
Acting
Kazimierz Wichniarz
Born — Died
1915-01-18 — 1995-06-26
Place of birth
Poznań, wielkopolskie, Polska
Known for
Acting
Credits
45 titles
Known for
6.0The horse Karino is born during winter and when his mother dies, a young woman starts to care for the helpless foal. Their adventures together are followed during the years to come, from the age of a newborn to the time when Karino’s a full-grown competition horse.
Karino
1975
7.4At the turn of the century, Lodz, Poland, was a quick-paced manufacturing center for textiles, replete with cutthroat industrialists and unsafe working conditions. Three young friends, a Pole, a Jew, and a German, pool their money together to build a factory.
The Promised Land
1975
7.2During the Swedish invasion of Poland, the brave warrior Andrzej Kmicic, considered a traitor to the nation, fights for a country, redemption and love across the 17th-century Polish territories.
The Deluge
1974
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Ziemia obiecana
1978
No synopsis available yet.
Gniewko, syn rybaka
1969
6.1Told 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
Film credits
1980s · 2 titles
8.0Fall 1925. Six hundred officers demonstrate in front of Józef Piłsudski’s country house in Sulejówek, demanding the Marshal’s return to active political life. May 1926—a government crisis; Wincenty Witos forms a new government. Piłsudski’s move sparks clashes between supporters and opponents of the ousted government. Piłsudski appoints Kazimierz Bartel as prime minister. The beginning of the “moral reform.” Ignacy Mościcki becomes president. Summer 1930. A joint platform of opponents to the Sanacja government is formed. “Centrolew” is established.
Zamach stanu
1981
Film about the famous Battle of Vienna and the events surrounding it.
Na odsiecz Wiedniowi
1983
1970s · 13 titles
7.4At the turn of the century, Lodz, Poland, was a quick-paced manufacturing center for textiles, replete with cutthroat industrialists and unsafe working conditions. Three young friends, a Pole, a Jew, and a German, pool their money together to build a factory.
The Promised Land
1975
7.2During the Swedish invasion of Poland, the brave warrior Andrzej Kmicic, considered a traitor to the nation, fights for a country, redemption and love across the 17th-century Polish territories.
The Deluge
1974
6.1Told 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
5.8In a bucolic Polish hamlet, the tense relationship between a father and son reaches a boiling point when the men lose their hearts to the same woman and vie for her affections. Based on Wladyslaw Reymont's Nobel Prize-winning book and helmed by Jan Rybkowski, this theatrical release (starring Krzystof Chamiec, Wladyslaw Hancza and Emilia Krakowska) was culled from a 13-episode miniseries that aired on Polish television in 1972.
The Peasants
1973
7.0A mysterious Mania appears in Warsaw. The girl, together with the other children, experiences amazing adventures.
Zaczarowane podwórko
1974
7.3An 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
6.5Young Pinio gives his porcelain elephant Dominik vitamins, after which he becomes real, and the two set off on new adventures.
Proszę słonia
1978
After an accident in a smelter plant kills two workers a crane operator decides to take full responsibility.
Facing the Truth
1970
7.0The horse Karino is born during winter and when his mother dies, a young woman starts to care for the helpless foal. Their adventures together are followed during the years to come, from the age of a newborn to the time when Karino's a full-grown competition horse.
Karino
1977
7.4Major Henryk "Hubal" Dobrzański refuses to surrender to the Germans in the wake of the 1939 campaign and continues to lead his regiment in guerilla warfare against the invaders.
Hubal
1973
7.6An unassuming post office clerk finds fame and success as a motorcycle racer.
Motodrama
1971
6.5Adventures of a three good friends during school summer vacation.
The Ring of Queen Ann
1971
Thirty years after the war, Anna, a journalist from Germany, leaves for her native village in Lower Silesia, which she had to leave with her family in 1945. Here she meets Ludwik, an old love and her daughter's father.
Wiśnie
1979
1960s · 9 titles
6.4A young boy and girl travel in a strange car and encounter various objects which come alive to help them. Eventually they leave the Earth altogether and visit a strange, new planet.
The Big, Bigger, and the Biggest
1963
6.6Adam Cisowski, a devilishly smart teenager is looking for treasure hidden by Napoleon's soldier. But he is not the only one searching for it, and his rivals are very dangerous.
