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Kawalerowicz is one of Poland's most talented post-World War II directors, noted for his powerful, detail-oriented imagery and the depth of ideas in his films. He has been versatile, his subjects ranging from historical dramas to intense psychological studies. After working as an assistant director, he made his directorial debut with the 1951 film The Village Mill (Gromada). He has been a leading figure in the Polish Film School, and his films Shadow (Cień, 1956) and Night Train (Pociąg, 1959) constitute some of that movement's best work. Other noted works by Kawalerowicz include Mother Joan of the Angels (Matka Joanna od aniolów, 1961) and a 1966 adaptation of Polish novelist Bolesław Prus' historical novel Pharaoh for which he was nominated to the Academy Award. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Polish Film School (Polish Polska SzkoÅ‚a Filmowa) refers to an informal group of Polish film directors and screenplay writers active between 1955 and approximately 1963. ... Shadow is a film, released in 1956, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Night Train is the English title for Pociąg, a film released in 1959, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mother Joan of the Angels is the English title for Matka Joanna od aniolów, a film released in 1961, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... BolesÅ‚aw Prus BolesÅ‚aw Prus (pronounced: [bÉ”lεswaf prus]; August 20, 1847 – May 19, 1912), born Aleksander GÅ‚owacki, was a Polish journalist, short-story writer, and novelist. ... Pharaoh (Polish: Faraon) is the fourth and last of the major novels by BolesÅ‚aw Prus. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

In 1955 Kawalerowicz was appointed head of the prestigious KADR production unit. He held that position again in 1972. He always resisted pressures of the communist administration to produce propaganda films. His studio produced some of the best Polish movies by Wajda, Konwicki, Leszczyński and Machulski. In 1983 he alienated some of his peers by signing communist government reports criticizing filmmakers aligned with Solidarity. 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... Solidarity (Polish: Solidarność; full name: Independent Self-governing Trade Union Solidarity — Niezależny SamorzÄ…dny ZwiÄ…zek Zawodowy Solidarność) is a Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 at the Lenin Shipyards, and originally led by Lech WaÅ‚Ä™sa. ...

Selected filmography

• Quo Vadis? (2001)
• Bronstein's Children (Bronsteins Kinder , 1991)
• The Hostage of Europe (Jeniec Europy, 1989)
• The Inn (Auteria, 1983)
• Memoirs of a Sinner (Osobisty Pamietnik Grzesznika Przez Niego Samego, 1986)
• Death of a President (Smierc prezydenta , 1978)
• Pharaoh (Faraon, 1966)
• Mother Joan of the Angels (Matka Joanna od aniolów, 1961)
• Night Train (Pociag, 1959)
• The Real End of the Great War (Prawdziwy koniec wielkiej wojny, 1957)
• Shadow (Cien, 1956)
• Under the Phrygian Star (Pod gwiazda frygijska, 1954)
• The Village Mill (Gromada, 1952)

Quo vadis is a Latin phrase meaning Where do you go?. It is used as proverbial phrase from the Bible (John 16:5). ... Mother Joan of the Angels is the English title for Matka Joanna od aniolów, a film released in 1961, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. ... Night Train is the English title for Pociąg, a film released in 1959, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. ... The Real End of the Great War is the English title for Prawdziwy koniec wielkiej wojny, a film released in 1957, directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. ... Shadows on a pavement A shadow is a region of darkness where light is blocked. ...

See also

• Cinema of Poland

// Directors Józef Arkusz Stanisław Bareja Aleksander Ford Wojciech Has Agnieszka Holland Jerzy Hoffman Jerzy Kawalerowicz Krzysztof Kieślowski -- The Three Colors trilogy, The Decalogue Jan Jakub Kolski Kazimierz Kutz Juliusz Machulski Andrzej Munk Marek Piwowski Roman Polański Ladislas Starevich Wladyslaw Starewicz Andrzej Wajda Krzysztof Zanussi Andrzej Zulawski...

External links

• Jerzy Kawalerowicz at the Internet Movie Database