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Lighter (1970)

A young engineer borrows a suitcase from a friend, not knowing it countains ten thousand dollars inside. Soon after the friend dies in a car crash, and a lighter found at the scene might be key to solving the case. ...

Toast (1969)

In 1969, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Polish People's Republic, documentary filmmakers analyze the achievements of the past 25 years. Contemporary, color photos contrast with black and white, archival photos. Workers of different generati ...

Museum (1966)

This museum does not collect the achievements of mankind. On the contrary, we can find there the evidence of its fall. The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and its exhibits. ...

Day in the Life of Gestapo Officer Schmidt (1964)

Constructed from the private photo album of a Gestapo officer, this short documentary juxtaposes his everyday snapshots with the captions he himself wrote. Through these images and notes, the film reveals the chilling banality of Nazi perpetrators' lives w ...

The Touch of the Night (1962)

Roman Jacenko, a local photographer tries to turn his fortunes around and rob a bank transport. ...

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. ...

Ostrożnie yeti (1961)

Absurd gag comedy about a grotesque pursuit of a "snow man" allegedly imported to Poland. A box with a shipment from India, which was supposed to contain a yeti, turned out to be empty. The desperate professor tries to find it. He even gets into prison, fr ...

Polska Kronika Filmowa No. 39/1961 B (1961)

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. ...

Polish Film Chronicle 59/52AB (1959)

All celebrities hurry in order to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Polish Film Chronicle. On this occasion, there's a special episode of the Chronicle directed by Andrzej Munk and performed by Wieslaw Golas: a pastiche of a typical episode with fixed ...

Picks For Today (1959)

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

The Story of the Road (1958)

A documentary about the hard work of the workers in the reconstruction of the Bieszczady road. ...