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Jerzy Passendorfer

Film Director / Politician / Screenwriter | * 04/08/1923 († 79, 02/20/2003) | Vilnius (Lithuania)
Jerzy Passendorfer (April 8, 1923 in Wilno – February 20, 2003 in Skolimów, near Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish film director, specialising in films about the German occupation of Poland in World War II, and member of parliament. Passendorfer graduated from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1951, and went on to become the leading exponent of the popular "national combatant" genre in the 1960s. As well as many films he directed the popular TV serial Janosik. Passendorfer served in the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, from 1993 to 1997 on the Democratic Left Alliance list. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Action & Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

The Return

Certification unknown

1960 | 1h 32min
Drama
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Set in the occupied Warsaw, the film tells the story of the mission carried out by the student uderground resistance group to execute the hated SS General Franz Kutchera. ...

The Attempt

Certification unknown

1959 | 3.4/5 | 1h 23min
War, Drama
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Lieutenant Mosura fights the groups of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. Suddenly, he manages to capture and eliminate its commander. Several years passed. The lieutenant is accused of collaborating with ...

The Lost Bridge

Certification unknown

1963 | 1h 22min
War, Drama
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Young man struggles with being rejected by society. ...

Zabijcie czarną owcę

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1972 | 1h 34min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Jerzy Passendorfer

Medal "guardian of National Memorials" Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence Gold Cross of Merit‎ Commander of The Order of Polonia Restituta Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland Knight of The Order of Polonia Restituta

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Directing/Director1974 Janosik

Full Name: Jerzy Passendorfer
Citizenship: Poland
Born: Sunday, 04/08 1923 (April) in Vilnius (Lithuania)
Died: Thursday, 02/20 2003 (February) in Warsaw (aged: 79)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Polish (PL)
Educated at: Academy of Performing Arts
Member of: Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich
Jerzy Passendorfer frequently works together with these people:
Mieczysław Czechowicz (2x, Actor)
Jerzy Passendorfer (2x, Crew)
Zbigniew Sawan (1x, Actor)
Marek Perepeczko (1x, Actor)
Ryszard Barycz (1x, Actor)
Jerzy Trela (1x, Actor)
Katarzyna Skolimowska (1x, Actress)
Cezary Kapliński (1x, Actor)
Tadeusz Kwiatkowski (1x, Crew)
Paweł Unrug (1x, Actor)
Wacław Kowalski (1x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1385153, Added: 09/04/2019, Last updated: 03/19/2024