Zdzisław Kozień

Acting

Zdzisław Kozień

Born December 4, 1924 · Kraków, małopolskie, Polska

Died March 25, 1998 · aged 73

Pracę artystyczną rozpoczął w czasach okupacji jako aktor-amator. W latach 1948-1952 występował w Teatrze Kolejarza w Krakowie. Od 1953 związany z Teatrem im. Wandy Siemaszkowej w Rzeszowie. Stworzył tu wiele wybitnych kreacji aktorskich, m.in. Cześnika w "Zemście", Majora w "Fantazym", Wojewody w "Mazepie" czy Czepca w "Weselu". W latach 1972-1982 pracował w Teatrze Polskim i Współczesnym we…

Known For

WściekłyWściekły · 1980
Wściekły
8.31980
MovieCrimeThriller
Detective thriller about a killer loose in the crowds. The film follows a sniper on his rounds looking for victims, while a police inspector, with few clues in hand, has to figure out the motive for the killings as well as who the psychopath is and where he might strike next. He uncovers that the mentally deranged sniper can't stand seeing people happy together in public places.
ConvictedConvicted · 1976
Convicted
6.31976
MovieDrama
A man is tried in court for failing to help his brother to avoid suicide.
Big BangBig Bang · 1986
Big Bang
6.71986
MovieTV MovieScience Fiction
A UFO lands at night in a typical Masovian village. The villagers feel honored and want to be as hospitable as possible for the unexpected alien guests.
Smak wodySmak wody · 1980
Smak wody
4.01980
MovieDrama
Maria does not understand her husband. The woman goes to the family home where her sister lives.
Rancho TexasRancho Texas · 1959
Rancho Texas
8.01959
MovieWesternDrama
Two zootechnics students, Jacek and Marek, come to the Bieszczady (it's the Polish "Wild West"). Looking for a holiday adventure and income, they become "cowboys" on local cattle grazing. Instead of the expected romantic adventures and the male, hard life, their boredom is becoming their share. Only when Jacek gets a stallion Szaga, things take a different turn.
Follies of Miss EvaFollies of Miss Eva · 1985
Follies of Miss Eva
7.01985
MovieAdventureFamily
From the popular series of Polish books by Kornel Makuszynski comes this charming comedy following the misadventures of Ewa, who tries to right the wrongs of this less-than-perfect world.
An Epitaph for Barbara RadziwillAn Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill · 1983
An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill
5.21983
MovieHistoryDrama
A historical drama about Barbara Radziwiłł, whose controversial love affair and marriage with King Sigismund II Augustus defied political opposition in 16th-century Poland. The film follows their romance, Barbara’s untimely death, and her posthumous return to Vilnius, framed through the king’s memories of his beloved queen.
Man of MarbleMan of Marble · 1977
Man of Marble
7.01977
MovieDrama
A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.

