Michał Waszyński

Circus World (1964)

Circus owner Matt Masters is beset by disasters as he attempts a European tour of his circus. At the same time, he is caught in an emotional bind between his adopted daughter and her mother. ...

The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)

In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decision about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loya ...

55 Days at Peking (1963)

Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed r ...

El Cid (1961)

Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain. ...

The Quiet American (1958)

Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy. ...

The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces Maria to screen test for, and then star in, his next big picture. But as the ...

Fire Over the Sea (1948)

A former war captain buys a wrecked ship, fixes it and starts a freight business with some fellow navy members. ...

Unknown Men of San Marino (1948)

A mysterious man, who had lost his memory, arrives in San Marino among other refugees during the Second World War. ...

The Great Way (1947)

A pair of Poles deported to Siberia are taken to the army formed by General Anders and along the battle trail. ...

Od pobudki do capstrzyku (1942)

U kresu drogi (1939)

Professor Turwid is conducting research on a vaccine to combat encephalitis. The medical community is skeptical about this. Suspecting his wife of having an affair with a younger colleague, Count Łański, he fakes his own death. The only person who knows ...

The Vagabonds (1939)

Two Lviv batiars are taking care of their deceased neighbor's granddaughter. ...

Three Hearts (1939)

Two children are born in a rich family's manor house - one of them, Gogo, is a son of a countess and the second one, Maciek, a son of the servant. The servant decides to switch the babies so her son can have a better life. They both grow up and fall for th ...

Mother's Heart (1938)

During a trip to the mountains, a young teacher Maria starts an affair with Wiesław, who she meets by chance. ...

Rena (1938)

Rena is adored by the prosecutor's son, but his father won't let them be together. The manager of the warehouse where she works is also trying to win her favor. ...

Gehenna (1938)

A young girl falls in love with an aristocrat against her uncle's wishes. ...

Profesor Wilczur (1938)

Profesor Wilczur is a 1938 Polish romantic drama film directed by Michał Waszyński. It is based on the novel by Tadeusz Dolega-Mostowicz. ...

Ostatnia brygada (1938)

In 1930s Warsaw, wealthy Andrzej Dowmunt returns from Africa, becomes entangled with a spy, and later marries Marta after exposing the espionage plot. When his former love Ewa dies tragically, Andrzej takes in their son Janek to raise him together with Mar ...

Druga młodość (1938)

A middle-aged woman takes a young lover, and leaves her husband and family to live with him. Her lover tires of her, and tosses her out and she wanders around pawning her jewelry in order to live. She makes a last visit to her family, planning suicide afte ...

Kobiety nad przepaścią (1938)

The film presents the problem of women forced into prostitution abroad. Marysia Żurkówna is looking for a better life, she believes that when she leaves, she will go to a better world. A terrible disappointment awaits her. The "kind" people who organized ...

The Dybbuk (1937)

In a Polish shtetl, two young men who have grown up together betrothe their unborn children, ignoring the advice of a mysterious traveler not to pledge the lives of future generations. Soon after, one of them dies, and the wife of the other dies in childbi ...

The Quack (1937)

A renowned surgeon, abandoned by his wife and daughter, gets robbed and loses his memory. Wandering around the countryside, he becomes a village healer and performs operations. ...

Happy Days (1936)

Two friends, Szczepko and Tonko, are made unemployed in a toy factory where there was a ban on singing and they broke the rule. In a park they find a abandoned baby, and they take it into their care. Meanwhile, Wanda, owner of a toy shop, comes to Lwów wi ...

30 karatów szczęścia (1936)

Papa się żeni (1936)

Famed singer Vinconti returns home after seventeen years abroad, reigniting past love Mira Stella, who bears his secret daughter Lili, and sparking a young reporter's shifting interest from Stella to the mysterious child. ...

Bolek i Lolek (1936)

Bolek, a young locksmith's apprentice, fights off two suspicious men to defend a friend and, fleeing the police, hides at a party where guests mistake him for the wealthy but naïve Lolek. ...

