Witold Pyrkosz

Bajland (2000)

A black political comedy, which, as a backdrop, uses the election race and the accompanying chaos in the media. The film's protagonist is a presidential candidate in the 2000 elections in Poland who suddenly withdraws from the election campaign despite his ...

Killer 2 (1999)

Jurek Kiler has become a VIP - sponsoring the Polish government, playing tennis with the President, meeting world leaders. He must oversee a transfer of a substantial amount of gold. However, in his past activities, he has made enemies. Mighty ones. And th ...

Aquarium (1996)

Film based on the book of Viktor Suvorov, a former Soviet military intelligence officer. The story of the strange friendship between the two GRU officers. That relationship began in the Soviet military range where daring young officer Witek action drew the ...

Szabla od komendanta (1996)

In a fairy-tale village lives Jakubek, a former legionnaire. He buried his wife some time ago and now lives with his adult but very shy son Janeczek. Three of Jakubek's comrades-in-arms also live in the same village: Kotek, Ingatko, and Gniewisz. For some ...

The Case of Bronek Pekosinski (1993)

Bronek Pekosinski lives in Zamosc, Poland. He is probably 83 years old. He has no family and does not really know who he is. Everything about his life is fictitious: symbolic is the date of birth - the day World War II broke out, as well as his surname - a ...

3 dni bez wyroku (1991)

Adam "Mruk" Niedzicki is a member of a gang from a juvenile detention center led by two educators: Jóźwiak and Andruszewski. During a robbery at a currency exchange office, the owner dies, and "Mruk" decides to withdraw. He receives news of his mother's ...

Flying Machines Versus Mr. Samochodzik (1991)

Mr. Samochodzik with his friend Joanna and her son Piotr are going on vacation to a mountain village. Peter dreams of adventures, and his imagination is focused on discovering weirdness. Here he eavesdrops on a conversation which shows that a man and a wom ...

Szwedzi w Warszawie (1991)

The Swedish invasion of 1965 is underway. Swedish troops attack Poland and occupy a significant part of the country. A Swedish governor settles in Warsaw, arousing widespread hatred. Three teenage residents of Warsaw, Maciej, Kacper, and Kazik, with the he ...

Zabić na końcu (1990)

Two workers, bored with their current situation, decide to rob a famous movie director. ...

Gorzka miłość (1990)

Poland, 1945. Crowds of repatriates are traveling from east to west in search of new homes and loved ones lost during the war. At one of the train stations, a young woman, Hanna Powiłańska, sits among the crowd of displaced persons. The girl recalls a st ...

Rififi po sześćdziesiątce (1989)

A group of retirees, wanting to help a friend, plan to break into a bank. ...

A Little Girl from the Hotel 'Excelsior' (1988)

Jan, an accountant at pre-retirement age, is on holiday at the Baltic Sea with his wife. He doesn't enjoy her company. He doesn't enjoy other people's company either. The resort's atmosphere makes him sick. One day he meets a mysterious girl on the beach. ...

Famous Like Sarajevo (1988)

The authorities in favor of the Nazis are trying to restore order in a small town in Silesia. Their actions are fiercely resisted by a small group of residents. ...

Porcelain in an Elephant's Shop (1988)

An ordinary man has to do constant favors for other people in order to reserve a place for himself in a queue. ...

Sonata marymoncka (1988)

Main character, Rysiek, tries to live through dangerous times of war-torn and later stalinist Poland. ...

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 ...

Rykowisko (1987)

The 1970s. Senator Caposta, an American of Polish descent, is due to arrive for trade negotiations. A condition of his arrival is to obtain permission to shoot a magnificent deer. The hunt is to be led by Wiktor Szalaj from the Kosy forester's lodge. ...

Vabank II (1985)

A sequel to "Vabank" (1981), introduces the same characters entangled in a duel between a former safecracker and a crooked bank manager. ...

Kamienne tablice (1984)

The film is set in 1956 in India. John Tokarski has an affair with the beautiful Margit . He is close to abandonment of wive and children, who were in the country. But one day, while in the cinema, he watches a newsreel of the shocking riots in Poznan. Dee ...

And All That Jazz (1984)

Set in 1952, film tells the story of young musicians playing - then forbidden - jazz music in basements and attics around Poland. The group hires itself to social parties, youth dances, etc, each time waiting for the management to disappear in order to shi ...

The Weather Forecast (1983)

When a delivery of coffins foreshadows a harsh winter, residents of a retirement home escape their confines and rediscover the world outside. ...

Yokohama (1982)

An American actress temporarily stops in Warsaw on her way to Japan, where she gets acquainted with the Polish writer. ...

Thursdays for the Poor (1982)

A young doctor has been assigned to a hospital in the provinces, in the lakes district of northern Poland. The area is a playground with hunting lodges for the priviledged, the local politicians cover up any leaks to the public. The doctor discovers a case ...

