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1.
Television Theater (1953– )
Episode:
Bigda idzie!
(1999)
95 min | Drama
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Janusz Gajos, Krzysztof Globisz, Olgierd Lukaszewicz, Andrzej Seweryn
Votes: 7
2. Schindler's List (1993)
R | 195 min | Biography, Drama, History
In German-occupied Poland during World War II, industrialist Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall
Votes: 1,219,037 | Gross: $96.90M
3. Television Theater (1953– )
Drama
Series of television plays.
Stars: Jerzy Trela, Krzysztof Globisz, Krystyna Janda, Jan Peszek
Votes: 46
4. Interrogation (1989)
TV-MA | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tonia goes out drinking. She wakes up in prison, not having a clue why she's there. She is tortured to encourage her to confess to a crime she is not aware of.
Director: Ryszard Bugajski | Stars: Krystyna Janda, Adam Ferency, Janusz Gajos, Agnieszka Holland
Votes: 3,022
5. Andrzej Wajda: Let's Shoot! (2009)
54 min | Documentary
A record of a few months of struggle on the set, showing an atmosphere of work and a picture of immense film machinery, and at same time presenting the truest and intimate portrait of the ... See full summary »
Directors: Maciej Cuske, Thierry Paladino, Marcin Sauter, Piotr Stasik | Star: Andrzej Wajda
Votes: 6
6. The Promised Land (1975)
Not Rated | 179 min | Drama
At 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Wojciech Pszoniak, Andrzej Seweryn, Anna Nehrebecka
Votes: 3,191
7. Kanal (1957)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, War
In 1944, during the Warsaw uprising against the Nazis, Polish Lieutenant Zadra and his resistance fighters use Warsaw's sewer system to escape the German encirclement.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Teresa Izewska, Tadeusz Janczar, Wienczyslaw Glinski, Tadeusz Gwiazdowski
Votes: 6,630
8. Zweiter Weltkrieg (2014– )
87 min | Documentary, History, War
English title: The Invasion: The Outbreak of WW2. This 90 minute documentary (broken into 2 parts in Australia) is a detailed look at what happened in Poland during WW2. Featuring ... See full summary »
Stars: Roman Polanski, Budzimira Wojtalewicz, Jochen Böhler, Niklas Frank
Votes: 14
9. Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Romance, War
As WWII and the German occupation ends, the Polish resistance and the Russian forces turn on each other in an attempt to take over leadership in Communist Poland.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Zbigniew Cybulski, Ewa Krzyzewska, Waclaw Zastrzezynski, Adam Pawlikowski
Votes: 10,686
10. Man of Marble (1977)
160 min | Drama
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.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Krystyna Janda, Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Jacek Lomnicki
Votes: 3,963
11. Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Not Rated | 170 min | Documentary, Sport
Kon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Abebe Bikila, Jack Douglas, Joe Frazier, Hirohito
Votes: 1,632
13. The Fabulous Picture Show (2006–2011)
History, Talk-Show
Stars: Amanda Palmer, Mohamed Al Daradji, Scandar Copti, Cherien Dabis
Votes: 27
14. Ce soir (ou jamais!) (2006– )
Talk-Show
Stars: Frédéric Taddeï, Emmanuel Todd, Guy Sorman, Michel Maffesoli
Votes: 48
15. Danton (1983)
PG | 136 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 1793, as the Terror begins in France, Georges Danton, a champion-of-the-people, returns to clash against Maximilien Robespierre and his extremist party.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak, Anne Alvaro, Roland Blanche
Votes: 6,468
16. Korczak (1990)
Unrated | 118 min | Biography, Drama, War
Account of the last days of life of the legendary Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his heroic dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war. Jewish doctor Henryk Goldszmit, ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Wojciech Pszoniak, Ewa Dalkowska, Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska, Marzena Trybala
Votes: 1,233
17. The Maids of Wilko (1979)
118 min | Drama, Romance
Set in the late '20s. A thirtyish young man, who heads a small factory, faints at the funeral of a close friend. He decides to go home to his aunt and uncle for a while, but gets involved ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Anna Seniuk, Maja Komorowska, Stanislawa Celinska
Votes: 1,127
18. Z biegiem lat, z biegiem dni... (1980– )
73 min | Drama, Romance
A story about the fate of two Krakow families, the action takes place in the years 1874-1914.
