Juliusz Lubicz-Lisowski

Controlled Conversations (1991)

Ryszard Ochódzki receives a special assignment for UB - infiltrating the "Solidarity" party branch in Suwałki. His arriving there coincides with the imposition of martial law on Poland. ...

30 Door Key (1991)

A young writer in 1939 Warsaw faces the conflict of acting his age or relapsing into childhood during the brink of World War II. Based on the famous novel Ferdydurke by Witold Gombrowicz. ...

Piggate (1990)

The esteemed transplantologist is the victim of a conspiracy of his colleagues, as a result of which his brain is transplanted into a pig. ...

Sceny nocne (1990)

Warsaw elites meet at a ball in Baron Neman's palace, where they discuss the political situation in Poland. ...

Penelopy (1989)

Beata, Bożena and Magdalena are waiting for their husbands-seamen in the Tri-City. ...

Pan Samochodzik i praskie tajemnice (1989)

A Polish criminalist specialises in various historical mysteries. He is aided by a miraculous car, with the help of which he also reaches Prague, where he unravels ancient cabalistic mysteries. ...

Republika nadziei (1988)

The image of Greater Poland in the breakthrough years 1913-1918. It tells about the fate of Polish junior high school students and their attitude towards the Prussian partitioning authorities, activity in the independence underground, and participation in ...

Wherever You Are... (1988)

An Uruguayan diplomat brings his new wife with him on a business trip to Poland in the summer immediately preceding the outbreak of World War II. ...

King Size (1988)

The story follows a young scientist in the contemporary world, who actually came from the world of dwarves, thanks to a magic potion, held by the Big Eater, ruler of the dwarves. The dwarf kingdom, Shuflandia, exists in a cellar of a library, and only the ...

Stasiek (1988)

A lone bakery worker climbs onto the roof of a house at night. ...

Black Feet (1987)

A group of Boy scouts who name themselves Black Feet learn lessons about honor and brotherhood in a camp. ...

Między ustami a brzegiem pucharu (1987)

The young count makes a bet with his friends about who will be the first to win the favor of a girl they meet. The opportunity to meet her arises unexpectedly quickly. ...

The Rotter Case (1987)

A teenage boy from a respectable family, Stanisław Czajkowski, dies in mysterious circumstances in a Krakow guesthouse. His brother-in-law, Count Maksymilian Rotter, married to Stanisław's older sister, Ksawera, is accused of the murder. ...

Stanisław i Anna (1987)

The 17th century, the reign of King Władysław IV. The half-siblings of Stanisław and Anna Oświęcim have been linked by love since childhood. During the feast, a conflict arises between Stanisław and Zebrzydowski, Anna's competitor. Stanisław is woun ...

On the Banks of the Niemen (1987)

Adaptation of novel by Eliza Orzeszkowa. The film is set in 1886 in Lithuania, is spins around a conflict between Bohatyrowicz family and aristocrat family in Korczyn. Against the background of the social and family disputes was shown topic of love between ...

Apple Tree of Paradise (1986)

Girls no more, four heroines emerge into womanhood with a more clear-eyed outlook on life. ...

Diabelskie szczęście (1985)

Franciszek Mazur is a famous actor. One day, while returning from a holiday in the countryside, a serious accident occurs. Mazur's wife is seriously injured. When she learns about her husband's affair, she falls down the stairs and dies. But Mazur's life w ...

Funeral Ceremony (1985)

After the death of a respected academician, who in his private life was a tyrant and a phony, the family awaits arrival of a prodigal son to begin the ceremony. However, the deceased has prepared a vengeance for his disappointing sons... ...

Fort 13 (1984)

A captain and lieutenant of the Russian army are buried in the basement of the Przemysl Fortress during the First World War. ...

Nie było słońca tej wiosny (1984)

A Jewish woman escaping from a transport helps a family poisoned by carbon monoxide. The young host decides to hide the girl. ...

Sexmission (1984)

Two scientists are chosen as guinea pigs for a time experiment: they are placed in hibernation and should be brought back to life after three years. In the meantime, however, World War III breaks out and life has been wiped off the surface of Earth. When t ...

Klejnot wolnego sumienia (1983)

The Republic of Poland of the 16th century. During the period of religious tolerance, the Sieniawski and Bielecki families compete with each other. ...

Pensja pani Latter (1983)

The action takes place in Warsaw in the second half of the 19th century. The main character is the head of the girls' school - Mrs. Emma Latter. Ms Latter is struggling with the financial problems of her institution, because the parents of the students are ...

The Window (1983)

Krzysztof, a 30-something writer has been on a downward spiral ever since the success of his first novel. Struggling to compete his new work, the "Book of All Books" he retreats into alcoholism when he meets Basia, with whom he begins a volatile relationsh ...

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 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 ...

Fever (1981)

In 1905 partitioned Poland, a bomb moves through the anarchist underground as revolutionaries prepare to strike against Tsarist rule. ...