The War of the Worlds: Next Century (1981)

Poland, Christmastime. A band of hyperintelligent, bloodthirsty Martians take over the country and enlist hapless television newscaster Iron Idem as the voice of their propaganda machine. But when Iron dares to go off message, he makes an enemy even greate ...

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 ...

Meta (1981)

Kazik and Władzio, two old friends meet again after many years. Kazik, a small-time swindler and playboy confesses that he needs a place to live, so Władzio offers for him to move in his apartment. ...

Jeśli serce masz bijące (1981)

A group of Polish boys is opposed to a German teacher who aims to Germanise the young men. ...

Bo oszalałem dla niej (1980)

The Birthday (1980)

The four sequences in the film cover four days in a life of young Warsaw lad in September 1938, 1939, 1943 and 1944. In the first sequence Jurek decides not to study in the Sorbonne but enlists in a Polish military school instead. In the second sequence th ...

The Constant Factor (1980)

A young man is confronted with corrupt and vindictive colleagues at work and negligent officials at the hospital where his mother is dying. As he searches quixotically for a steadfast moral code by which to live, he suffers from the knowledge of human frai ...

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. ...

Słodkie oczy (1980)

A chance meeting of a young girl causes a lot of trouble for the calm engineer. ...

Without Anesthesia (1978)

A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full political skill and knowledge on a television show featuring questions and answers on a world conference by a panel of journalists. His enemies take away his pri ...

The Refuge (1978)

In 1946, a former resistance fighter starts working as a forester in a small town in Masuria. The local people don't trust him, robberies are common and his old flame is married to another man. ...

All and Nobody (1978)

City Bieszczady Mountains, 1946. Seven soldiers stop in a small town where should take place a wedding... ...

Rewizor (1977)

Milioner (1977)

The protagonist of the film is Józek Mikuła, a "peasant worker" who runs a small farm with his mother and makes a living as a truck driver at a nearby cement plant. When one day he wins a million in a toto-lottery, news of his unexpected fortune spreads ...

Niedziela pewnego małżeństwa w mieście przemysłowym średniej wielkości (1977)

The Milewskis are a middle-aged couple. Witold and Magda, both occupied with careers in managerial positions, create a solid, well-matched relationship. They have no children - this is Magda's decision, who preferred to pursue a career rather than take car ...

Gold Duck (1976)

The tale of "The Golden Duck" in the reality of 17th-century Warsaw. ...

Kazimierz Wielki (1976)

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

Grzech Antoniego Grudy (1975)

I killed (1975)

During a routine traffic stop, the police discovers the body of a girl in the trunk of a truck. Since the dead girl spent the night before with the driver of the car, he becomes the prime suspect. In the course of the trial uncomfortable truths surface. ...

Hazardziści (1975)

The screenplay is based on an authentic story of a robbery of a branch of the National Bank of Poland in Wolow. The thing took place in 1962, 12 million zlotys were stolen. For some time the perpetrators remained at large. Soon, however, the police came ac ...

Take It Easy (1974)

The main characters are the same two quarreling peasant families introduced in "Sami swoi" (Our Folks). The action of the film starts 18 years later. The old quarrels have been forgotten, but new problems keep popping up. They have no successors to inherit ...

Janosik (1974)

In the early 19th century, the legendary Tatra brigand Janosik defies the oppressive local nobility and Austrian troops by robbing the rich to give to the poor, becoming a folk hero among the peasants. ...

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. ...

Rush Hour (1974)

The life of engineer Maksymowicz changes dramatically when he accidentally learns that he is terminally ill. ...

Siedem czerwonych róż, czyli Benek kwiaciarz o sobie i o innych (1973)

A film adaptation of six short stories by Marek Nowakowski from the collection Mizerykordia. ...

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. ...

Con bravura (1972)

Originally, Munk intended Eroica to be a triptych with Con bravura being the first part, but he ultimately gave up on this film, deeming it weaker artistically than the two counterparts. Con bravura is about conspiracy conflating the paths of a rather unco ...

Szerokiej drogi, kochanie (1972)

A character study of a group of people stuck in each other's company during a long night in a small roadside garage. ...

Leprosy (1971)

When Stanisław Czermień is wrongfully accused of rape and murder, he decides to exonerate himself and track down the real criminal. ...

Diament radży (1971)

A precious jewel brought from India by a British general falls prey to his wife. ...

Martwa fala (1971)

After graduating from maritime school, Marek goes on his first voyage. ...

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 ...

Day of Purification (1970)

The film is set in the summer of 1944. The Home Army branch operating in the Sądecki region is decimated by the Germans during an attempt to take over the drop of weapons and ammunition from England. About 20 soldiers break out of the encirclement, includ ...

