Writing
Jan Purzycki
Born June 20, 1948 · Ostróda, Polska
Died August 20, 2019 · aged 71
No biography available.
Known For
The Great Warsaw Race · 2026The Great Warsaw Race
★ 6.62026
MovieDramaHistory
A young jockey Krzysiek dreams of competing in a prestigious race - the Great Warsaw Race. He enters the world of horse racing with the naivety of an enthusiastic newcomer. He quickly realizes though that the racetrack is a web of dependencies, powerful interests, and manipulated results. Krzysiek hopes he can change it. But in a world of corruption and dirty deals it's hard to remain unblemished.
Aquarium · 1996Aquarium
★ 7.51996
MovieAction
Film based on the book of Viktor Suvorov, a former Soviet military intelligence officer. The story of the strange friendship between the two GRU officers. That relationship began in the Soviet military range where daring young officer Witek action drew the attention of Colonel Kravcov. With the protection of Colonel Witek gets to the interview. Price to be paid for this "favor" is the total loyalty to his patron.
Big Shar · 1983Big Shar
★ 6.71983
MovieDrama
Fresh out of prison, a seasoned poker hustler finds himself teaching the trade to a young cab driver chasing his first big win.
Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiąca · 2000Prymas. Trzy lata z tysiąca
★ 6.22000
MovieDramaHistory
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński is secretly abducted from the Primate’s Palace and sent into solitary confinement at Stoczek Warmiński, accompanied by Father Stanisław, recently freed from Rawicz, and Sister Leonia, coerced from Grudziądz, forming an unlikely retinue in his enforced exile. As state spies and the camp commandant conspire to break the Primate’s resolve, Father Stanisław risks everything to smuggle word of Wyszyński’s whereabouts to the outside, hoping to foil the regime’s darkest “third variant.”
Soccer Poker · 1989Soccer Poker
★ 7.21989
MovieComedyDrama
Laguna was once a great soccer player whose career was interrupted by an injury. He spent years climbing the ranks to become an international referee. He sees the prevailing arrangements, manipulations, and bribery around him. Now desperate, he decides to stage an extraordinary culmination of his career: he wants to create a so-called "miracle Sunday" by "printing" the final round of games - taking substantial bribes from the interested clubs and manipulating the matches so that the results align in the order he set up.
Wedle wyroków twoich... · 1984Wedle wyroków twoich...
★ 7.01984
MovieWarDrama
As the Germans invade Poland Jewish Ruth and her mother are trapped by the oncoming Nazis. When they are loaded onto a truck for transportation to a ghetto, Ruth is told by her mother to jump from the truck at the first chance and to make her way to relatives in Warsaw. While the war progresses Ruth tries to survive and grow up.
Epizod Berlin West · 1986Epizod Berlin West
★ 8.01986
MovieDrama
The 1980s. Jan Bard, Polish intellectual and writer, leaves for West Berlin. He is working on another novel here. In Germany, he meets his old love Iza. He revives the feeling that once connected them. The woman is the ex-wife of the publisher of Bard's novels. The situation gets complicated soon.
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