Ignacy Machowski

Acting

Ignacy Machowski

Born July 5, 1920 · Rzeszów, podkarpackie, Polska

Died January 11, 2001 · aged 80

No biography available.

Known For

Father of the QueenFather of the Queen · 1980
Father of the Queen
6.51980
MovieAdventureComedy
Chevalier de Charentes goes to Poland on a double mission.
Ashes and DiamondsAshes and Diamonds · 1958
Ashes and Diamonds
7.41958
MovieDramaWar
A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.
Klub kawalerówKlub kawalerów · 1962
Klub kawalerów
7.31962
MovieComedyMusic
A group of chauvinistic men start a Bachelors' Club, but soon they start falling in love with women, threatening the continued existence of the club.
Liberation - Part 2 : BreakthroughLiberation - Part 2 : Breakthrough · 1970
Liberation - Part 2 : Breakthrough
7.01970
MovieWarDrama
Fascist Italy's prime-minister Mussolini is arrested following the Allies landing in Sicily. Meanwhile, Soviet troops plan their offense towards Kyiv. Lt. Col. Lukin's regiment crosses the Dnieper river as the division's vanguard. Unbeknownst to them, they're merely a ploy to mislead the Germans so the rest of the army can catch them off guard.
Night TrainNight Train · 1959
Night Train
7.51959
MovieDrama
Two strangers, Jerzy and Marta, accidentally end up holding tickets for the same sleeping chamber on an overnight train to the Baltic Sea coast. Also on board is Marta's spurned lover, who will not leave her alone. When the police enter the train in search of a murderer on the lam, rumors fly and everything seems to point toward one of the main characters as the culprit.
What Will My Wife Say to This?What Will My Wife Say to This? · 1958
What Will My Wife Say to This?
3.31958
MovieComedy
The hero of the story is the writer Vladimír Tůma, who is invited to spend a month studying in a neighbouring country. There, the foreign office assigns him a guide, Irena Stepowska. The two young people are attracted to each other, but there is a catch - Vladimír is married, Irena is married. But as they say, opportunity makes the thief, so it's no wonder that Tůma has his work cut out for him, and Irena, too, sometimes recovers only at the last minute. And she doesn't even know that her husband is coming to visit her...
The Silent StarThe Silent Star · 1960
The Silent Star
4.91960
MovieScience Fiction
A mysterious magnetic spool found during a construction project is discovered to have originated from Venus. A rocket expedition to Venus is launched to discover the origin of the spool and the race that created it.
All and NobodyAll and Nobody · 1978
All and Nobody
9.01978
MovieAdventureDrama
City Bieszczady Mountains, 1946. Seven soldiers stop in a small town where should take place a wedding...

Filmography

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SubsSubs · 1987
Subs
7.81987
SeriesComedy
"Zmiennicy" is a grotesque comedy of absurdity and reality that masterfully blends slapstick, satire, and surrealism to expose the absurdities of life under communist rule in the People's Republic of Poland (PRL). The story follows Jacek Żytkiewicz, a taxi driver in Warsaw, and his mysterious new shift partner, Katarzyna Piórecka, who disguises herself as a man to get the job. The series is a comedy of the grotesque, filled with exaggerated characters, nonsensical bureaucracy, and surreal plot twists. It mocks the inefficiencies and contradictions of PRL institutions—from corrupt officials and inept police to bizarre workplace dynamics and social hypocrisy. Underneath the absurdity lies a thriller-like subplot: a drug trafficking operation smuggling heroin from Thailand to West Germany. This storyline, featuring shady sports officials, a Thai student, and a crooked firefighter, adds a layer of intrigue reminiscent of American crime dramas.

Piórecki