Ryszard Kotys

Acting

Ryszard Kotys

Born 1932-03-20 · Mniów, świętokrzyskie, Polska

Acting credits

Father of the Queen poster
6.5

Chevalier de Charentes goes to Poland on a double mission.

Father of the Queen

1980

A Generation poster
7.0

Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives.

A Generation

1955

The Crossing poster
8.0

WWII. Joined forces of Polish and Russian partisans (despite they are in conflict) stand against German Sturmwind I & II actions.

The Crossing

1988

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ring

1990

The Last Witness poster
5.3

Years after WWII a group of German "tourists" arrives in Poland to find a hidden Nazi treasure.

The Last Witness

1970

Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe poster
6.3

The story of catholic saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941), who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.

Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe

1991

Vabank poster
7.7

October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in crime, backstabbing and double-crossing Kramer. Kwinto designs a clever plan not to only rob the Kramer's bank but to make it look like Kramer himself did it.

Vabank

1981

Bermuda Triangle poster
6.7

Three old friends living in distant cities decide to help each other get rid of people who stand in their way to achieve happiness.

Bermuda Triangle

1988

Shivers poster
6.5

A boy comes of age under an oppressive, cruel socialist government and watches as it slowly but surely distorts his family, his school and even his own thoughts.

Shivers

1981

1939 Battle of Westerplatte poster
5.3

September 1st, 1939. German battleship Schleswig-Holstein marks the start of World War II by firing on the garrison stationed at the Westerplatte peninsula in Poland.

1939 Battle of Westerplatte

2013

The Epidemic poster
9.0

Based on a true outbreak of smallpox in Wroclaw. A young doctor picks up a girl and they go to bed, but the night is ruined by the doctor being called to the epidemic. The doctor has to leave, and when it is all over, runs into her with another man.

The Epidemic

1972

Swan Song poster
4.5

After discussions with Schwartz, a producer from the West, screenwriter Stefan comes back to Poland. Everybody reminds him of his previous success: “The Flame”. The tired protagonist goes back to his wife, actress Ewa, who is eagerly awaiting him. Ewa goes to an audition which doesn’t turn out too well. On the next day, Stefan and his collaborators are wondering what to write a scenario about. Meanwhile, Stefan has a tooth ache. He decides to visit a dentist but is scared away by the price he has to pay for the treatment. Stefan still can’t find an idea for a scenario, and Ewa is not being cast. They decide to sell the car, but a man who takes their car out for a test drive doesn’t return. Stefan is changing ideas for the scenario constantly, he can’t make up his mind… at home, a pipe goes off… the wine he keeps in gallons blows up… the milicia (People’s Republic of Poland’s police) comes and general chaos ensues, as they are drowning in water and wine… which gives Stefan an idea…

Swan Song

1988

The Saragossa Manuscript poster
7.8

During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather.

The Saragossa Manuscript

1966

The Wall of Witches poster
8.0

A brilliant but undisclipined ski jumper prepares for an event while also trying to win a beautiful singer's heart.

The Wall of Witches

1967

The Killer Leaves a Trace poster
6.5

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

Poczmistrz poster
7.3

Post clerk's young daughter runs away from home with a tsarist officer.

Poczmistrz

1968

No artwork available
NR

A father and his sons want to catch a man who steals their apples.

Thief

1988

Leisure Time poster
7.0

Poland in the mid-1970s. In a small town, the student theater is preparing its premiere.

Leisure Time

1979

The Secret of a Wild Forest poster
3.0

Tadeusz, a junior high school student, visits to his forester grandfather who lives in an ancient forest. During one of the hunts, his grandfather tells him about the rumors circulating around about a treasure sunk in the lake.

The Secret of a Wild Forest

1991

No artwork available
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Wolna sobota

1977

Signs on the Road poster
10.0

A new transport base employee rises up against corruption in the workplace.

Signs on the Road

1970

Return of the Pied Piper poster
2.5

The story of the pied piper, the German legend of the rat catcher of Hameln, retold as a punk invasion of a Polish small town.

Return of the Pied Piper

1989

No artwork available
8.0

A journalist from "Gazeta Wyborcza" recalls his investigative reports and the consequences he suffered while trying to reveal the truth.

Tu stoję...

1994

No artwork available
8.0

A journalist from "Gazeta Wyborcza" recalls his investigative reports and the consequences he suffered while trying to reveal the truth.

Tu stoję...

1994