Death of a President (Polish: Śmierć prezydenta) is a 1977 Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution.[1] The film was also selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
| Death of a President | |
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| Directed by | Jerzy Kawalerowicz |
| Written by | Jerzy Kawalerowicz Bolesław Michałek |
| Starring | Zdzisław Mrożewski |
| Cinematography | Jerzy Łukaszewicz Witold Sobociński |
| Edited by | Wiesława Otocka |
| Music by | Adam Walaciński |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
The film depicts the 1922 assassination of the first President of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz by artist and Endecja sympathizer Eligiusz Niewiadomski.
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- Zdzisław Mrożewski as president Gabriel Narutowicz
- Marek Walczewski as painter Eligiusz Niewiadomski
- Henryk Bista as priest Marceli Nowakowski
- Czesław Byszewski as Prime Minister Julian Nowak
- Jerzy Duszyński as marshall Józef Piłsudski
- Edmund Fetting as general Józef Haller
- Kazimierz Iwor as Herman Lieberman
- Julian Jabczyński as count Stefan Przezdziecki
- Zbigniew Kryński as Stanisław Thugutt
- Leszek Kubanek as Norbert Barlicki
- Włodzimierz Saar as Stanisław Stroński
- Jerzy Sagan as Wincenty Witos
- Janusz Sykutera as Stanisław Car
- Tomasz Zaliwski as Maciej Rataj
- Teodor Gendera as Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski
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References edit
- ^ "Berlinale 1978: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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