Hans-Joachim Recknitz

Influence (2015)

A story about the key events of the Wielkopolska Uprising - a dramatic arrival of Ignacy Jan Paderewski in Poznań, and the people who prepared the uprising, fought in it and won. ...

Rh+ (2005)

Things go horribly wrong for Ola and her friends when she tries to help journalist Agata find an interesting subject for an article. Placing a personal ad in the newspaper inadvertently invites the attention of a dangerous person who's now stalking them al ...

Warszawa (2003)

On an ordinary winter's day, various people from outside Warsaw come to the Polish capital city for different reasons. They all have something to deal with, and their paths eventually intertwine. ...

The Slurb (2001)

One Saturday, the Slurb, a strange little creature with a proboscis nose, enters Mr. Taschenbier's life. Slurb, who immediately adopts the shy Mr. Taschenbier as his "daddy," is, however, his sheer opposite: he is cheeky and chaotic and throws his well-ord ...

Der tote Taucher im Wald (2000)

Shortly before his retirement, provincial detective Hartwich has more mysteries to solve than in his last 20 years of service put together: First, the charred body of a man in a diving suit is discovered after a forest fire, but the nearest lake is miles a ...

Der Voyeur (1999)

A Rat's Tale (1998)

Monty is a young cute rat in a rat world living beneath the streeets of Manhattan. When exterminator Dollart gets a new lethal spray to kill all the rodents, Monty, his friend Isabella and Jean-Paul Canalligator have to travel to magic land to make things ...

Sara (1997)

Forty-something Leon is an alcoholic, ex-special forces barely scraping by when he's hired by a mobster to protect his 16 year old daughter. Not only does Leon have to clean up his act, but also handle the romantic advances of his ward and the keen attenti ...

Katastrofa w Gibraltarze (1983)

A fictionalized documentary about the life of General Władysław Sikorski from the beginning of World War II until his tragic death in a plane crash. The action begins with the evacuation of the Polish government and general staff to Romania, showing thei ...

The Big Picnic (1981)

Rysiek is an escapee from a reform school. Julek escapes the anger of a fire brigade in a small town from which he embezzled. In search for food Rysiek breaks into a villa and discovers a bundle of cash in the freezer. They team together in Warsaw and deci ...

Vabank (1981)

October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but after his friend's death, he changed his mind and organized a burglary of famous and well protected bank which belonged to his former partner in crime, backstab ...

Tender Spots (1981)

The year is 1998 and the world is in an ecological cataclysm: there is shortage of water, environment is polluted and being outside brings high risks. The main character is a tv technician, Jan, an individualist, who is harassed by the conformists. Jan lov ...

Wizja lokalna 1901 (1981)

More documentary in its approach than dramatized history, this is a compelling story about a 1901 children's strike in Wrzesnia near the Polish border with Prussia. Poland was partitioned at this time, and a rigidly patriotic Prussian teacher in Wrzesnia f ...

Die Schmuggler von Rajgrod (1980)

In 1903, Jan Anskath and his half-brother Martin are living in Rajgorod at the border between Russia and Prussia – Jan on the Russian, Martin on the Prussian side. Both are occasionally smuggling stuff over the border. But while Jan acts from political c ...

Aria for an Athlete (1979)

Set at the turn of the century it presents a story of a famous Polish athlete, Zbyszko Cyganiewicz. It begins in a small town where a traveling circus attracts a shy boy into a phony wrestling game to please the crowds. The youth, however, takes his streng ...

Wherever You Are, Mr. President (1978)

Stefan Starzyński, the mayor of Warsaw, organizes life in the capital in September 1939 and lift the inhabitants' spirits via radio announcements. After the surrender, he does not use his last chance to escape. ...

Death of a President (1977)

After Poland won freedom from of its long overlordship by Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, it took a further four years for its National Assembly to elect Gabriel Narutowicz as its first president. Narutowicz was a professor who until his el ...

Ostatnie takie trio (1977)

The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)

Jozef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Jozef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares. ...

Na krawędzi (1973)

A Polish counterintelligence officer infiltrates a spy network in Munich. ...

Skarb trzech łotrów (1972)

An old man's death leads to a high-profile police investigation, who connect the crime with the search for lost corsair treasure. ...

Pygmalion XII (1971)

In Frankfurt am Main, a red sports car crashes into a wall and bursts into flames along with the driver. Erika Bongert, the owner, was not in the car and is not questioned by the police. Her boyfriend is CIA agent Jack Treets, who is able to keep her out o ...

Pułapka (1971)

Shortly after World War 2 a conflict between cousins, a Polish major and a former SS soldier arises on the Recovered Territories. ...

Różaniec z granatów (1970)

Fall 1944. A wounded Polish officer, Ryszard, is brought to the Allied field hospital. He notices another soldier on the table - also a Pole - a rosary made of pomegranate seeds. Józef, overjoyed at the arrival of his countryman, tells the story of the ro ...

There Is No Return, Johnny (1970)

An American officer and a North Vietnamese prisoner of war are stranded and chained together in the jungle during the Vietnam War. ...

Czekam w Monte Carlo (1969)

At the annual car race in Monte Carlo the Polish team consists of driver Piotr and his pilot Jan. They compete with other teams as well as with one another - for the feelings of one woman. ...