Michał Szwejlich

Acting

Michał Szwejlich

Born December 21, 1910 · Wilno, wileńskie, Rosja (obecnie Litwa)

Died December 27, 1995 · aged 85

No biography available.

Known For

The Hourglass SanatoriumThe Hourglass Sanatorium · 1973
The Hourglass Sanatorium
7.51973
MovieDramaFantasy
Jozef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Jozef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.
The Gorgon CaseThe Gorgon Case · 1977
The Gorgon Case
5.51977
MovieDramaCrime
In 1931, just before the New Year, in a house of architect Henryk Zaremba scream rips the night. The daughter of Zaremba is found killed in her bedroom, obviously killed with a pickaxe. The police arrives and starts the investigation. Rita Gorgonova, the governess of the girl and also lover of Zaremba becomes the main suspect.
AusteriaAusteria · 1983
Austeria
6.51983
MovieDramaWar
During a pogrom in Poland on the eve of World War I, a group of Jews seek refuge from the Cossacks. The fugitives hide out in a rural inn, terrified that they may be given away at any moment.
The PeasantsThe Peasants · 1973
The Peasants
5.81973
MovieDrama
In a bucolic Polish hamlet, the tense relationship between a father and son reaches a boiling point when the men lose their hearts to the same woman and vie for her affections. Based on Wladyslaw Reymont's Nobel Prize-winning book and helmed by Jan Rybkowski, this theatrical release (starring Krzystof Chamiec, Wladyslaw Hancza and Emilia Krakowska) was culled from a 13-episode miniseries that aired on Polish television in 1972.
The LullabyThe Lullaby · 1986
The Lullaby
8.01986
MovieDramaWar
The movie consists of three novellas, the events of which take place during World War II. The first, "White Daisies", tells how a Polish priest saves a Jewish boy who survived a mass shooting. Another movie story, "Desolation," is about a ghetto boy in love who must, by all means, bring wildflowers to his beloved. The third novel, "The Cuckoo's Prediction," is about a prisoner who escapes from a POW camp. He escapes after his bunkmate tells him that he heard him speaking Yiddish in his sleep.
CyngaCynga · 1991
Cynga
6.51991
MovieDrama
A young Varsovian runs away from the Nazi’s attack on the East. He falls into the hands of the NKVD. Suspected of espionage, he ends up in a camp in Siberia. He will spend the war in a psychiatric hospital.
The Twenties, the ThirtiesThe Twenties, the Thirties · 1984
The 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.
Judges Under PressureJudges Under Pressure · 2021
Judges Under Pressure
2021
MovieDocumentary
In Poland, judicial independence has been under serious pressure since the right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS) came to power. Judges whose rulings are not to the government’s liking are at risk of being fired or arrested. The new government portrays judges as elitist and incompetent at best, and at worst as dissidents.

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