Death of a President (1977)
1977 · 2h 24m · History, Drama
Genres: History, Drama
After Poland won freedom from of its long overlordship by Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, it took a further four years for its National Assembly to elect Gabriel Narutowicz as its first president. Narutowicz was a professor who until his election had been living in Switzerland.
Director: Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Writers: Bolesław Michałek, Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Music by: Adam Walaciński
Cinematography: Jerzy Łukaszewicz, Witold Sobociński
Editor: Wiesława Otocka
Cast
Zdzisław Mrożewski as Gabriel NarutowiczMarek Walczewski as Eligiusz NiewiadomskiHenryk Bista as Priest Marceli NowakowskiCzesław Byszewski as Prime Minister Julian NowakJerzy Duszyński as Józef PilsudskiEdmund Fetting as General Józef HallerKazimierz Iwor as Herman LiebermanTomasz Zaliwski as Maciej RatajRoman Sikora as Wojciech TrąmpczyńskiAndrzej Krasicki as Antoni KamieńskiJerzy Sagan as Wincenty WitosZbigniew Kryński as Stanisław ThuguttMore like this
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