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Born in Lvov, Ukraine; then he moved with his father Miroslaw Zulawski to Czechoslovakia and later to Poland. In the late 1950s, he studied cinema in France. In the 1960s, he was an assistant of the famous Polish film director Andrzej Wajda. His feature debut The Third Part of the Night (1971) was an adaptation of his father's novel. His second feature The Devil (1972) was prohibited in Poland, and Zulawski went to France. After the success of his French debut That Most Important Thing: Love (1975) in 1975, he returned to Poland where he spent two years in making On the Silver Globe (1988). The work on this film was brutally interrupted by the authorities. After that, Zulawski moved to France where became known for his highly artistic, controversial, and very violent films. Zulawski is well known for his ability to discover and "rediscover" actresses. Romy Schneider, Isabelle Adjani and Sophie Marceau played their best parts in his films.- Composer
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Wojciech Kilar was born on 17 July 1932 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Ninth Gate (1999) and The Pianist (2002). He was married to Barbara Pomianowska. He died on 29 December 2013 in Katowice, Slaskie, Poland.- Actor
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- Writer
Wojciech Pszoniak was born on 2 May 1942 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and director, known for Danton (1983), The Promised Land (1975) and Korczak (1990). He was married to Barbara. He died on 19 October 2020 in Warsaw, Poland.- Stanislaw Lem was a visionary Polish author known for Solaris (1972).
He was born on September 12, 1921, in Lwów, Poland. His father, Samuel Lem, was a wealthy laryngologist who served in the Austrian army. His mother, Sabina Woller, was a homemaker. Although he was born into a Polish-Jewish family, Lem was raised a Catholic and later became an atheist. He graduated from the Lwów Gymnazium in 1939, then studied medicine at the Lvov Medical Institute in 1940-1941. During WWII, he survived the Nazi occupation of Lwów and worked as a mechanic and welder for a German firm until 1944.
After World War II Lem escaped from the Soviet occupation of Germany and moved to Krakow, Poland, as a repatriate. There he completed his medical studies at Jagellonian University, without taking the doctor's degree. He worked at the Konserwatorium Naukoznawcze as a research assistant for psychologist Dr. Choynowski. From 1946-1949 Lem was involved in medical research in psychology, which became a turning point in his life. He started writing poetry and science fiction in 1946, but his first serious novel, "Hospital of the Transfiguration", was suppressed by the Polish government for eight years. It was released only in 1956, when freedom of speech was earned after the "Polish October" popular uprising.
Lem quit medicine in 1949, because he did not want to be drafted into the army. He married a doctor instead of being one. In 1949 he became a professional writer and continued creating his increasingly unusual novels: "The Investigation", "Eden", "Return from the Stars". The 1960s and 1970s were the most productive for Lem. At that time he wrote 'Solaris', 'The Invincible', 'The Cyberiad', 'His Master's Voice', 'The Star Diaries', 'The Futurological Congress', and 'Tales of Pirx the Pilot'. His gift of a visionary materialized in 'Summa Technologiae' (Sum of Technologies, 1964), which tackled problems of virtual reality. Lem showed his talent for premonition in "Katar" (1975), which predicted international terrorism, and in "Observations on the Spot"' (1982), which showed absurdity of a conflict between two civilizations.
His novel 'Solaris' was adapted into eponymous films twice. First came the Russian-made film adaptation by director Andrei Tarkovsky in 1972, starring Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk. Lem spent six months working with Tarkovsky in Moscow, but their collaboration ended in a bitter conflict over the changes and additions to the original story. After seeing edited parts of the 1972 film, Lem said of Tarkovsky: "Instead of focusing on deeper moral questions related to frontiers of human knowledge, he made a drama-type 'Crime and Punishment' in space, by making up unnecessary characters of parents and relatives, then adding a hut on an island." "Tarkovsky was a genius, but he was moving in the opposite direction from my book", also said Lem. Upon his doctor's advice Lem did not want to see the 2002 remake by director Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney and Natascha McElhone.
"Solaris" (1961) is arguably the best known work of Lem's works. It deals with the problem of human existence in the world of the unknown. It also shows the inevitability of misunderstandings in human contacts with other worlds. Planet Solaris is inhabited by a single Plasma Ocean organism with the eerie ability to materialize human thoughts. When astronauts become more aggressive in forcing contact with Solaris, it confronts them with pushing the buttons of their most painful thoughts by recreating their dead wives and relatives, and virtually bringing the dead back to life in front of their eyes. Obsolete biological human impulses are shown in stark contrast with the magnitude of the ocean-size organism. At some point humans become an irrational liability to their machine partner, the spaceship. Lem's imagination and talent for creation of alternative reality challenges the limits of human knowledge.