The Devil from Seventh Grade
1960
5.9Joanna, the daughter of quite wealthy traders from the Różycki bazaar, is in love with Andrzej, a young, talented, but poor painter. However, the girl's father, Kazimierz Burczyk, decides to find a suitable husband for her himself. A shrewd tradesman, unwilling to disclose his income, searches for a candidate whose professional position would justify his possession of a villa, a car and many other material possessions. In the end, his choice falls on Andrew, who is unsuccessfully trying to sell paintings under the walls of Warsaw's Barbican.
The Marriage of Convenience
1967
6.3Roman Jacenko, a local photographer tries to turn his fortunes around and rob a bank transport.
The Touch of the Night
1962
8.2A carmelite monk travels through 17th century Poland and experiences various mishaps along the way.
Good Sins
1963
6.2An intelligence agent's murder bring upon a national investigation into a spy organisation called Korn.
Korn's Password
1968
7.0A girl finds herself transported to 1880's Warsaw.
Godzina pąsowej róży
1963
6.3A Polish-born Australian businessman arrives in Poland to find a wife for himself.
Wife for an Australian
1964
6.7A young public servant receives a house as a wedding gift, but upon arriving he finds only the doors, a military barrack and a tank hidden underground.
Szczęściarz Antoni
1961
1950s · 16 titles
6.9Stach 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
7.2The heroic struggle of Polish post office workers in Gdańsk on the first day of World War II.
Free City
1958
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
5.9In war-ravaged Warsaw, five juvenile delinquents are given probation for stealing, to rehabilitate themselves, but remain under the influence of their profiteer-boss.
Five Boys from Barska Street
1954
9.0An old worker secures the future of his steel mill during the war.
Pierwsze dni
1952
5.1Diver Antoni Barnat is falsely accused of causing an accident underwater that almost led to his fellow diver's death. Interestingly enough, they are both in love with the same girl, Teresa.
Wraki
1957
6.5Engineer Andrzej Uriaszewicz returns to Poland in order to smuggle a valuable painting out of the country.
Uczta Baltazara
1954
7.0A series of misfortunes plagues a journalist and his new friend.
Sprawa do załatwienia
1953
6.4In the last days of World War 2, people of various ethnic background meet in a Polish military hospital in a small German town, whereas a Nazi SS division hides in the local forests and tries to move westwards.
The Hours of Hope
1955
10.0Two-part biopic about General Karol Świerczewski, living embodiment of the party line, and the group of party members from his hometown fighting the fascist forces towards the socialist state of affairs.
Soldier of Victory
1953
7.0A young hairstylist leaves her husband and joins a group of working women.
The Bus Leaves at 6.20
1954
9.0The fate of a German found by the French peasants - a deserter from the Legion of Foreign Affairs fighting in Vietnam.
Atlantic Story
1955
6.5A 10-year old boy becomes a king after the death of his father and tries to bring reforms to the country, with varying results
Król Maciuś I
1958
4.7Nikodem Dyzma is a poor dancer who comes to Warsaw to find a job. The problem is that nobody wants to hire him. One day he finds an invitation to the party with very important people and decides to attend. A small accident at the party makes him the hero of the night and becomes the beginning of his career.
Nikodem Dyzma
1956
4.5The last stage of the Cycling Race Dookoła Polski: Kielce - Warsaw. The fate of the race is at stake: the Polish team still has a chance to win, it is not far from the leading Hungarian national team, in which great cyclist Haranda rides in the yellow jersey. Only the best Pole - Popiel - can take it from him. But he is a competitor - individualist, unruly and undisciplined ...
Magical Bicycle
1955
6.4Communist Szczęsny juggles between his revolutionary activities and love to a fellow party member Madzia in this sequel to "Cellulose".
Under the Phrygian Star
1954
1940s · 2 titles
7.3Set during the German occupation of Warsaw during WWII, this musical tells the story of several inhabitants of the same tenement house.
Forbidden Songs
1947
8.0In occupied Silesia, resistance is organizing. In close contact with the miners and led by an engineer, a group of partisans prepare the sabotage of the steel combine. The going will be tough as the place is closely guarded by the Nazis. But despite a denunciation from a traitor and several violent deaths, they get going and the operation is a success. But the Red Army is approaching and now the coal production must not be sabotaged anymore. On the contrary, the partisans must prevent the Germans from destroying the steel mill and the coal mine...
The Steel Hearts
1948
Series credits
6.0The horse Karino is born during winter and when his mother dies, a young woman starts to care for the helpless foal. Their adventures together are followed during the years to come, from the age of a newborn to the time when Karino’s a full-grown competition horse.
Karino
1975
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Ziemia obiecana
1978
No synopsis available yet.
Gniewko, syn rybaka
1969
