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Jerzy Hoffman

Jerzy Hoffman

Jerzy Hoffman (pronounced [ˈjɛʐɨ ˈxɔfman] is a Polish film director and screenwriter.

Hoffman was born to Jewish parents Zygmunt Hoffman and Maria Schmelkes. His 1965 film Three Steps on Earth was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. His 1969 film Colonel Wolodyjowski was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.

Hoffman directed Battle of Warsaw 1920 in 2011, the first Polish 3D feature film, stating “The fact that Poles made a film in 3D is not a miracle”.

He is the father of early Macintosh development team member Joanna Hoffman.

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Movies Made By Jerzy Hoffman (32)

Battle of Warsaw 1920 (2011)

Poland's winning battle against Soviet Russia as seen through the eyes of two young protagonists, Ola and Jan. ...

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The Old Fairy Tale: When the Sun Was God (2003)

In IX century Europe, on the brink of Poland's birth, a cruel prince, Popiel, murders his cousins to ensure his son's succession. His crimes lead to an uprising of his subjects lead by the former commander of Popiel's army, Piastun, and a young hunter and ...

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With Fire and Sword (1999)

In the mid-17th century, Poland was the largest, most democratic, and most tolerant country in Europe. However, a tragic civil war brought about the gradual decline of the once glorious republic... An epic story about the Cossack rebellion against the Pol ...

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Beautiful Stranger (1993)

Strangers on a train. Late in 1916, a brave and idealistic Russian officer in his 20s comes to his superiors' attention when he stands up to Rasputin at a nightclub. He's asked to carry important papers from Petersburg to Stockholm by train in the dead of ...

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Dismissed From Life (1992)

Set in 1989, story of a man beat up by two ex-policemen and left to die in a dump. Marek survives after the brain surgery that leaves him amnesiac. He wanders through the city, sought by his assilant, who fear he will testify against them. Marek finds shel ...

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Hard to Be a God (1990)

Another planet in the period of medieval times. An employee of the institute of experimental history from Earth, who is send under the name of noble don Rumata of Estor as a spy with a mission to contact the local resident of the institute, arrives in the ...

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Wedle wyroków twoich... (1984)

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 relati ...

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The Quack (1982)

A famous surgeon is beaten by drunken bullies, loses his memory and cannot recollect who he was before. He gets to a village, lives in a not so well to do family and becomes the Quack - he slowly regains his talent for medicine and saves the lives of sever ...

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To the Last Drop of Blood (1978)

The film tells the story of the creation of the First Division of the Polish Army. The First Division undergoes its baptism of fire in the Battle of Lenino. The division includes heroes, fictional characters whose fate we follow from 1943 to the Battle of ...

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The Leper (1976)

A simple governess and a wealthy aristocrat fall madly in love with each other. However, his family are prejudiced towards her and have other plans for him. ...

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The Deluge (1974)

During the Swedish invasion of Poland, the brave warrior Andrzej Kmicic, considered a traitor to the nation, fights for a country, redemption and love across the 17th-century Polish territories. ...

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Colonel Wolodyjowski (1969)

In 1668 Polish colonel Michał Wołodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies. ...

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Father (1967)

A young boy must go to school with his father. ...

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The Miracle Fair (1966)

A color-coded testimony of a bygone era. In the documentary, director Jerzy Hoffman presents the magical world of a folk marketplace. As a result, groups of imposters, specialists in black magic, home-grown inventors and charismatic healers are gathered am ...

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Trzy kroki po ziemi (1965)

Three stories about life problems, each rooted in contemporary reality through newspaper reports and a "Polityka" magazine survey, crafted by documentarians Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski. ...

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The Law and the Fist (1964)

At the end of World War Two, Polish people move to the western lands vacated by Germans. But some ruthless profiteers pose as government representatives and intend to make off with loot from a deserted town they took over. One honest man stands up against ...

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Gangsters and Philanthropists (1963)

The movie consists of two satirical novels based on the same idea: both the "gangsters" and "philanthropists" end up in the courtroom. ...