Movies

WściekłyWściekły · 1980
Wściekły
8.31980
MovieCrimeThriller
Detective thriller about a killer loose in the crowds. The film follows a sniper on his rounds looking for victims, while a police inspector, with few clues in hand, has to figure out the motive for the killings as well as who the psychopath is and where he might strike next. He uncovers that the mentally deranged sniper can't stand seeing people happy together in public places.
ConvictedConvicted · 1976
Convicted
6.31976
MovieDrama
A man is tried in court for failing to help his brother to avoid suicide.
Big BangBig Bang · 1986
Big Bang
6.71986
MovieTV MovieScience Fiction
A UFO lands at night in a typical Masovian village. The villagers feel honored and want to be as hospitable as possible for the unexpected alien guests.
Smak wodySmak wody · 1980
Smak wody
4.01980
MovieDrama
Maria does not understand her husband. The woman goes to the family home where her sister lives.
Rancho TexasRancho Texas · 1959
Rancho Texas
8.01959
MovieWesternDrama
Two zootechnics students, Jacek and Marek, come to the Bieszczady (it's the Polish "Wild West"). Looking for a holiday adventure and income, they become "cowboys" on local cattle grazing. Instead of the expected romantic adventures and the male, hard life, their boredom is becoming their share. Only when Jacek gets a stallion Szaga, things take a different turn.
Follies of Miss EvaFollies of Miss Eva · 1985
Follies of Miss Eva
7.01985
MovieAdventureFamily
From the popular series of Polish books by Kornel Makuszynski comes this charming comedy following the misadventures of Ewa, who tries to right the wrongs of this less-than-perfect world.
An Epitaph for Barbara RadziwillAn Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill · 1983
An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill
5.21983
MovieHistoryDrama
A historical drama about Barbara Radziwiłł, whose controversial love affair and marriage with King Sigismund II Augustus defied political opposition in 16th-century Poland. The film follows their romance, Barbara’s untimely death, and her posthumous return to Vilnius, framed through the king’s memories of his beloved queen.
Man of MarbleMan of Marble · 1977
Man of Marble
7.01977
MovieDrama
A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.
Polonia RestitutaPolonia Restituta · 1981
Polonia Restituta
10.01981
MovieDramaHistory
A two-part historical film covering the years of the First World War and the post-war period up to 1919 - until the signing of the peace treaty in Versailles near Paris. An attempt to show the great and complicated process of regaining an independent existence by a nation within its own state. The screen shows characters from history textbooks: Józef Piłsudski, Ignacy Paderewski, Roman Dmowski, Wojciech Korfanty as well as representatives of the world political scene, incl. David Lloyd George, Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, Vladimir Lenin and others.
Sonata marymonckaSonata marymoncka · 1988
Sonata marymoncka
9.01988
MovieDrama
Main character, Rysiek, tries to live through dangerous times of war-torn and later stalinist Poland.
Quiet Is the NightQuiet Is the Night · 1978
Quiet Is the Night
5.71978
MovieCrimeDrama
In 1920s Poland, a police commissioner leads the investigation into a series of brutal murders of young boys as the case grows increasingly unsettling and personal.
Powrót po śmierćPowrót po śmierć · 1987
Powrót po śmierć
1987
MovieCrimeTV Movie
One June evening, a Krakow prostitute nicknamed Rączka is accosted by a bloody man who wants to spend the night with her. The girl agrees, but when the next day she learns that a gruesome crime has been committed near the place where the mysterious customer accosted her, she reports the night's meeting to the police.
Coded Message for the BossCoded Message for the Boss · 1979
Coded Message for the Boss
8.01979
MovieThriller
Wolf Brandin is in his mid-twenties and lives with his wife and child in East Berlin at the end of the 1950s. In West Berlin, the student of electrical engineering is recruited by the American secret service CIA. But Brandin immediately notifies the State Security of the German Democratic Republic and from then on lives a dangerous life as a double agent. When Brandin reaches the breaking point, his marriage starts to unravel because Brandin is not allowed to tell his family about his double life.
Merry ChristmasMerry Christmas · 1977
Merry Christmas
8.01977
MovieTV MovieComedy
Two men go to Warsaw to sell Christmas trees and meet old friends.
AlabamaAlabama · 1985
Alabama
6.01985
MovieDrama
Peter and Bozena are studying medicine, they love each other and want to be together. The girl, after a dramatic experience, breaks off contact with her parents and moves out. With the help of a friend, the young couple manages to rent a small apartment. However, their life is not going well. Peter begins to cheat on Bozena. Accidentally met Joe slips the girl a drug. One time was enough for Bozena to go in search of an illusory land of happiness - Alabama, which does not exist. However, the girl finds out too late.
Porcelain in an Elephant's ShopPorcelain in an Elephant's Shop · 1988
Porcelain in an Elephant's Shop
1988
MovieComedyTV Movie
An ordinary man has to do constant favors for other people in order to reserve a place for himself in a queue.
The PalaceThe Palace · 1980
The Palace
5.11980
MovieDrama
Set in 1944. A shepherd boy enters an abandoned palace he has seen only from the distance since he was a boy. Once he enters the palace, strange things begin to happen as though he was dreaming the events rather than living them.
Sto koni do stu brzegówSto koni do stu brzegów · 1979
Sto koni do stu brzegów
9.01979
MovieAdventureDrama
World War II. Lieutenant Bogdan Mayer is tasked with delivering a sample of valuable metal alloy from Warsaw to London.
Sezon na bażantySezon na bażanty · 1986
Sezon na bażanty
7.01986
MovieDrama
Well-known fencer Paweł Kaczmarek makes an important decision in his life – he decides to quit drinking. Unexpectedly, he receives information that his ex-wife is staying in Austria with his child. He immediately sets off for Austria, finds Anna's apartment, and kidnaps his own son.
Przeklęta ziemiaPrzeklęta ziemia · 1983
Przeklęta ziemia
7.01983
MovieDrama
Jan, the café pianist, comes from the countryside. The talented boy was taken care of by an old organist. Jan then studied at the conservatory, where he made friends with Paweł, an undisciplined but very talented composer. Paweł's works gain publicity abroad, but he himself, unable to bear human envy and accept the loss of his beloved girl, commits suicide ... Jan's father dies, and soon his mother ...
Environs of a Quiet SeaEnvirons of a Quiet Sea · 1983
Environs of a Quiet Sea
8.01983
MovieDrama
Captain Roman Markowski is a sailor. One day, after returning from the sea, his ex-wife calls him. It turns out that their son has disappeared. It also turns out that the boy got to the Maritime School. The captain's life gets complicated when his son suffers a serious accident.

TV Shows

DomDom · 1980
Dom
7.31980
SeriesDrama
The story of the residents of a tenement house on Złota Street in Warsaw from 1945 to 1980.
Calling 07Calling 07 · 1976
Calling 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.
DrogaDroga · 1975
Droga
7.51975
SeriesDrama
Marianek is an unlucky man and not successful in his affairs. At the same time, he is a dove-hearted man, sensitive to other people’s misfortunes and harm, willing to help, even at his own expense. He is always ready to solve the problems of others, although he is usually not very good at it. His favorite saying is “absolutely”.
Królowa BonaKrólowa Bona · 1980
Królowa Bona
8.51980
SeriesDrama
Growing UpGrowing Up · 1989
Growing Up
7.01989
SeriesDrama
Three adolescents from different backgrounds, who share the same passion for sports, come of age and start a new life as grown-ups.
Znaki szczególneZnaki szczególne · 1977
Znaki szczególne
7.01977
SeriesDrama
Engineer Bogdan Zawada moves to the construction of a port on the Baltic Sea. The man tries to arrange his personal and professional life in a new environment.
Akwen EldoradoAkwen Eldorado · 1989
Akwen Eldorado
7.01989
Series
PopielecPopielec · 1984
Popielec
7.51984
SeriesDrama
The series presents an original, non-didactic view of rural Poland during the Nazi occupation, rejecting stereotypes about ubiquitous wartime heroism, sacrifice, and martyrdom. It is a record of a "war-torn" state of consciousness, a drama of lost people who sink into ever greater degradation.
Szaleństwa panny EwySzaleństwa panny Ewy · 1985
Szaleństwa panny Ewy
1985
Series