Film and TV director. Born in Susiec, near Tomaszow Lubelski, in 1930. He is a graduate of the Łódź Film School (1956). His directorial film debut was Story of the Golden Boot in 1961. He was a deputy director at ILUZJON Film Studio from 1976 to 1980, and a deputy artistic director of KADR Film Studio. He directed Our Folks, and its sequels (Take It Easy and Big Deal), which gained the status of a cult movie in Poland. He received the Honorary Jancio Wodnik Award at the Prowincjonalia 2005 Polish Film Festival in Wrzesnia.
2006 | Same the Uhlans (Przybyli ułani) | |
1982 | The Big Shark (Wielki Szu) The Minister of Culture and Art Award 1983, The Zlota Kaczka Award in 1983 |
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1980 | Because I Went Crazy for Her (Bo oszalałem dla niej) | |
1978 | Roman and Magda | |
1977 |
Big Deal (Kochaj albo rzuć) |
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1974 | Take It Easy (Nie ma mocnych) Audience Award at the PFF in Gdansk; The Jantar Award and the Audience Award at the “Youth and Cinema” Koszalin Film ‘Festival |
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1973 | The Road (Droga) Audience Award at the PFF in Gdansk in a TV film category; The Medal of National Commission of National Education in 1975 |
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1971 |
Diamond of the Rajah (Diament radzy) |
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1970 | The Legend (Legenda) | |
1969 | Only the Dead Can Answer (Tylko umarły odpowie) | |
1967 | Our Folks (Sami swoi) The Minister of Culture and Art Award 1969; The Golden Camera Prize, awarded by “Film” weekly |
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1965 | Catastrophe (Katastrofa) | |
1961 | Story of the Golden Boot (Historia żóltej ciżemki) |