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Visitez Zakopane (1963)

A documentary impression from the capital of the Tatra Mountains. All the winter attractions of Zakopane rhythmically presented by the camera: sleigh rides, skis, dances, sunbathes, bonfires. Visit Zakopane! ...

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Havana '61 (1962)

Havana, 1961. After the success of the Cuban revolution, the city was no longer just a capital of nightlife. The city was changing for the benefit of the local population: it opened beaches, built blocks of flats, guarded the coast. ...

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Two Faces of God (1961)

A document about a religious sect founded in Silesia in the 1950s - the Holy See of God and the Lamb of the Apostles in Spirit and Truth, Alpha and Omega, The Beginning and the End, an informal Christian denomination whose members consider themselves to be ...

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Postcards from Zakopane (1960)

Zakopane is the winter capital of Poland, where Marszałkowska Street smoothly changes into Krupówki. Hitchhiking, views from Gubałówka, mountaineering – all of them, from a male perspective, could be an opportunity to meet a beautiful woman. ...

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News Out From The Frying Pan (1960)

The title pan ('patelnia' means pan) is a terrace on Gubałówka, where people can sunbathe even in the middle of winter. 'Standing in the sunlight, everyone is only what they are' - convinces the narrator. The sight is breathtaking. ...

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Picks For Today (1959)

A look at the horse races at the famous track in Sluzewiec, Warsaw. ...

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Gaudeamus (1959)

A report from a student's festival in Kraków. The history of this event dates back to the 15th century in Poland. Statues and knights at Wawel remain unmoved until they fall into the rhythm of joyful fun. ...

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Merry-Go-Round in Łowicz (1958)

A documentary impression in color showing the attractions of the Łowicz region. With curiosity, the camera captures scenes from a fair and an amusement park. The atmosphere of the place is created by artists wearing national costumes, especially women fro ...

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A Souvenir from Kalwaria (1958)

The document shows the staging of the Catholic Mystery of the Passion, which takes place every year in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. ...

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Sopot 1957 (1957)

After the 1957 jazz festival in Sopot, the city is still hectic. However, the resort is a bit different. Tourists rest on the beach, in the afternoon they stroll along the pier and the promenade. In the evening, they have fun in clubs. ...

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On the Roads of Armenia (1957)

A reportage created by a well-known duo of documentary filmmakers - Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski. The men and their Polish Film Chronicle crew went to Armenia. Breathtaking, mountainous landscapes and historic cities remembering the first centuries ...

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Hansel and Gretels (1956)

In Masuria, trade moves to the water during summer. Tourists who enjoy sailing and canoeing are served by the "Jaś" floating shop. Bread, canned food and drinks are sold there. A full-day tour of the waterways and marinas becomes an opportunity to present ...

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The Children Accuse (1956)

One of several films by the Hoffman-Skórzewski duo, made as part of the "black series" of Polish documentaries showing social problems hidden from viewers behind the façade of socialist realist productions until the mid-1950s. The subject of the film are ...

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Look Out, Hooligans! (1955)

A staged documentary that started the Polish Black Series. The film takes the form of a warning against indifference to the rogue behavior of hooligan groups and their pernicious effect on young people flowing into the cities. ...

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Are You Amongst Them? (1954)

This film criticizes various types of vandalism and behavior that is socially harmful: people spitting on the street, housewives wasting water, teenagers destroying sockets, passengers storming buses without paying attention to others, pedestrians devastat ...

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Movies Starring Jerzy Hoffman (3)

The Deluge: Postscriptum (2024)

Despite the anti-Semitic campaign launched by the Polish People's Government in the late 1960s, director Jerzy Hoffman finishes working on the film Pan Wołodyjowski. It becomes the ticket to the production of Potop, the most expensive film in the history ...

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Rat (1994)

Polish businessman Jarek Branicki organizes a beauty pageant. As the man in charge, he expects his girlfriend to win it and suggests this outcome to the judges. At the same time, however, he is on the verge of bankruptcy and tries to escape the country aft ...

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Gangsters and Philanthropists (1963)

The movie consists of two satirical novels based on the same idea: both the "gangsters" and "philanthropists" end up in the courtroom. ...

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