"Past is more perfect than future, which makes me sad," said Lem. Although some of his predictions came true, he expressed his disappointment about the failure of many positive prognosis that were made during the 1960s and 1970s. He died on March 27, 2006, in Kraków, and was laid to rest in the Salwatorski cemetery in Kraków, Poland. His books sold over 27 million copies in 41 languages. - Production Designer
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Adam Kilian was born on 13 February 1923 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a production designer and art director, known for Television Theater (1953), Król Macius I (1958) and Dekalog (1989). He died on 25 June 2016 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Director
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Janusz Majewski was born on 5 August 1931 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Mala matura 1947 (2010), Sublokator (1966) and Excentrycy, czyli po slonecznej stronie ulicy (2015). He was married to Zofia Nasierowska. He died on 10 January 2024 in Poland.- Irena Karel was born on 10 August 1943 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969), Przygody pana Michala (1969) and Ostatni po Bogu (1968).
- Iga Mayr was born on 17 April 1921 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Ostatni po Bogu (1968), Taranthriller (1997) and Tredowata (2000). She died on 28 January 2001 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
- Antoni Pszoniak was born on 1 February 1931 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Obok prawdy (1965), Koniec naszego swiata (1964) and Television Theater (1953). He died on 6 April 2018 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Jacek Domanski was born on 20 January 1941 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He is an actor, known for Czerwone berety (1963), Bokser (1967) and Prywatne sledztwo (1987).
- Actor
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Wlodzimierz Press was born on 13 May 1939 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He is an actor and writer, known for Klakier (1983), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) and Europa Europa (1990). He is married to Renata Press. They have one child.- Director
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Jerzy Domaradzki was born on 6 January 1943 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He is a director and assistant director, known for Planeta krawiec (1983), Struck by Lightning (1990) and The Big Race (1981).- Additional Crew
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Jan Gerhard was born on 17 January 1921 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. Jan was a writer, known for The Artillery Sergeant Kalen (1961), Powrót na ziemie (1967) and The Song of Triumphant Love (1969). Jan died on 20 July 1971 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Marlena Milwiw was born on 22 September 1931 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for On, ona, oni (1983), Television Theater (1953) and W zawieszeniu (1987).
- Actress
- Writer
Irena Dziedzic was born on 20 June 1925 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress and writer, known for Polowanie na muchy (1969), Television Theater (1953) and Jutro premiera (1962). She died on 5 November 2018 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Producer
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Gene Gutowski was born on 26 July 1925 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a producer and production manager, known for Repulsion (1965), The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) and The Pianist (2002). He was married to Joanna Smaga, Dorota Puzio, Corinna Liddell, Judy Wilson and Zillah Rhoades. He died on 10 May 2016 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Composer
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- Soundtrack
Jerzy Abratowski was born on 22 April 1929 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for Amok (1998), O rany, nic sie nie stalo (1987) and Banda (1965). He died on 28 January 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Ryszarda Hanin was born on 30 August 1919 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Jeszcze tylko ten las (1991), Sexmission (1984) and Zofia (1976). She died on 1 January 1994 in Swider, Otwock, Mazowieckie, Poland.
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Adam Hanuszkiewicz was born on 16 June 1924 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a director and actor, known for Spóznieni przechodnie (1962), Television Theater (1953) and Zuzanna i chlopcy (1961). He was married to Magdalena Cwen, Zofia Rysiówna, Zofia Kucówna and Marta Stachiewiczówna. He died on 4 December 2011 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Zbigniew Wiszniewski was born on 30 July 1922 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. Zbigniew was a composer, known for Drugi czlowiek (1961) and Television Theater (1953). Zbigniew died on 11 October 1999 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Jan Stawarz was born on 11 June 1939 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He is an actor, known for Kain (2016), Zabic na koncu (1990) and The Scar (1976).
- Andrzej Skupien was born on 2 December 1936 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for The Scar (1976), Zasieki (1983) and Gruby (1973). He died on 27 April 1989 in Koszalin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland.