Bohaterowie Sybiru (1936)

1918. Siberia, a prisoner-of-war camp for Austrian soldiers. Among them are also Poles. A recruitment point for the Polish Army is set up near the camp. The Polish prisoners organize a unit and set off for Mikołajewsko, which is occupied by a unit of the ...

Dodek at the Front (1936)

During World War I in 1916, Austrian soldier Dodek Wędzonka is mistaken for a Russian lieutenant and freed by a Russian patrol, only to be quartered at the seized Majewo estate - home of his own superior, Lieutenant Majewski. ...

Nie miała baba kłopotu (1935)

Panienka z poste restante (1935)

Marysia, a postal clerk, travels to Vienna to work as Mr. Olszewicz's secretary as a result of a distorted telegram. Their first joint venture is to sign a contract with American industrialist Smith, pretending to be a young married couple. He takes them t ...

Wacuś (1935)

The main character is Tadeusz Rosołek, an average civil servant who, unfortunately for him, falls in love with the beautiful Kazi. However, he does not have the courage to confess his feelings to her in person. He comes up with the idea of pretending to b ...

The Honorable Chauffeur (1935)

When Count Charles Boratynsky leaves, his chauffeur begins claiming to be an aristocrat. ...

ABC of Love (1935)

Wincenty Poziomka tries to earn his living and falls in love. ...

Police Chief Antek (1935)

A wanted Pole arrives in Tsarist Russia and assumes the identity of a Police Chief. ...

Black Pearl (1934)

Polish seaman returns home from Tahiti with a native lover and a fortune in sacred pearls, gets seduced by a married woman unaware she is part of a gang trying to get his riches. ...

What Does My Husband Do at Night? (1934)

After his business partner Otto vanishes with the company's funds, Roman Tarski tells his wife Stefie he must work secretly by night as a waiter at the club "Alhambra." Stefie grows suspicious of his exhaustion and odd behavior, and when she finds him drun ...

Love, Cherish, Respect (1934)

Pharmacy trainee Władzio is a shy young man with a good heart, in love with lovely Loda. ...

Pieśniarz Warszawy (1934)

Julek doesn't want to work, he prefers to sing on the street and marry his beloved. His family doesn't want to hear about it, to which Julek sings in the voice of Eugeniusz Bodo: "That's just how cold-hearted I am... ...

Parade of the Reservists (1934)

Two restaurant employees and their boss go to reserve training. However, the roles are reversed because their supervisor is lower in rank. ...

District Attorney (1933)

Jan Winkler borrows 1,000 zł from a respected professor in exchange for introducing young women to dubious "scientific" experiments. He uses the money to buy a nightclub and falls for prosecutor Alicja Horn. ...

The Toy (1933)

A landowner meets a cabaret dancer in Warsaw who unexpectedly accompanies him to his rural estate, shocking his household. When his son arrives with his fiancée, the dancer is hidden in the gamekeeper's cottage, sparking suitors among the gamekeeper's son ...

The Twelve Chairs (1933)

The first movie adaptation of the Russian novel "The Twelve Chairs" by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeniy Petrov. ...

Ekscelencja Jurek (1933)

Subiekt Jurek accidentally ends up at a ball held in the salons of the bankrupt industrialist Porecki. He is taken for Chelmonski's counselor. Ania's parents want to marry her off to the rich Kracht, who turns out to be a hoaxer. Jurek, who is in love with ...

Sto metrów miłości (1932)

Sound of the Desert (1932)

In West Africa, Polish intelligence sergeant Milczek discovers the bandit Sheikh Abdullah's desert stronghold but is captured until the sheikh's wife, Jamila, secretly rescues him and follows him into safety. When Jamila sees Milczek with a European woman ...

Nameless Heroes (1932)

On the day Andrzej graduates from police academy and receives his officer's stripes, his father, a senior police officer, is murdered. Andrzej, assigned to the investigative brigade, tries to find the murderer, who turns out to be a member of an internatio ...

Uwiedziona (1931)

The Prince and the Dybbuk (2017)

A cinematic journey on the trail of a mysterious filmmaker. Prince Michal Waszynski, Poland's top pre-war, director who later became an influential figure in the broader European film scene. He produced big Hollywood cinema hits with Sophia Loren and Claud ...