Film director and screenwriter. Born in 1932 in Krakow. Graduated form Moscow Film Institute in 1955. He made his debute in 1954 with a short documnetary Are You among Them? (Czy jesteś wśród nich?). Made 26 documnetary films, awarded in Oberhausen, Krakow, Brussels, Moscow, Venice, Mannheim. Recipient of numerous international awards. In 1975 his film Deluge was nominated for an Oscar in the Foreign Language Film Category.
| 2011 | Battle of Warsaw 1920 (1920. Bitwa warszawska) | |
| 2008 | Ukraine – The Birth of a Nation (Ukraina. Narodziny narodu) | |
| 2003 | An Ancient Tale (Stara Baśn) | |
| 1999 | With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem) | |
| 1992 | A Beautiful Stranger (Piękna nieznajoma) | |
| 1983 | After Your Decrees (Wedle wyroków twoich) | |
| 1981 | The Quack (Znachor) | |
| 1978 | The Last Drop of Blood (Do krwi ostatniej) | |
| 1976 | Leper (Trędowata) | |
| 1974 | The Deluge (Potop) – Academy nomination for a Best Foreign Film |
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| 1968 | Colonel Wolodyjowski (Pan Wołodyjowski) | |
| 1967 | The Father (Ojciec) | |
| 1966 | The market of Miracles (Jarmark cudów) | |
| 1964 | The Law and the First (Prawo i pięść) | |