Polonia Restituta (1981)

A two-part historical film covering the years of the First World War and the post-war period up to 1919 - until the signing of the peace treaty in Versailles near Paris. An attempt to show the great and complicated process of regaining an independent exist ...

Zamach stanu (1981)

Fall 1925. Six hundred officers demonstrate in front of Józef Piłsudski's country house in Sulejówek, demanding the Marshal's return to active political life. May 1926—a government crisis; Wincenty Witos forms a new government. Piłsudski's move spark ...

Filip z konopi (1981)

Powstanie listopadowe. 1830 - 1831 (1980)

Most important events of November Uprising in Poland. ...

Na własną prośbę (1980)

The story is of an engineer in conflict with his superior. He won't go along with the ususal corruption and conformity. He is left to himself amid indifference and ineptitude by his fellow workers and the management. ...

Lesson of a Dead Language (1979)

An officer stationed in a remote Ukranian outpost at the end of the First World War is dying of consumption. Suffering from feverish dreams and hallucinations, he begins to collect religious art and attends seances. ...

Rodzina Połanieckich (1979)

The love story of Stanisław Połaniecki and the beautiful Marynia Pławicka, set in the scenery of manor houses and Warsaw from the end of the 19th century. ...

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. ...

Big Deal (1977)

Pawlak and Kargul - neighbors, frenemies, and grandfathers to Ania- both receive invitation to America from Pawlak's brother- John. All three of them travel to Chicago, where they discover John has passed away, and they arrived just in time for his funeral ...

Karino (1977)

The horse Karino is born during winter and when his mother dies, a young woman starts to care for the helpless foal. Their adventures together are followed during the years to come, from the age of a newborn to the time when Karino's a full-grown competiti ...

Red Thorns (1977)

A descendant of a noble family takes the side of the proletariat, fighting against the mistreatment of factory owners and the oppresion from the Tsar during the 1905 revolution. ...

Kapitan z Oriona (1977)

After only a few years of training, the top student at the fishing school is appointed captain of a fishing vessel. The experienced crew of the Orion - a bunch of old sea dogs - openly show their dislike for the new captain, a youngster with no experience. ...

Beniamiszek (1976)

Żagota lost his fortune, family and friends. His only hope is a horse which got stolen. ...

Kazimierz Wielki (1976)

The life and reign of Polish king Casimir III The Great. ...

Hotel Pacific (1975)

Set in the early 1930s, a young man finds a job as a dishwasher in a hotel and quickly works his way up the ladder. Loosely based on the novel by Henryk Worcell. ...

The Leaves Have Fallen (1975)

Two years after the war, during a train trip, Henryk (20) recollects the occupation period. He passes different train stations and recollects various situations from the past: his family life, working in a garage, guerrilla warfare, the fear that accompani ...

Nights and Days (1975)

A family saga of Barbara Ostrzeńska-Niechcic and Bogumił Niechcic against the backdrop of the January Uprising of 1863 and World War I. The film is a rather straightforward and faithful adaptation of a novel by Maria Dabrowska with the same title. The pl ...

Awards and Decorations (1974)

A wartime drama set in a 1944 military hospital where wounded officers and staff from opposing political camps confront ideological conflict and moral uncertainty. ...

Dark River (1974)

Small Polish village straight after WWII. Young man Zenek injured and awarded with Cross of Valour during partisan fight is torn between staying loyal to his partisan comrades (continuing their fight) and his own beliefs. ...

Chlopcy (1973)

The protagonists of the film are residents of a nursing home run by nuns. One of the nuns, Maria, wants to introduce discipline, but it is not easy. The elderly residents decide to fight for their independence. Their plans are thwarted by the departure of ...

Copernicus (1973)

A biography of Nicholas Copernicus covering 50 years of the astronomer's life - from his studies in Europe to his theological work all the way to the creation of his magnum opus, On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres. ...

The Moonlit Road (1973)

Julian, a young man who came back home after years of studying abroad finds his life in turmoil after falling for his stepmother, while his dead mother's spirit haunts the family house, intent on revenge. ...

A Slip-Up (1972)

A young man strikes up an ill-fated romance with a married woman. ...

Agent #1 (1972)

Jerzy Szajnowicz-Ivanov, the son of a Polish mother and a Russian father, raised in Greece, reports to the Carpathian Brigade in the spring of 1941. While the Poles are wary of him at first, he proves his worth by taking part in several sabotage actions a ...

Trochę nadziei (1972)

The subject of the film is the problem of the migration of young people from the countryside to the cities in search of an easier life. The meeting of the whole family - whose paths have diverged a long time ago - with the sick father and a long conversati ...

Operation "Brutus" (1971)

Jaruga, the chief of the local branch of Security Office leads a fight against a Home Army unit led by a man known as Boruta and begins to suspect that one of his men was planted by the insurgents. Another Security Office agent arrives to uncover the consp ...

