Acting
Irena Kownas
Born August 9, 1937 · Wilno, Polska (obecnie Litwa) (age 88)
No biography available.
Known For
Flames · 1977Flames
★ 10.01977
MovieDrama
Presenting a different approach to life, the three brothers meet at their father's funeral.
Wierne blizny · 1982Wierne blizny
★ 2.01982
MovieWar
1956. Stefan Madejski, a former KBW lieutenant, is released from prison and rehabilitated. Ten years ago he fought against the gangs, but his brutal and ruthless methods aroused opposition. Because he let go of a band member, his former AK unit colleague, he was brought before a military court and sentenced to fifteen years. Now he is trying to find the people who put him in prison. These encounters give him nothing but bitterness.
Man of Iron · 1981Man of Iron
★ 7.01981
MovieDramaHistory
In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends disgruntled radio reporter Winkel to Gdańsk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers - particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an independent labour union leader whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews the people surrounding Tomczyk, including his detained wife, Agnieszka.
Attractive Seeks Woman · 2004Attractive Seeks Woman
★ 5.32004
MovieComedy
Stasio Tuchala, old bachelor, resident of Sucha Wolka, after his sister left for America, lives alone. Because he can not cope with the farmwork, his friends decide to get him married. Stasio already attracted two girls from his village and Ukrainian Vera, but he dreams of Miss from colorful magazines. Matrimonial ad that Stasio, Albert and Henry put in the press, has nothing to do with reality, Stasio is NOT a handsome, dark haired, and wealthy. Meanwhile, the mayor Sucha Wolka seriously offended gang leaders from the neighboring village Mokra Wolka and on Sunday the village is expecting a retaliation ...
Let's Make a Grandson · 2003Let's Make a Grandson
★ 5.82003
MovieComedy
To save the family land from a mysterious millionaire, a farmer hatches a plan to marry off his two children so they can take over the business.
Nights and Days · 1975Nights and Days
★ 6.91975
MovieDramaHistory
A family saga of Barbara Ostrzeńska-Niechcic and Bogumił Niechcic against the backdrop of the January Uprising of 1863 and World War I. The film is a rather straightforward and faithful adaptation of a novel by Maria Dabrowska with the same title. The plot is woven around the changing fortunes of a noble (upper-class) Niechcic family in the pre-WWI Poland. There are two main crossing threads: a social history one and an existential one.
Citizen Piszczyk · 1989Citizen Piszczyk
★ 5.91989
MovieComedyDrama
This film is a sequel to Munk's Zezowate Szczescie and it's much the same, only more so. The film begins in a cinema, where the last scenes of Zezowate Szczescie are being shown. Born unlucky, a victim of the errors and distortions of Stalinism, he is released in 1956. He meets a politically feverish woman, her influential parents, and finally becomes the father of her child. But bad luck, or perhaps an unlucky era, will not let him forget.
On the Banks of the Niemen · 1987On the Banks of the Niemen
★ 5.31987
MovieDrama
Adaptation of novel by Eliza Orzeszkowa. The film is set in 1886 in Lithuania, is spins around a conflict between Bohatyrowicz family and aristocrat family in Korczyn. Against the background of the social and family disputes was shown topic of love between Justyna Orzelska, niece of Benedykt Korczyński, and Jan Bohatyrowicz. Will their love be strong enough to break the mental barrier that separates the world of Bohatyrowicz from the world of Korczyński?
Movies
Flames · 1977Flames
★ 10.01977
MovieDrama
Presenting a different approach to life, the three brothers meet at their father's funeral.
Wierne blizny · 1982Wierne blizny
★ 2.01982
MovieWar
1956. Stefan Madejski, a former KBW lieutenant, is released from prison and rehabilitated. Ten years ago he fought against the gangs, but his brutal and ruthless methods aroused opposition. Because he let go of a band member, his former AK unit colleague, he was brought before a military court and sentenced to fifteen years. Now he is trying to find the people who put him in prison. These encounters give him nothing but bitterness.