- Jerzy Przybylski was born on 27 April 1923 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for The Promised Land (1975), Theatre Macabre (1971) and The Saragossa Manuscript (1965). He died on 24 July 1999 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
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Andrij Dobriansky was born on 1 September 1930 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for The Ghosts of Versailles (1992), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and Ayman Mohyeldin Reports (2021). He was married to Stefania Bilynska. He died on 1 February 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Composer
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Miroslav Skorik was born on 13 June 1938 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for Taras. Homecoming (2019), Anton (2019) and Khlib i sil (1971). He died on 1 June 2020 in Kyiv, Ukraine.- Mikolaj Bieszczadowski was born on 23 January 1923 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine].
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- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrzej Kotkowski was born on 17 February 1940 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a director and writer, known for Obywatel Piszczyk (1988), Olimpiada 40 (1980) and Spokojne lata (1982). He was married to Halina Golanko. He died on 15 January 2016 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Actor
- Composer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerzy Matula was born on 19 April 1942 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He is an actor and composer, known for Sto koni do stu brzegów (1979), Pierscien i róza (1987) and Zdaniem obrony: Polowanie na Króla Lira (1993).- Wiktor Tychowski was born on August 30, 1903 in Lviv. He was a member of the Association of Silesian Insurgents. For his participation in the uprising in Silesia, he was awarded the Cross of Valor. He was the first musician to promote the Hawaiian guitar in Poland. He was one of the most popular guitarists (alongside Wawrzyniec Zywolewski and Jan Zawrusiewicz), and was engaged by many respected orchestras, including: dancing. In the early 1930s, he founded the Hawaiian Guitar Orchestra and, together with Wiktor Osiecki, he also led a salon orchestra. He performed in front of the microphone of Polish Radio stations in Warsaw, Poznan and Lviv.
As a soloist, accompanist and conductor, Tychowski recorded for as many as four record labels. His orchestra made its first recordings at the end of 1932 for the Syrena-Record company. Shortly afterwards, in the spring of 1933, he and his orchestra made a series of recordings for the Cristal-Electro company. As a conductor, he also collaborated with the composer Mieczyslaw Wróblewski - in 1934, Mieczyslaw Fogg, Tadeusz Faliszewski and the debuting Wiera Gran recorded with their orchestra. In later years, Wiktor Tychowski also recorded as a soloist (with the orchestras of Wladyslaw Eiger, Henryk Gold, Iwo Wesby and Henryk Wars) and accompanist (including those of Olga Kamienska and Adam Aston). In 1935, he led the dancing orchestra at the Monopol Hotel in Katowice. In 1936 he led a dance orchestra, with which he also made numerous recordings. His last recordings come from the end of 1938. In the last years before the war, he performed on Polish cruise ships (including dancing on the Kosciuszko ship during a cruise through Scandinavia, Great Britain and Iceland). Just before the outbreak of the war, in the summer of 1939, he gave concerts in Warsaw with his guitar trio. Tychowski took part in broadcasts of the Warsaw station of Polish Radio, Radiowy tea, artistic afternoon tea, broadcast live, among others. from Dolinka Szwajcarska, he also played in the radio Dance Mosaics.
He composed several songs. The most popular are the tangos My guitar (Singing Lviv) and the tangos devoted to the Polish American community, I had to leave you. He also appeared on the silver screen several times.
During World War II, Wiktor Tychowski served in the navy as a chief petty officer. In 1944, he was the chef on the Polish ship Stefan Batory, transporting soldiers of the 2nd Polish Army Corps in the East from Egypt to Italy. His further fate is unknown. - Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jan Riesser was born on 12 October 1925 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. Jan was a director and assistant director, known for Blekitny krzyz (1955) and Sladami byrcynowych wspominkow (1962). Jan died on 12 July 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.- Actress and theater director. In the years 1944-45 she was an adept at the Polish Dramatic Theater in Lviv. She performed in the following theaters: Musical Comedy in Szczecin (1944-47), Polsih in Szczecin (1948), Diversity in Warsaw (1949), Folk Music in Warsaw (1949-50), New in Warsaw (1950-51), Stefan Jaracz's Theater in Olsztyn (1951-52), Artos in Lódz (1952-54), Lower Silesia in Jelenia Góra (1954-55), Satirists in Poznan (1955-56), Satirists in Lódz (1956-57), Coast in Gdansk (1957-81, 2003).
