Leon NiemczykFilmography

Insatiability

Actors: Cezary Pazura, Michal Lewandowski, Katarzyna Gniewkowska, Leon Niemczyk, Weronika Marczuk-Pazura

Synopsis: The handsome heir to a successful Polish brewery becomes corrupted by a decadent princess and her psychotic, sexually salacious, homosexual hunchback jester in Body Without Soul director Wiktor Grodecki's daring adaptation of Stanislaw Igncay Witkiewicz's controversial, 1930s-era novel detailing Read More

The Saragossa Manuscript

Actors: Zbigniew Cybulski, Franciszek Pieczka, Leon Niemczyk

Synopsis: Alfons (Zbigniew Cybulski) is a young army captain who meets two women of Moorish ancestry at what appears to be a deserted inn near Madrid. They tell Alfons he is the descendant of a noble family and that he must undergo a series of challenging missions to prove himself. A magician tries to take Read More

In a Moment of Passion

Synopsis: A cut-rate actor tires of trying to boost his career through normal channels and so decides to murder his way to the top in this lurid melodrama. Stand-in Victor Brandt, starts out by killing the rising international star Werner Soehnen during the filming of a historical romance. Sure enough, he Read More

Daens

Actors: Jan Decleir, Gerard Desarthe, Antje De Boeck, Michaël Pas, Johan Leysen

Synopsis: This Academy Award-nominated Belgian drama follows a late 19th-century priest's courageous battle to end the exploitation of child workers in Aalst, Belgium. Father Daens' crusade begins shortly after he is transferred to the impoverished Belgian region. Aghast at the working conditions he sees in Read More

Labedzi Spiew

Actors: Jan Peszek, Grazyna Barszczewska, Jolanta Pietek-Gorecka, Tomasz Zygadlo, Magdalena Zawadzka

Synopsis: Stefan (Jan Peszek) is a scriptwriter who searches for someone to produce his next play in this film-industry spoof. Hounded by actors, his wife, and insufferable producers, Stefan runs into financial problems with his dentist and auto mechanic. He daydreams about producing his own features that Read More

Pan Samochodzik i Praskie Tajemnice

Sceny Dzieciece A Zycia Prowincji

Synopsis: This meticulously produced 153-minute character study explores the iniquities of class consciousness in contemporary Poland. A teacher of modest means moves in with a wealthy family in order to tutor their good-looking daughter. Love blooms, but the family is convinced that the tutor is merely a Read More

Chrzesniak

Actors: Maciej Góraj, Franciszek Pieczka, Gustaw Lutkiewicz, Jerzy Michotek

Synopsis: The sorry condition of a state farm director's unhappy life is the subject of this drama. Gregori (Maciej Goraj) has had great success running the large farm, but his personal life is in shambles. His wife left him to go live in Canada years ago, and his young son would obviously rather live with Read More

O-Bi, O-Ba - Koniec Cywilizacji

Actors: Jerzy Stuhr, Krystyna Janda, Kalina Jedrusik, Mariusz Dmochowski, Marek Walczewski

Synopsis: In a murky, sometimes confusing tale about a future dystopia in which people are waiting -- and waiting -- for a rescue ship called the Ark, there are several good one-liners, but they are outnumbered by the puzzling riddles and symbolism that permeate the story. The flotsam and jetsam of humanity Read More

Ultimatum

Actors: Stanislaw Michalski, Marek Wysocki

Synopsis: Based on a true incident that took place in Switzerland in 1982, director (Janusz Kidawa) tells the tale of hostage-taking at a Polish embassy, using West Germany as a setting. Four men storm the embassy, one is just a criminal, one a crazed killer, one a student as yet unsure of politics, and one Read More

Zanik Samoty Berhof

Actors: Jana Brejchova, Ladislav Krivacek, Evelyna Steimarova, Milan Knazko, Marek Probosz

