Jerzy Kawalerowicz

from Gwoździec, obwód stanisławowski, Polska [obecnie Ukraina]

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Biography

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.

Timeline

2012Aged 90

2001Aged 79

  • Poster for Quo Vadis

    Screenplay

1997Aged 75

1996Aged 74

  • Poster for Why?

    Screenplay

1991Aged 69

  • Powrót

    Storyboard Assistant

  • Poster for Bronstein's Children

    Director

1989Aged 67

  • Poster for The Hostage of Europe

    Writer

1983Aged 61

  • Poster for Austeria

    Writer

1980Aged 58

  • Poster for Chance Meeting on the Atlantic

    Writer

1977Aged 55

  • Poster for Death of a President

    Writer

1971Aged 49

  • Poster for Maddalena

    Writer

1969Aged 47

  • Poster for The Game

    Screenplay

1966Aged 44

  • Poster for Pharaoh

    Screenplay

1961Aged 39

  • Poster for Mother Joan of the Angels

    Screenplay

1959Aged 37

  • Poster for Night Train

    Writer

1957Aged 35

  • Poster for The Real End of the Great War

    Screenplay

1956Aged 34

  • Poster for Shadow

    Director

1954Aged 32

  • Poster for Cellulose

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Under the Phrygian Star

    Screenplay

1952Aged 30

  • Poster for Gromada

    Storyboard

1950Aged 28

  • Poster for Devil's Ravine

    (uncredited)

1948Aged 26

  • Poster for The Steel Hearts

    German Officer (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Last Stage

    First Assistant Director

1947Aged 25

  • Poster for Forbidden Songs

    Assistant Director