Man of Iron · 1981Man of Iron
★ 7.01981
MovieDramaHistory
In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends disgruntled radio reporter Winkel to Gdańsk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers - particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an independent labour union leader whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews the people surrounding Tomczyk, including his detained wife, Agnieszka.
Attractive Seeks Woman · 2004Attractive Seeks Woman
★ 5.32004
MovieComedy
Stasio Tuchala, old bachelor, resident of Sucha Wolka, after his sister left for America, lives alone. Because he can not cope with the farmwork, his friends decide to get him married. Stasio already attracted two girls from his village and Ukrainian Vera, but he dreams of Miss from colorful magazines. Matrimonial ad that Stasio, Albert and Henry put in the press, has nothing to do with reality, Stasio is NOT a handsome, dark haired, and wealthy. Meanwhile, the mayor Sucha Wolka seriously offended gang leaders from the neighboring village Mokra Wolka and on Sunday the village is expecting a retaliation ...
Let's Make a Grandson · 2003Let's Make a Grandson
★ 5.82003
MovieComedy
To save the family land from a mysterious millionaire, a farmer hatches a plan to marry off his two children so they can take over the business.
Nights and Days · 1975Nights and Days
★ 6.91975
MovieDramaHistory
A family saga of Barbara Ostrzeńska-Niechcic and Bogumił Niechcic against the backdrop of the January Uprising of 1863 and World War I. The film is a rather straightforward and faithful adaptation of a novel by Maria Dabrowska with the same title. The plot is woven around the changing fortunes of a noble (upper-class) Niechcic family in the pre-WWI Poland. There are two main crossing threads: a social history one and an existential one.
Citizen Piszczyk · 1989Citizen Piszczyk
★ 5.91989
MovieComedyDrama
This film is a sequel to Munk's Zezowate Szczescie and it's much the same, only more so. The film begins in a cinema, where the last scenes of Zezowate Szczescie are being shown. Born unlucky, a victim of the errors and distortions of Stalinism, he is released in 1956. He meets a politically feverish woman, her influential parents, and finally becomes the father of her child. But bad luck, or perhaps an unlucky era, will not let him forget.
On the Banks of the Niemen · 1987On the Banks of the Niemen
★ 5.31987
MovieDrama
Adaptation of novel by Eliza Orzeszkowa. The film is set in 1886 in Lithuania, is spins around a conflict between Bohatyrowicz family and aristocrat family in Korczyn. Against the background of the social and family disputes was shown topic of love between Justyna Orzelska, niece of Benedykt Korczyński, and Jan Bohatyrowicz. Will their love be strong enough to break the mental barrier that separates the world of Bohatyrowicz from the world of Korczyński?
Adam's Two Ribs · 1964Adam's Two Ribs
★ 8.01964
MovieComedy
An engineer comes home from abroad to his waiting wife. After some time, his second wife, an Italian one, joins him. For a small town, such a triangle will turn out to be unacceptable, especially since the spouses live peacefully under one roof.
Die Schmuggler von Rajgrod · 1980Die Schmuggler von Rajgrod
★ 7.01980
MovieDrama
In 1903, Jan Anskath and his half-brother Martin are living in Rajgorod at the border between Russia and Prussia – Jan on the Russian, Martin on the Prussian side. Both are occasionally smuggling stuff over the border. But while Jan acts from political conviction and is smuggling illegal writings over the border, Martin is only interested in the money. That is why he does not question his shadowy client when he sneaks out refugees into Russia. But then it becomes evident that the distinguished gentleman has robbed the refugees from all of their belongings, only to turn them over to the authorities of the Czar.
The Master and Margarita · 1990The Master and Margarita
★ 5.51990
MovieRomanceDrama
The Master and Margarita (Mistrz i Małgorzata) is a four-part Polish television production based on the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov.