Synopsis: Based on a novel by Vladimir Korner, Zanik Samoty Berhof takes place just as World War II has ended, and the Germans who live in Sudentenland now find themselves citizens of Czechoslovakia. Hitler annexed that area during the war, and it was simply given back after the war. Rather than peacefully Read More

Pastorale Heroica

Actors: Zygmunt Malanowicz, Leon Niemczyk

Synopsis: In this routine Polish drama about the end of World War II, a barber goes back to his village to visit his home -- he has not seen his wife in five years and in spite of sending her a few dozen letters, she has never responded. As he approaches the village, and after his arrival, he comes to find Read More

Krab I Joanna

Actors: Jan Nowicki, Liliana Glabczynska, Jerzy Kamas, Leon Niemczyk, Jerzy Nowak

Synopsis: When a Polish fishing vessel sets out for a long-distance run to the Canary Islands, a crab gets caught in the nets as they are reeled in -- a bad omen for the coming voyage. Sure enough, once at the Islands, the sailors are told they have to stay at sea for a few months longer -- and each sailor Read More

Wielki Bieg

Actors: Tadeusz Bradecki, Jaroslaw Kopaczewski, Leon Niemczyk, Krzysztof Pieczynski, Tadeusz Chudecki

Synopsis: Designed by a shameless official as an anti-capitalist propaganda crusade, a three-day marathon race is sabotaged by a dissident who steals the running shoe of the hand-picked favorite. Budny and Stolar are two particular contestants who are highlighted here. Budny is a man with a hidden agenda; Read More

Wyrok Smierci

Actors: Wojciech Wysocki, Jerzy Bonczak, Doris Kunstmann, Stanislaw Igar, Slawomira Lozinska

Synopsis: Death Sentence is a standard honor-before-love drama set in 1943 Poland. Wojciech Wysocki plays a member of an underground "hit squad", dedicated to ferreting out and liquidating Nazi sympathizers. Wysocki undergoes a conflict of interest when he falls in love with singer Doris Kuntsmann, the Read More

Anton, Der Zauberer

Actors: Ulrich Thein, Anna Dymna, Erwin Geschonneck, Barbara Dittus

Synopsis: Anton (Ulrich Thein) is a charming con-man, or at the very least a skilled mechanic with a very flexible attitude about the law. After the Second World War, he sets himself up in business in East Germany, transforming old worn-out junk machines into beautifully functioning automobiles, tractors Read More

Apachen

Actors: Gojko Mitic

Synopsis: Gottfried Kolditz's 1973 Apachen constitutes an East German Western, influenced by (and made in the mold of) classic American cinematic forays into the Old West, such as the works of Howard Hawks and John Ford. The picture covers some of the same territory as Robert Aldrich in his 1972 Ulzana's Raid Read More

Znaki Na Drodze

Synopsis: Following his release from prison for "diversion" of government property, Michal (Tadeusz Jancsar) gets a job at a plant where his thieving co-workers know about his conviction. Instead of going along with their ways, however, it becomes clear that Michal has changed the way he goes about things. Read More

Zeit Zu Leben

Actors: Leon Niemczyk, Jutta Hoffmann, Jurgen Hentsch

Synopsis: A man races against time to complete his new computer innovation before he is claimed by death. He rises above political hurdles as he realizes his grave heart condition allows him to escape any penalties or government interference. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide Read More

Chudy I Inni

Actors: Wieslaw Golas, Franciszek Pieczka, Marian Kociniak, Mieczyslaw Stoor

Synopsis: A group of workers building a dam combine forces for the good of the country to complete the project in this adventure drama dripping with thick socialist propaganda. A party official who follows the rules to the extreme tries to motivate the workers. When the workers suggest everyone throw away Read More

Dziadek Do Orzechow

Actors: Leon Niemczyk, Barbara Wrzesinska, Wienczyslaw Glinski, Elzbieta Zagubien