The Tortures of Hope (1969)

A young doctor, accused of desecrating a body, is brought to the presence of the Inquisition. ...

Kwestia sumienia (1969)

During the Civil War, two soldiers fighting on opposite sides meet. ...

The Criminal Who Stole a Crime (1969)

Retired police captain Siwy recounts to a reporter how he undertook a final, private investigation into the suspicious death of Ewa Salm, known as "Princess." Though her testimony had secured a conviction, Siwy doubted the man's guilt and set out to uncove ...

More Than Life At Stake Part One (1969)

The first of six episode compilations of the TV show released theatrically, featuring episodes 1 and 3. In 1941, Polish soldier Stanisław Kolicki escapes German captivity only to be mistaken for the dashing Abwehr lieutenant Hans Kloss and recruited by th ...

Człowiek z M-3 (1969)

A young doctor receives an allotment for a state-owned M-3 type flat, but to his disfortune only married couples have a right to an M-3, so he begins a frantic search for a wife. ...

Cześć kapitanie (1968)

A spy barely makes it out of a police ambush and goes on the run, taking a young woman with him along the way. ...

The Nutcracker (1967)

On Christmas Eve, a little girl falls asleep after a party at her home and dreams herself (or does she?) into a fantastic world where toys become larger than life. Her beloved Nutcracker comes to life and defends her from the Mouse King, then is turned int ...

This is Your New Son (1967)

Ala is unable to settle down and often changes husbands. She introduces each newly married spouse to her mother. ...

Don Gabriel (1966)

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. ...

Buty (1966)

During the war, a nurse finds footwear belonging to a Soviet soldier. The discovery haunts her. ...

A Cure for Love (1966)

An architect Joanna tells her friend Halina on the telephone about her love troubles and suddenly hears a nice man's voice: "The best cure for love is another love." Then she becomes a forgers dispatcher mistaken for Honorata by telephone and decides to wo ...

Alone in the City (1965)

Because of having a one-day plane delay, Konrad has to spend 24 hours wandering around Warsaw, visiting old friends and meeting some new ones. ...

Identification Marks: None (1965)

After being drafted into military service, a Polish student spends his last day coming to terms with his estranged wife, visiting old friends, and savoring some last moments of freedom. ...

Głos ma prokurator (1965)

A prosecutor takes on the case of a peasant accused of murder. ...

Penguin (1965)

A shy Warsaw university student is in love with a girl who pays no attention to him. Change comes after her intimate love letters are read publicly at a party. ...

Back to Life Again (1965)

Three idealists - a communist secretary, a former RAF pilot and a female political activist - need to face the hardships and accusations of postwar Stalinist years before being finally rehabilitated. ...

A Lady from the Window (1964)

Adventures of a two little girls kidnapped from their families. ...

Echo (1964)

It seems that nothing can ruin Henryk's (Wieńczysław Gliński) happy life. He's a respected lawyer with a loving son and wife. One day, he receives a letter from the prosecutor's office. He's accused of collaborating with the Gestapo. It's an echo of his ...

Rendes-Vous with a Spy (1964)

A thriller about Polish Intelligence Service working on detecting a net of foreign spies. ...

Barwy walki (1964)

Świętokrzyskie Mountains, 1944. A People's Army unit receives orders to transport a party delegate outside the front line, while heavy fighting is going on between the Germans and resistance fighters in the region. ...

Kryptonim Nektar (1963)

A journalist investigates a hot new drink that just hit the market. ...

Mansarda (1963)

After returning to Poland, the painter Aleksander Gierymski encounters a lack of understanding of his works. ...

Godzina pąsowej róży (1963)

A girl finds herself transported to 1880's Warsaw. ...

Klub kawalerów (1962)

A group of chauvinistic men start a Bachelors' Club, but soon they start falling in love with women, threatening the continued existence of the club. ...

Komedianty (1962)

Two travelling actors break from their troupe and with help of friends and family start their own act, experiencing serious success. ...

Decyzja (1960)

A young nurse only has one ampule of medicine. She is faced with the dilemma of which of the two patients to save. ...

The Knave of Spades (1960)

A reclusive lighthouse worker accepts the offer to swap jobs with a police inspector for a while, just to help him catch Teston, the so-called criminal of criminals. ...

Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960)

A tale of a young impoverished nobleman, who with his uncle returns from a war against the order of the Teutonic Knights in Lithuania. He falls in love with a beautiful woman and pledges an oath to bring her "three trophies" from the Teutonic Knights. ...

Soldier of Victory (1953)

Two-part biopic about General Karol Świerczewski, living embodiment of the party line, and the group of party members from his hometown fighting the fascist forces towards the socialist state of affairs. ...

Three Stories (1953)

The short stories showing the troubles of youth serving in the "Służba Polsce" organisation. ...