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Jerzy Kawalerowicz (1922-2007)

Alias:
Ежи Кавалерович

Birthplace:
Gwoździec, obwód stanisławowski, Polska [obecnie Ukraina]

Born:
January 19, 1922

Died:
December 27, 2007

Biography from TheMovieDB

From Wikipedia  Jerzy Kawalerowicz (19 January 1922 – 27 December 2007) was a Polish film director and politician, having been a member of Polish United Workers' Party from 1954 until its dissolution in 1990 and a deputy in Polish parliament since 1985 until 1989.  Jerzy Kawalerowicz was noted for his powerful, detail-oriented imagery and the depth of ideas in his films. After working as an assistant director, he made his directorial debut with the 1951 film The Village Mill (Gromada). He was a leading figure in the Polish Film School, and his films Shadow (Cień, 1956) and Night Train (Pociąg, 1959) constitute some of that movement's best work.  Other noted works by Kawalerowicz include Mother Joan of the Angels (Matka Joanna od Aniołów, 1961) and a 1966 adaptation of Bolesław Prus' historical novel, Pharaoh (Faraon), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film  He died on 27 December 2007 in Warsaw, Poland. He was 85.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Assistant Director:
1947  Forbidden Songs
1948  The Steel Hearts
1950  Devil's Ravine
1991  Powrót

Director:
1947  Forbidden Songs
1948  The Steel Hearts
1950  Devil's Ravine
1952  Gromada
1954  Cellulose
1954  Under the Phrygian Star
1956  Shadow
1957  The Real End of the Great War
1959  Night Train
1961  Mother Joan of the Angels
1966  Pharaoh
1969  The Game
1971  Maddalena
1977  Death of a President
1980  Chance Meeting on the Atlantic
1983  Austeria
1989  The Hostage of Europe
1991  Bronstein's Children
1991  Powrót
1996  Why?
2001  Quo Vadis

First Assistant Director:
1947  Forbidden Songs
1948  The Last Stage
1948  The Steel Hearts
1950  Devil's Ravine
1952  Gromada
1954  Cellulose
1954  Under the Phrygian Star
1956  Shadow
1957  The Real End of the Great War
1959  Night Train
1961  Mother Joan of the Angels
1966  Pharaoh
1969  The Game
1971  Maddalena
1977  Death of a President
1980  Chance Meeting on the Atlantic
1983  Austeria
1989  The Hostage of Europe
1991  Bronstein's Children
1991  Powrót
1996  Why?
2001  Quo Vadis

Screenplay:
1947  Forbidden Songs
1948  The Last Stage
1948  The Steel Hearts
1950  Devil's Ravine
1952  Gromada
1954  Cellulose
1954  Under the Phrygian Star
1956  Shadow
1957  The Real End of the Great War
1959  Night Train
1961  Mother Joan of the Angels
1966  Pharaoh
1969  The Game
1971  Maddalena
1977  Death of a President
1980  Chance Meeting on the Atlantic
1983  Austeria
1989  The Hostage of Europe
1991  Bronstein's Children
1991  Powrót
1996  Why?
2001  Quo Vadis

Storyboard:
1947  Forbidden Songs
1948  The Last Stage
1948  The Steel Hearts
1950  Devil's Ravine
1952  Gromada
1954  Cellulose
1954  Under the Phrygian Star
1956  Shadow
1957  The Real End of the Great War
1959  Night Train
1961  Mother Joan of the Angels
1966  Pharaoh
1969  The Game
1971  Maddalena
1977  Death of a President
1980  Chance Meeting on the Atlantic
1983  Austeria
1989  The Hostage of Europe
1991  Bronstein's Children
1991  Powrót
1996  Why?
2001  Quo Vadis

Storyboard Assistant:
1947  Forbidden Songs
1948  The Last Stage
1948  The Steel Hearts
1950  Devil's Ravine
1952  Gromada
1954  Cellulose
1954  Under the Phrygian Star
1956  Shadow
1957  The Real End of the Great War
1959  Night Train
1961  Mother Joan of the Angels
1966  Pharaoh
1969  The Game
1971  Maddalena
1977  Death of a President
1980  Chance Meeting on the Atlantic
1983  Austeria
1989  The Hostage of Europe
1991  Bronstein's Children
1991  Powrót
1996  Why?
2001  Quo Vadis

Writer:
1947  Forbidden Songs
1948  The Last Stage
1948  The Steel Hearts
1950  Devil's Ravine
1952  Gromada
1954  Cellulose
1954  Under the Phrygian Star
1956  Shadow
1957  The Real End of the Great War
1959  Night Train
1961  Mother Joan of the Angels
1966  Pharaoh
1969  The Game
1971  Maddalena
1977  Death of a President
1980  Chance Meeting on the Atlantic
1983  Austeria
1989  The Hostage of Europe
1991  Bronstein's Children
1991  Powrót
1996  Why?
2001  Quo Vadis

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TV Production

Creator:
2001  Quo Vadis

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