Synopsis: In this 1967 Polish adaptation of the Nutcracker, young Frycek and Marysia receive a nutcracker for Christmas. Soon their toy comes alive and leads them on a fanciful journey. Leon Niemczyk, who starred in Roman Polanski's Knife in the Water, is featured as the children's father. ~ Jonathan Crow Read More

Jutro Meksyk

Sposob Bycia

Actors: Andrzej Lapicki, Lucyna Winnicka, Leon Niemczyk, Barbara Wrzesinska

Synopsis: A man (Andrzej Lapicki) reflects on why his wife and child left him in this drama with comic overtones directed by Jan Rybowski. The man is a concentration camp survivor from World War II who admits to himself he is willing to be underhanded in order to get ahead. His past experiences give him a Read More

Agnieszka 46

Na Bialym Szlaku

Actors: Leon Niemczyk, Emil Karewicz, Ryszard Kotys

Synopsis: The Nazis and some Polish rebels are stationed at different outpost in the Arctic during World War II. When a Pole tries to bring in a captured German officer, the two are forgotten by the sudden end of the war. Given up for dead, the two combine forces to struggle against the bitter cold and make Read More

Knife in the Water

Actors: Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz

Synopsis: Noz w Wodzie was not only Polanski's first feature-length film, but it also marked the first screen appearance of Polish actor Zygmunt Malanowicz who played a young student. In fact, the only experienced thespian in the featured trio is Leon Niemczyk as Andrzej, the self-important, somewhat Read More

Odwiedziny Prezydenta

Actors: Beata Tyszkiewicz

Synopsis: A whimsical, effective, and thought-provoking children's film, but for adults as well, this tale by Polish director Jan Batory centers around the problems of a little boy (Janusz Pomaski). The boy's divorced father has remarried and for whatever reasons, he and his new wife do not pay as much Read More

Ogniomistrz Kalen

Actors: Wieslaw Golas, Leon Niemczyk

Synopsis: Jointly directed by Ewa and Szeslaw Petelski, this unremarkable wartime drama is set at the end of World War II when Kalen, the artillery sergeant of the title, is caught in a confusing situation. Several different armies are prowling the battlegrounds, which makes for a series of straightforward Read More

Szczesciarz Antoni

Krzyzacy

Actors: Urszula Modrzinska, Grazyna Staniszewska, Andrzej Szalawski, Henryk Borowski, Aleksander Fogiel

Synopsis: Also known as Knights of the Teutonic Order, this historic epic is set in 15th-century Poland, during the time of the Teutonic invasion. Danusia (Grazyna Staniszewska), daughter of warrior Jurandt (Andrzej Szalawski), is in love with firebrand Zbyszko (Mieczylaw Kalenik). Zbyszko has sworn to Read More

Baza Ludzi Umarlych

Pociag

Actors: Leon Niemczyk, Lucyna Winnicka

Synopsis: Originally titled Pociag, this Polish Hitchcock homage stars Lucyna Winnicka and Leon Niemczyk. A mysterious young man (Niemczyk), claiming to be a doctor, boards the night train. Overcrowded conditions compels the new passenger to share a sleeping car with a secretive young woman (Winnicka). Read More

Eroica

Actors: Edward Dziewonski, Barbara Polomska, Kazimierz Rudzki, Henryk Bak, Bogumil Kobiela, Leon Niemczyk

Synopsis: This comedy-drama from director Andrzej Munk tells two stories of life in Poland during World War II. In "Scherzo Alla Pollaca," a man trying to worm his way out of military service goes underground,and begins working the black market to support his family. He unwittingly becomes involved with the Read More

Sprawa Pilota Maresza

Celuloza

Synopsis: The Polish-language social drama Celuloza (AKA Cellulose, 1954) witnesses the travails of a young man from a low economic strata (Józef Nowak) whose life turns a corner when he secures a job for a cellulose manufacturer in the big city. He subsequently undergoes radical politicization via repeated Read More