Stars: Andrzej Buszewicz, Jerzy Trela, Juliusz Grabowski, Ewa Kolasinska
Votes: 26
19. Dead Class (1977 TV Movie)
72 min | Documentary
Dead Class is one of the most innovative and influencing works of 20th century Theatre. The first version of the production, acclaimed by critics but only rarely represented outside Poland, was documented in this film by A. Wajda.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Tadeusz Kantor, Maria Kantor, Zofia Kalinska, Andrzej Welminski
Votes: 71
20. Man of Iron (1981)
PG | 156 min | Drama, History
A few years after the events of Man of Marble (1977), a journalist investigates Mateusz Birkut's son Maciek Tomczyk, now an activist leading a shipyard strike.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania, Wieslawa Kosmalska
Votes: 3,083
21. Innocent Sorcerers (1960)
87 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A young doctor is tired of being sought by women. One night he meets a young girl who all but forces herself into his room where they talk of morals and love. But he loses her when he goes ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Tadeusz Lomnicki, Krystyna Stypulkowska, Wanda Koczeska, Kalina Jedrusik
Votes: 1,157
22. Broken Silence (2002– )
300 min | Documentary
About the gruesome details from eyewitness accounts of the atrocities committed in the name of Nazi Germany. In many instances, the local police, were the perpetrators, operating under orders from the Eitsanzgruppen-SS.
Stars: Jack Fuchs, Liza Zajak-Novera, Robert Lamberg, Benjamin Mehl
Votes: 199
23. Rough Treatment (1978)
131 min | Drama
A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Ewa Dalkowska, Andrzej Seweryn, Krystyna Janda
Votes: 574
24. Love at Twenty (1962)
110 min | Drama, Romance
"Love at Twenty" unites five directors from around the world to present their different perspectives on what love really is at the age of 20. The episodes are united with the score of ... See full summary »
Directors: Shintarô Ishihara, Marcel Ophüls, Renzo Rossellini, François Truffaut, Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marie-France Pisier, Patrick Auffay, Rosy Varte
Votes: 2,112
25. Andrzej Wajda: On Ashes and Diamonds (2005 Video)
35 min | Documentary, Short
Director Andrzej Wajda discusses his work Popiól i diament (1958) [Ashes and Diamonds (1958)].
Director: Izabela Frank | Stars: Janusz Morgenstern, Jerzy Plazewski, Andrzej Wajda
Votes: 13
26. A Generation (1955)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, War
Story of youths during the German occupation of Poland in the World War II who come to adulthood through love and adversity.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Tadeusz Lomnicki, Urszula Modrzynska, Tadeusz Janczar, Janusz Paluszkiewicz
Votes: 2,371
27. Wajda by Wajda (2016 TV Movie)
95 min | Documentary
The life & work of polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda.
Director: Andrzej Wolski | Stars: Sean Connery, Zbigniew Cybulski, Krystyna Janda, Jerzy Radziwilowicz
Votes: 49
28. Katyn (2007)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama, History, War
An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Andrzej Chyra, Maja Ostaszewska, Artur Zmijewski, Danuta Stenka
Votes: 15,619 | Gross: $0.12M
29. Afterimage (2016)
98 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of charismatic painter Wladyslaw Strzeminski, who opposed social realism and maintained his own artistic freedom in spite of political obstacles.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Boguslaw Linda, Zofia Wichlacz, Bronislawa Zamachowska, Andrzej Konopka
Votes: 2,652 | Gross: $0.03M
30. Wesele (1973)
102 min | Drama
Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Marek Walczewski, Izabella Olszewska, Ewa Zietek, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 1,044
31. The Ashes (1965)
234 min | Drama, History, War
Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the 19th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Boguslaw Kierc, Piotr Wysocki, Beata Tyszkiewicz
Votes: 317
32. The Birch Wood (1970)
99 min | Drama
Takes place in a prewar Poland. A tubercular young man comes to stay with his brother on a farm. He is in love with life and constantly plays 1930's music on a piano. He gets involved with ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Olgierd Lukaszewicz, Emilia Krakowska, Danuta Wodynska
Votes: 761
33. The Conductor (1980)
101 min | Drama, Music
A violinist in a provincial Polish orchestra, whose husband is the director of the ensemble, on a visit to the U.S., ties up with the world-renowned symphony conductor. As it turns out, he ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: John Gielgud, Krystyna Janda, Andrzej Seweryn, Jan Ciecierski
Votes: 532
34. Przekladaniec (1968 TV Movie)
35 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