- Jacek Kuron led the struggle against Poland's communist leaders as a dissident in the 1970s and later became a popular government minister. He is believed to have played an important role in the founding of Lech Walesa's Solidarity movement, which went on to play a central role on post-communist Polish governments, and was the unquestionable leader of anti-communist struggle in the 1970s and '80s. Kuron was originally a strong supporter of the communist regime imposed by the Soviet Union following World War II, but became disenchanted by 1964, and wrote a letter to the party accusing its members of betraying communist ideals and infringing on people's freedoms. The party reacted by expelling Kuron and jailing him for more than three years. Many other incarcerations followed between 1966 and 1984, as Kuron took on a leading role in organizing student and worker demonstrations and other pro-democracy agitation.
While Lech Walesa was the popular leader of the Solidarity movement, Kuron was widely seen as the intellectual driving force behind its founding in 1980. He was jailed in 1981 in a nationwide nighttime sweep that netted hundreds of Solidarity leaders after the country's communist leader, Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, imposed martial law. Kuron went on to became labor minister in the first democratic government, between 1989 and 1990 under Solidarity Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki, gaining wide popularity in his fight to help the country's poor. He introduced welfare programs for the unemployed and opened outdoor soup kitchens to feed people -- starting the program by himself taking to the streets to serve the food. Kuron served again as labor minister under Solidarity's third government, under Prime Minister Hanna Suchocka, between 1992-93. Kuron made an unsuccessful bid for president in 1995, after which his health deteriorated significantly and he retreated from public life. - Actor
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Ryszard Wojtyllo was born on 2 April 1936 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Lindenstraße (1985), A Cat with a Dog (2018) and Awans (1975). He died on 30 December 2022 in Hamburg, Germany.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Halina Kunicka was born on 18 February 1938 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She is an actress, known for Biale tango (1981), Dziewczyny do wziecia (1972) and Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo (2014).- Ludwika Castori was born on 25 May 1920 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Kalosze szczescia (1958). She died on 9 May 1998 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ludwina Mannowa was born on 16 February 1921 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland. Ludwina was a costume designer, known for 5 i 1/2 Bladego Józka (1970), Raj na ziemi (1970) and Pulapka (1971). Ludwina died on 12 May 2009.- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Ryszard Filipski was born on 17 July 1934 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor and director, known for Zamach stanu (1980), Wysokie loty (1980) and Hubal (1973). He died on 22 October 2021.- Zbigniew Wójcik was born on 20 June 1932 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for The Eighth Day of the Week (1958), Zloto (1962) and Slowo honoru (1953). He died on 8 July 1963 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski was born on 3 October 1923 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a composer, known for The Truman Show (1998), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Kariera (1955). He was married to Krystyna Jarosz. He died on 21 February 2017 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA.- Warszoslaw Kmita was born on 4 November 1943 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Bajland (2000), Pierwsza milosc (2004) and Dzien oczyszczenia (1970). He died on 16 March 2023.
- Production Designer
- Costume Designer
Andrzej Sadowski was born on 25 June 1925 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. Andrzej was a production designer and costume designer, known for Theatre Macabre (1971), Television Theater (1953) and Resurrection of the Offland (1968). Andrzej died on 9 June 2009 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Marian Kouba was born on 21 March 1920 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Lalka (1978). He died on 2 September 2014 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland.
- Rafal Kajetanowicz was born on 7 April 1920 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for The Epopee of Warsaw (1953). He died on 9 March 1967 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland.
- Costume Designer
Stanislaw Jarocki was born on 10 November 1887 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a costume designer, known for Podhale w ogniu (1956). He died on 8 October 1966 in Puszczykowo, Wielkopolskie, Poland.- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Soundtrack
Jerzy Lutowski was born on 23 June 1923 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for Czerwone berety (1963), Night Train (1959) and Rodzina Milcarków (1962). He died on 3 January 1985 in Paris, France.- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Jerzy Wittlin was born on 9 January 1925 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for Television Theater (1953), Klopotliwy gosc (1971) and Jak cudne sa wspomnienia (1977). He died on 20 October 1989 in Poland.- Kazimierz Górski was born on 2 March 1921 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He died on 23 May 2006 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Wieslaw Nowosielski was born on 7 October 1938 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He was an actor, known for Big Shar (1983), What Will You Do When You Catch Me? (1978) and Pan na Zulawach (1984). He died on 10 June 2006 in Plock, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Barbara Bittnerówna was born on 4 September 1924 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. She was an actress, known for Television Theater (1953) and Zaczarowane podwórko (1974). She died on 4 April 2018 in Skolimów, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Krzysztof Baranowski was born on 26 June 1938 in Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]. He is an actor, known for Ranczo (2006), Na ladzie (1973) and Kapitan 'Poloneza' (1972).