Directing
Czesław Petelski
Born November 5, 1922 · Białystok, podlaskie, Polska
Died September 19, 1996 · aged 73
Czesław Petelski (November 5, 1922 – September 19, 1996) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He directed 25 films between 1953 and 1990. His 1963 film Black Wings was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. In 1965 he was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1973 film Copernicus was entered into the 8th Mosco…
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Return Ticket · 1979Return Ticket
★ 7.21979
MovieDrama
A young peasant girl, Antonina, emigrates for bread to Canada. She stays with her uncle, who offers her marriage, but Antonina does not accept the offer. She marries a farmer from a nearby village, surreptitiously puts away pennies to pennies and sends to Poland, her son to build a house. When her husband finds out, he catcalls her in a rage and throws her out. She returns to the country, and what does she find?
Wraki · 1957Wraki
★ 5.11957
MovieThriller
Diver Antoni Barnat is falsely accused of causing an accident underwater that almost led to his fellow diver's death. Interestingly enough, they are both in love with the same girl, Teresa.
The Artillery Sergeant Kaleń · 1961The Artillery Sergeant Kaleń
★ 6.91961
MovieWarDrama
The movie is about the fate of Polish soldier named Kaleń who fought with UPA in 1946.The film recounts the exploits of the Polish soldier caught in the turmoil among the Polish Communist army, anti-communist underground and Ukrainian fascists.
Trzy starty · 1955Trzy starty
★ 7.01955
MovieDrama
Three separate short stories about young athletes who lose their chances of success. Young swimmer - because of unhappy love. Boxer because of a fight with hooligans, for which the judges will disqualify him. But the cyclist must decide for himself what is more important for him: victory or friendship.
Cellulose · 1954Cellulose
★ 6.51954
MovieDrama
Through the fate of the boy - whose hunger drives from his home village , and who receives a severe school of life , going through different social environments in order to become conscious , revolutionary activist - creators show a realistic panorama of conflicts in pre-WWII Poland.
Don Gabriel · 1966Don Gabriel
★ 10.01966
MovieComedyWar
The first Polish film to discuss the failure of September 1939 Polish-German war, seen from the point of view of a university intellectual, fascinated by German culture, who decides to take active part in the conflict.
The Birthday · 1980The Birthday
★ 8.51980
MovieDramaWar
The four sequences in the film cover four days in a life of young Warsaw lad in September 1938, 1939, 1943 and 1944. In the first sequence Jurek decides not to study in the Sorbonne but enlists in a Polish military school instead. In the second sequence the war starts and Warsaw is occupied. In the third sequence he works in the underground resistance. The final sequence takes place during the Warsaw uprising.
The Wooden Rosary · 1965The Wooden Rosary
★ 6.01965
MovieDrama
A young girl sent to an orphanage run by nuns gets confronted with the cruel and outdated methods used by the staff.
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