The story of a racing car driver who undergoes so many transplants that it can no longer be determined which people have contributed to his make-up.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Bogumil Kobiela, Ryszard Filipski, Anna Prucnal, Jerzy Zelnik
Votes: 272
35. Aktorka (2015)
72 min | Documentary, Biography
Directors: Kinga Debska, Maria Konwicka, Zuzanna Szamocka | Stars: Robert Brustein, Joanna Rostropowicz Clark, Krystyna Czubówna, John Guare
Votes: 27
36. Andrzej Wajda: On Becoming a Filmmaker (2005 Video)
34 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Izabela Frank, Izabella Muchlinski | Star: Andrzej Wajda
Votes: 13
37. Landscape After Battle (1970)
109 min | Drama, History, Romance
Film opens with the mad rush of haphazard freedom as the concentration camps are liberated. Men are trying to grab food, change clothes, bury their tormentors they find alive. Then they are... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Stanislawa Celinska, Aleksander Bardini, Tadeusz Janczar
Votes: 750
38. Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk (2018)
72 min | Documentary
A documentary celebrating the work of Walerian Borowczyk, a director of unparalleled sensitivity, revered in the 1970s, who was later labeled as a maker of erotic movies. Love Express ... See full summary »
Director: Kuba Mikurda | Stars: Thierry Bazin, Bertrand Bonello, Walerian Borowczyk, Peter Bradshaw
Votes: 76
39. Der Sommer 1939 (2009 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, History
Directors: Mathias Haentjes, Nina Koshofer | Stars: Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, Pierre Daix, Hans Keilson, Pavel Kohout
Votes: 18
40. Wege Durchs Labyrinth - Der Komponist Krzysztof Penderecki (2013)
Documentary
Director: Anna Schmidt | Stars: Jonny Greenwood, Janine Jansen, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Krzysztof Penderecki
Votes: 10
41. Chronicle of Amorous Accidents (1986)
90 min | Drama
Set in the summer months preceding the September 1939 outbreak of World War II in Polish part of Lithuania. A young highschool lad, Witek, is hoping to pass the entrance exams to the ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Paulina Mlynarska, Piotr Wawrzynczak, Bernadetta Machala-Krzeminska, Dariusz Dobkowski
Votes: 319
42. Siberian Lady Macbeth (1962)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
In what might be termed Russo-Shakespearean noir, a ruthless woman's adulterous affair with a drifter sets in motion a chain-reaction of murder and deception in a remote village in 19th Century Mtsensk.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Olivera Markovic, Ljuba Tadic, Kapitalina Eric, Bojan Stupica
Votes: 311
43. Everything for Sale (1969)
105 min | Drama
The disappearance of the leading actor from the film's set worries its director Andrzej. He embarks on a journey to look out for the actor with a young actor and missing actor's wife and mistress.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Beata Tyszkiewicz, Elzbieta Czyzewska, Andrzej Lapicki, Daniel Olbrychski
Votes: 693
44. Pilatus und andere - Ein Film für Karfreitag (1972 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama
The trial of Yeshua Ha-Notsri is led by prosecutor Pontius Pilate who believes in the innocence of the accused but is forced to sentence him to death. This biblical story is set in present-day Germany.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Wojciech Pszoniak, Jan Kreczmar, Daniel Olbrychski, Andrzej Lapicki
Votes: 145
45. Na planie (1969)
18 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Jerzy Ziarnik | Stars: Andrzej Wajda, Daniel Olbrychski, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Elzbieta Czyzewska
Votes: 10
46. Kill It and Leave This Town (2020)
88 min | Animation, Horror
Fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, the hero hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to him are alive.
Director: Mariusz Wilczynski | Stars: Andrzej Wajda, Daniel Olbrychski, Maja Ostaszewska, Krystyna Janda
Votes: 354
47. Nastazja (1994)
100 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Tamasaburô Bandô, Toshiyuki Nagashima
Votes: 62
48. Bareizm (1997)
57 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Agnieszka Arnold | Stars: Jan Bareja, Maria Bninska, Jerzy Bonczak, Zofia Czerwinska
Votes: 11
49.
Television Theater (1953– )
Episode:
Noc czerwcowa
(2002)
69 min | Drama
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Grazyna Szapolowska, Aleksandr Domogarov, Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Anna Polony
Votes: 7
50. A Love in Germany (1983)
R | 110 min | Drama
In May of 1983, a man turns 49 and, with his 17-year old son, journeys to the village in Baden that he left 40 years before. He wants to discover what happened then, the truth about an ... See full summary »
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Hanna Schygulla, Piotr Lysak, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ralf Wolter
Votes: 354