lieutenant Mosura fights the groups of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. Suddenly, he manages to capture and eliminate its commander. Several years passed. The lieutenant is accused of collaborating with the insurgents, because he took part in several terrorist operations in order to gain their trust.
The Lost Bridge
1963
9.0Świętokrzyskie Mountains, 1944. A People's Army unit receives orders to transport a party delegate outside the front line, while heavy fighting is going on between the Germans and resistance fighters in the region.
Barwy walki
1964
7.0Contemporary Poland. Teenager Zosia Zadora decides to start an adult life. She runs away from home, settles with two friends in the Tri-City. Here she experiences her first love. The sympathizer, twenty-year-old Kostek, turns out to be the head of a criminal group. Zosia's roommates are involved in the procedure. When Kostek is arrested, the girl, after some hesitation, becomes a prostitute. She tries to hide her profession from a young sailor she met, Stefan Janiak, with whom she began to have feelings. One day the man learns the truth.
Mewy (fragmenty życiorysu)
1986
7.0Contemporary Poland. Teenager Zosia Zadora decides to start an adult life. She runs away from home, settles with two friends in the Tri-City. Here she experiences her first love. The sympathizer, twenty-year-old Kostek, turns out to be the head of a criminal group. Zosia's roommates are involved in the procedure. When Kostek is arrested, the girl, after some hesitation, becomes a prostitute. She tries to hide her profession from a young sailor she met, Stefan Janiak, with whom she began to have feelings. One day the man learns the truth.
Mewy (fragmenty życiorysu)
1986
Document about the new organization and mechanization of construction in Czechoslovakia according to the Soviet model.
Dobrý nástup
1950
Document about the new organization and mechanization of construction in Czechoslovakia according to the Soviet model.
Dobrý nástup
1950
7.4Polish Army takes part in the Berlin Operation in the final weeks of World War 2.
Kierunek Berlin
1969
7.4Polish Army takes part in the Berlin Operation in the final weeks of World War 2.
Kierunek Berlin
1969
6.5A taxi driver decides to take part in a robbery to earn money for the treatment of his sick wife.
Signals
1959
6.0A former World War 2 resistance fighter returns to Poland to reconnect with his old comrades, but finds out they have moved on with their lives and have no time for him.
The Return
1960
4.7At Kuba's wedding an unknown woman comes up to him and accuses him of cheating on her. This causes Kuba's soon-to-be wife, Majka, to leave him. It turns out that the woman, Lola, confused Kuba with his boyfriend, famous guitarist Johnny, so Kuba embarks on a journey to find him and prove his innocence.
Big Beat
1967
6.8Captain Sowiński finds himself on the Recovered Territories in 1945, right in the midst of local conflicts stemming from Poles settling there.
Skąpani w ogniu
1963
The film is set in the summer of 1944. The Home Army branch operating in the Sądecki region is decimated by the Germans during an attempt to take over the drop of weapons and ammunition from England. About 20 soldiers break out of the encirclement, including the commander - Major "Dziadek" - and his deputy - Captain Stańczyk. Partisans are trying to get to the ruins of a nearby castle, where the last ammo crate is supposed to have landed.
Day of Purification
1970
9.0Jaruga, the chief of the local branch of Security Office leads a fight against a Home Army unit led by a man known as Boruta and begins to suspect that one of his men was planted by the insurgents. Another Security Office agent arrives to uncover the conspiracy and deal the final blow to Boruta.
Operation "Brutus"
1971
7.5This film was created by combining and shortening the films Kierunek Berlin (Destination Berlin) and Ostatnie dni (The Last Days). It presents the final phase of the great offensive of 1945, which ended with the capture of Berlin, from the perspective of a private soldier of the First Polish Army.
Victory
1975
7.5This film was created by combining and shortening the films Kierunek Berlin (Destination Berlin) and Ostatnie dni (The Last Days). It presents the final phase of the great offensive of 1945, which ended with the capture of Berlin, from the perspective of a private soldier of the First Polish Army.
Victory
1975
7.6In the early 19th century, the legendary Tatra brigand Janosik defies the oppressive local nobility and Austrian troops by robbing the rich to give to the poor, becoming a folk hero among the peasants.
Janosik
1974
Documentary report about the construction of a house in Ostrava from prefabricated blocks manufactured at the factory.
Montované stavby
1950
Documentary report about the construction of a house in Ostrava from prefabricated blocks manufactured at the factory.
Montované stavby
1950
7.0A ship crew fight over a deceased captain's notebook, believing that it contains clues to find a treasure.
Skarb kapitana Martensa
1957
7.0As the Polish Army continues its march into Berlin corporal Naróg is tasked with delivering important documents to the staff headquarters.
Ostatnie dni
1969
7.0As the Polish Army continues its march into Berlin corporal Naróg is tasked with delivering important documents to the staff headquarters.
Ostatnie dni
1969

