Acting
Lech Gwit
Born January 1, 1937 · Bydgoszcz, Polska
Died September 22, 2021 · aged 84
No biography available.
Known For
Gunblast Vodka · 2001Gunblast Vodka
★ 4.02001
MovieThriller
Supermodel Everhart is kidnapped by bad guy Prochnow and rescued by good guy Otto in technopop action.
Miss Nobody · 1996Miss Nobody
★ 5.41996
MovieDrama
A devout Catholic peasant girl is corrupted by two new friends when her family moves to the city. An allegory of traditional Polish values under threat from materialism and decadence in the post-Communist era.
Escape from the Liberty Cinema · 1990Escape from the Liberty Cinema
★ 6.31990
MovieDramaFantasy
The screening of a movie "Daybreak" at the "Liberty" Cinema is interrupted by an unusual event - actors come to life on the screen, start conversations among themselves, draw the audience into them. Crowds gather around the cinema, the relevant authorities and services wonder what to do in this complicated situation. Also arriving is the censor, a man reaching his fifties, a one-time literary critic and journalist. The line between fiction and reality begins to blur.
Burial of a Potato · 1990Burial of a Potato
★ 8.31990
MovieDrama
Set in 1946, the film tells a story of a Polish villager returning home after years in a concentration camp. Mateusz is an old-timer, a saddler, who finds nothing but hostility when he makes it home after years away. He is not a Jew, though the villagers brand him one and give him a hard time. They feel guilty about the death of his son at the end of the war, and don't want the father around. In the background: beginnings of the Communist regime in Poland.
Heaven Hell · 2005Heaven Hell
★ 6.82005
MovieDrama
A young priest comes to a town to help the old provost in pastoral ministry. It early May, the parish prepares for the First Communion. Unexpectedly, the provost is admitted to hospital with a heart attack. Priest Piotr is on his own now in a completely new place. At a catechesis, one of the girls catches his attention. She’s sad, introvert and sometimes even aggressive. Marta is a daughter of the richest man in the town. During her confession, the priest feels she’s hiding something. When the time of Sacrament reception comes, Marta runs away from the altar. After hours of searching, priest Piotr finds her hidden in a vestry. The girl tells him the horrible truth.
Zabić na końcu · 1990Zabić na końcu
★ 6.71990
MovieCrimeComedy
Two workers, bored with their current situation, decide to rob a famous movie director.
The Last Ferry · 1989The Last Ferry
★ 7.61989
MovieDramaThriller
One of the passengers on a ship carrying Poles on a cruise in December 1981 is a dissident high school teacher sent abroad by Solidarity. He is under surveillance of the secret police, anxious to get their hands on the info that he is carrying. When the ship is in the middle of the Baltic sea, martial law is declared and the ship is militarized. The captain announces he will turn and return the home port. Many anguished passengers put the life vests on and jump into the sea, where they are picked up by two German ships. The teacher, however, decides to return to Poland and continue the struggle for freedom.
Brücken der Liebe · 2002Brücken der Liebe
★ 5.92002
MovieDramaRomance
Christina, a 32-year-old journalist, actually wanted to go on vacation in Provence. But a colleague breaks his leg and of course she has to stand in for him. Shortly before her departure to Masuria, her car is stolen and Christina's grandmother Elsa only lends her the car if she can go with her. Christina really likes her grandmother, but as a travel companion she is a pain in the neck and Christina is constantly at loggerheads with the Polish photographer Marek. But this trip will change the 32-year-old journalist's life. Christina finds out why her grandmother is accompanying her.
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