The Twenties, the Thirties · 1984The Twenties, the Thirties
★ 6.31984
MovieComedyMusic
On the way to Warsaw after a crude oil fraud in southern Poland, conman Adam Deren meets singer Liza. He decides to invest his money in a venture deemed to be a failure - a small cabaret where Liza could perform.
ESD · 1987ESD
★ 8.01987
MovieDramaFamily
The Borejko family has four daughters — Gabriela, Ida, Natalia and Patricia. Most concern causes the red-haired Ida, whose unusual ideas often end badly, though the girl has the best intentions. Her father, who works at the university as a classical philologist, gives her the idea to found a group called ESD. They want to try out the theory that you are more successful if you send out more positive signals to the environment. Soon this theory will be put to the test. Ida's mother has to go to the hospital and the entire burden of household chores falls on the children.
TV Shows
Kryminalni · 2004Kryminalni
★ 5.72004
SeriesDrama
Kryminalni was a Polish crime drama television series that aired on TVN network from September 18, 2004 until May 24, 2008. It ran for 8 seasons and 101 episodes were broadcast in total. It was created by Polish director and screenwriter Piotr Wereśniak and produced by MTL Maxfilm studio.
The series followed life and work of police officers from the elite Criminal Terror and Murders Division of the Warsaw Metropolitan Police; the title refers to police officers in the crime section. The three main characters were Adam Zawada, an experienced, tough cup, his younger colleague Marek Brodecki and Barbara Storosz, an ambitious female officer who in the first season joins the team just after graduating.
Although none of the main actors had had star status before the series debuted, all three of them rose to prominence and popularity during the 5-year-long run. Many of Poland's best known actors guest starred, usually playing roles of people involved in just one particular investigation. The serial was one of the most popular in Poland: each week it had an audience of 4 million.
Dom · 1980Dom
★ 7.31980
SeriesDrama
The story of the residents of a tenement house on Złota Street in Warsaw from 1945 to 1980.
Dyrektorzy · 1975Dyrektorzy
★ 7.01975
SeriesDrama
1957. Excessively high production standards imposed by the authorities result in the plan not being fulfilled, and the workers cannot imagine living normally without rewards and bonuses. A rebellion breaks out. Worker democracy wins – the working class elects a director from among its own ranks. He is an old locksmith with no managerial experience. Although he believes in the socialist spirit and has a communist past, he does not hold the position for long, as he makes promises too easily that he is unable to keep.
Calling 07 · 1976Calling 07
★ 7.51976
SeriesDramaCrime
The series centres around the investigations of Police Lieutenant Sławomir Borewicz. Each episode features a different case being solved by Borewicz.
Życie na gorąco · 1979Życie na gorąco
★ 8.01979
SeriesCrime
Clouds of War · 1973Clouds of War
★ 6.41973
SeriesDrama
Polish Fanfan, the first Polish series from the "cloak and dagger" - written about the "black cloud" in the press of the 70's. Axis of the plot became a dramatic episodes of the struggle for the maintenance of the Polish Prussia. They remained in feudal depending on the Republic from 1525, when Albrecht Hohenzollern secularized religious state and filed in Krakow tribute to the Polish king.
Nights and Days · 1978Nights and Days
★ 7.01978
SeriesDrama
Set in the Kalisz Region in the second half of the 19th century after the failure of the January Uprising in 1863, the miniseries presents a unique portrait of an oppressed society as told through the life of the Niechcic family.
Życie Kamila Kuranta · 1983Życie Kamila Kuranta
★ 9.01983
SeriesDrama
Adaptation of several autobiographical novels by Zbigniew Uniłowski, a well-known writer of the interwar period: "Common Room", "Recruit Day", "Twenty Years of Life". The first three episodes are a story about the maturation of a teenage boy in a poor urban environment. The next ones show an adult hero who tries to become a writer.