Directing

Henryk Bielski

Born January 19, 1935 · Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]

Died March 3, 2025 · aged 90

Henryk Bielski (January 19, 1935 – March 3, 2025) was a Polish director. From 1960, assistant director and second director. In 1976, he became a feature film director. In his youth, as a dancer with the "Mazowsze" Song and Dance Ensemble, he appeared in the documentary "Mazowsze" (1951) and "Adventure at Mariensztat" (1953). While working at "Mazowsze," he completed the required secondary music sc…

Known For

PharaohPharaoh · 1966
Pharaoh
★ 6.81966
MovieHistoryDrama
Young Pharaoh Ramses XIII clashes with Egypt's clergy over influence on the affairs of the state and its coffers. inexperienced, but quite ambitious pharaoh is putting up a fight against a powerful clan of priests usurping rule over the country.
Interrupted FlightInterrupted Flight · 1964
Interrupted Flight
★ 9.01964
MovieDrama
The reminiscences of a Russian pilot, shot down over Poland during the war, of his first great love there.
WianoWiano · 1964
Wiano
★ 9.01964
MovieDramaRomance
A peasant girl is abandoned by her fiancé after she has talked her father into giving her his land as a dowry.
Spotkanie w 'Bajce'Spotkanie w 'Bajce' · 1962
Spotkanie w 'Bajce'
★ 10.01962
MovieDrama
"A Meeting in Bajka" tells a seemingly banal story of a marital triangle which bristles with intrigues and psychological nuances as a man, his wife and her lover rendezvous at the Bajce cafe.
Countess CoselCountess Cosel · 1968
Countess Cosel
★ 7.01968
MovieHistoryRomance
The Countess Cosel is based on the true story of the beautiful Anna Constantia of Brockdorff, a German noblewoman who became a mistress of Augustus the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony in 1704.
Husband of His WifeHusband of His Wife · 1961
Husband of His Wife
★ 6.41961
MovieComedy
Mąż swojej żony (English: Husband of His Wife) is a Polish comedy from 1960 directed by Stanisław Bareja. The story of a newly married couple, Michał Karcz (composer) and sprinter Jadwiga Fołtasiówna-Karcz. Michał has to adjust to Jadwiga being much more famous and her fame and needs dominating their lives.
CopernicusCopernicus · 1973
Copernicus
★ 6.01973
MovieDramaHistory
A biography of Nicholas Copernicus covering 50 years of the astronomer's life - from his studies in Europe to his theological work all the way to the creation of his magnum opus, On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres.
Don GabrielDon Gabriel · 1966
Don Gabriel
★ 10.01966
MovieComedyWar
The first Polish film to discuss the failure of September 1939 Polish-German war, seen from the point of view of a university intellectual, fascinated by German culture, who decides to take active part in the conflict.

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