Michał Waszyński

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Michał Waszyński

Born September 30, 1904 · Kowel, Poland, Russian Empire [now Kovel, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine]

Died February 20, 1965 · aged 60

Michał Waszyński (September 30, 1904 – February 20, 1965), born Mosze Waks, was a Polish film director, editor, and screenwriter. He directed the largest number of Polish feature films during the interwar period.

Known For

Profesor WilczurProfesor Wilczur · 1938
Profesor Wilczur
9.01938
MovieRomanceDrama
Profesor Wilczur is a 1938 Polish romantic drama film directed by Michał Waszyński. It is based on the novel by Tadeusz Dolega-Mostowicz.
Black PearlBlack Pearl · 1934
Black Pearl
4.51934
MovieCrimeDrama
Polish seaman returns home from Tahiti with a native lover and a fortune in sacred pearls, gets seduced by a married woman unaware she is part of a gang trying to get his riches.
El CidEl Cid · 1961
El Cid
6.81961
MovieActionDrama
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.
The Fall of the Roman EmpireThe Fall of the Roman Empire · 1964
The Fall of the Roman Empire
6.51964
MovieDramaHistory
In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loyal general Gaius Livius.
55 Days at Peking55 Days at Peking · 1963
55 Days at Peking
6.91963
MovieHistoryWar
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed relief and tacit support of the Boxers by the Empress of China and her generals.
The Barefoot ContessaThe Barefoot Contessa · 1954
The Barefoot Contessa
6.71954
MovieDrama
A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces Maria to screen test for, and then star in, his next big picture. But as the producer's possessive nature and the realities of stardom weigh on Maria, she seeks a genuine lover with whom she can escape.
Three HeartsThree Hearts · 1939
Three Hearts
8.01939
MovieComedyRomance
Two children are born in a rich family's manor house - one of them, Gogo, is a son of a countess and the second one, Maciek, a son of the servant. The servant decides to switch the babies so her son can have a better life. They both grow up and fall for the same woman, a girl named Kasia raised by the countess.
A Dangerous AffairA Dangerous Affair · 1930
A Dangerous Affair
9.01930
MovieCrimeDrama
A Polish crime film in which Hieronim Śpiewankiewicz (Bogusław Samborski), the chief cashier of a Warsaw bank, steals a large sum of money and runs away with his lover Ada (Betty Amann). He is unaware that the woman is in cahoots with a gang that plans to defraud him and take the loot.

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U kresu drogiU kresu drogi · 1939
U kresu drogi
7.51939
MovieDrama
Professor Turwid is conducting research on a vaccine to combat encephalitis. The medical community is skeptical about this. Suspecting his wife of having an affair with a younger colleague, Count Łański, he fakes his own death. The only person who knows his secret is his servant Feliks. Over the next few years, he passes on information about the situation of his wife and daughter. The professor knows that his suspicions were completely unfounded and that his wife devoted herself entirely to raising their child. After many years, he returns to Warsaw, where he starts working at a clinic and, together with Jerzy, his daughter's future fiancé, completes work on the serum. There is a chance to return to his family, but it may already be too late.

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