Signs on the Road (1970)

A new transport base employee rises up against corruption in the workplace. ...

Tamań (1970)

A young Russian officer finds himself in a rundown town and seeks shelter in an abandoned hut while waiting for help. ...

Only the Dead Can Answer (1969)

Police captain Wójcik conducts an investigation into the murder of a cashier from a state-owned enterprise. Despite seemingly numerous leads, the investigation gets stuck in a dead end – the victim had no enemies and nothing was stolen. Despite closing ...

The Neighbours (1969)

A day before the beginning of the Second World War, a young resident of Bydgoszcz falls in love with a German teenager. ...

Venus of Ille (1969)

Janusz Majewski adapts Prosper Mérimée's 1835 tale of the same name, centering on a mysterious statue unearthed in a provincial town. The figure, sculpted as a tormented woman, becomes an ominous presence during a wedding celebration. When the groom impu ...

The Doll (1968)

Set in the 19th century Warsaw. The indolence of aristocrats who, secure with their pensions, are too lazy to undertake new business risks, frustrates Wokulski. His ability to make money is respected but his lack of family and social rank is condescended t ...

Ostatni po Bogu (1968)

Tensions rise between a crew of a submarine when an accident causes it to settle at the bottom of the sea. ...

The Vampire (1968)

Gothic story based on novella by Aleksey Tolstoy. ...

Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Three (1968)

The third of four theatrically released episode compilations of the TV series, including episodes 5 and 6. ...

Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Four (1968)

The last of the four theatrically released episode compilations of the TV series, featuring episodes 7 and 8. ...

Four Tankmen and a Dog Part One (1968)

The first of four theatrically released episode compilations of the TV series, featuring episodes 1 and 2. "The plot follows the adventures of the heroic crew of the Soviet tank "Rudy" and their loyal dog Szarik as they fight across the Eastern Front in Wo ...

Our Folks (1967)

Two quarreling peasant families, who were forced to leave their lands after the war, are settled by accident on two neighboring farms. ...

The Killer Leaves a Trace (1967)

In the last days of WW2, Polish military looks for the murderer of prosecutor responsible for storing Gestapo files. ...

Return to Earth (1967)

After the war, Stefan cannot go back to a normal life. ...

The Lodger (1967)

A pleasant, open-faced young man comes to live in a boarding house with three peculiar women. ...

Zejście do piekła (1966)

Etnographers travelling through the Amazon jungle find an enclosed colony ran by former Nazi Germany officials. ...

Sobótki (1966)

Jadwiga and Karol, siblings leaving in Western Poland learn that the man that has raised them is not their biological father. ...

The Saragossa Manuscript (1966)

During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the former's grandfather. ...

The Catastrophe (1966)

A young designer is tormented by remorse after a viaduct of his design collapses. ...

Tomorrow Mexico (1966)

A disqualified trainer of water jumpers starts work in the province, where he discovers Majka's talent. ...

Then There Will Be Silence (1966)

Two Polish Army soldiers, both from different political backgrounds clash while fighting the Germans. ...

Blue Room (1965)

In 19th-century Poland, a young couple sets out for a weekend in the countryside. On the train they meet a mysterious Englishman traveling to the same destination, whose presence arouses their suspicions. Choosing to lodge in the room beside his—the fate ...

A Lady from the Window (1964)

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

Pięciu (1964)

Historical panorama of the history of Silesia, from the period of the uprisings to the present day, shown through the fate of five miners. Confrontation of attitudes in the face of danger during a disaster at a mine. ...

The Unknown (1964)

Two Poles get out of Soviet Union with Polish Army. Based on autobiographical short stories by Józef Hen. ...

Good Sins (1963)

A carmelite monk travels through 17th century Poland and experiences various mishaps along the way. ...

White Tracks (1963)

Polish and German soldiers stuck in a Research Station in Greenland must overcome their differences and survive the unforgiving conditions. ...

The Two Who Stole the Moon (1962)

Twin brothers, Jacek and Placek, are the town's troublemakers. They're lazy, greedy and also cruel. They despise hard work, so they cook up a plan to make easy money that would make them rich for the rest of their lives: steal the moon and sell it. They se ...

Drugi brzeg (1962)

A Polish communist in prison breaks out at the start of the war, fight against the Germans and tries to find out who put him behind bars. ...

Silent Traces (1961)

A UB Captain tries to apprehend a band of former resistance fighters causing havoc to citizens, but they're always one step ahead of him. ...

Rok pierwszy (1960)

1944. Communist militiaman take a post in a little town in the east of Poland. He has to stand against his own men that are not happy with new authorities. ...

Shadow (1956)

A man has been found dead after having been hurled from a train. As security agents, police and a medical examiner piece together his identity, three accounts emerge: one set during World War II, one in the immediate aftermath of the war, and one in contem ...