Tadeusz Fijewski

Tadeusz Fijewski

Born: July 14, 1911
Died: November 12, 1978
in Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]

Movies for Tadeusz Fijewski...

Full Moon
Title: Full Moon
Character: dziadek Foton
Released: November 13, 1979
Type: Movie
A ruminative, understated drama on the nature of overwork versus an "unachieving" life away from the city, Pelnia examines the experience of one man. After leaving his high-pressured existence as a successful architect, the newly resolved dropout goes to live in a small community of cabins and summer homes in a lake-filled region north of Warsaw. His interactions with the villagers, including a drunkard and other eccentrics, provide an informative background for what happens next. The ex-architect's wife is a professional singer who has not abandoned the city or her life -- and she soon arrives to spend some time with her very changed husband.
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Title: Nights and Days
Character: Łuczak
Released: February 26, 1978
Type: TV
Nights and Days is a family saga of Barbara Ostrzeńska-Niechcic, and Bogumił Niechcic, against the backdrop of the January Uprising of 1863 and World War I. The film is a rather straightforward and faithful adaptation of a novel by Maria Dąbrowska with the same title. The plot is woven around the changing fortunes of a noble (upper-class) Niechcic family in the pre-WWI Poland. There are two main crossing threads: a social history one and an existential one.
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Kazimierz Wielki
Title: Kazimierz Wielki
Character: Nanker
Released: March 9, 1976
Type: Movie
The life and reign of Polish king Casimir III The Great.
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Nights and Days
Title: Nights and Days
Character: Łuczak
Released: September 23, 1975
Type: Movie
Nights and Days is a family saga of Barbara Ostrzenska-Niechcic, (played by Jadwiga Baranska) and Bogumil Niechcic, (played by Jerzy Binczycki) against the backdrop of the January Uprising of 1863 and World War I. The film is a rather straightforward and faithful adaptation of a novel by Maria Dabrowska with the same title. The plot is woven around the changing fortunes of a noble (upper-class) Niechcic family in the pre-WWI Poland. There are two main crossing threads: a social history one and an existential one. The cinematographic version is a condensation of the 12 part award winning TV serial of the same title and using the same cast and producers.
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It's Spring, Sergeant
Title: It's Spring, Sergeant
Character: Wyderko
Released: June 28, 1974
Type: Movie
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Memory
Title: Memory
Character: Nikolay Vasilievich
Released: April 19, 1974
Type: Movie
The days of antifascist fight are over. In an orphanage for gifted children lives Milcho. The music helps him to escape from the real world to the world of memories. He remembers the days that the police officer arrested his mother for hiding a fugitive. A bright mark has left people that Milcho met, looking for his mother: the good old musician, the gypsy Shukri - raw natural talent, the beautiful Mila, and the Poet. They help Milcho to live through his pain. A piano concert of Brahms is playing by the young artist.
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The Peasants
Title: The Peasants
Character: Kuba Socha
Released: December 7, 1973
Type: Movie
In a bucolic Polish hamlet, the tense relationship between a father and son reaches a boiling point when the men lose their hearts to the same woman and vie for her affections. Based on Wladyslaw Reymont's Nobel Prize-winning book and helmed by Jan Rybkowski, this theatrical release (starring Krzystof Chamiec, Wladyslaw Hancza and Emilia Krakowska) was culled from a 13-episode miniseries that aired on Polish television in 1972.
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Na przełaj
Title: Na przełaj
Character: Grażyna's Father
Released: June 25, 1972
Type: Movie
After moving from the countryside to the city, the old man cannot find himself in the new reality.
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Title: Theatre Macabre
Character: Lawyer Thomas
Released: October 1, 1971
Type: TV
Christopher Lee hosts this horror anthology series from Poland with stories from various classic authors.
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Kamizelka
Title: Kamizelka
Character: doctor
Released: September 3, 1971
Type: Movie
Anna tries to prevent her husband suffering from tuberculosis.
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Moon
Title: Moon
Character: Pietruchow
Released: November 27, 1969
Type: Movie
The action takes place during the revolution in Russia. A young officer - a White Guard - is sentenced to death by the Red Army soldiers and on a moonlit night he is led to be shot.
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The Doll
Title: The Doll
Character: Ignacy Rzecki
Released: December 12, 1968
Type: Movie
Set in the 19th century Warsaw. The indolence of aristocrats who, secure with their pensions, are too lazy to undertake new business risks, frustrates Wokulski. His ability to make money is respected but his lack of family and social rank is condescended to. Because of his "help" (in secret) to "the doll's" impecunious but influential father, the girl becomes aware of his affection.
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The Barrel Organ
Title: The Barrel Organ
Character: Lawyer Thomas
Released: April 13, 1968
Type: Movie
This drama follows a lawyer who, averse to the sound of a barrel organ, changes his outlook upon meeting a blind girl. Based on the short story by Bolesław Prus.
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Father
Title: Father
Character: Hipolit Dymek
Released: April 16, 1967
Type: Movie
A young boy must go to school with his father.
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Dáma
Title: Dáma
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
It was autumn 1939, shortly after the attack on Poland by the German army. The military component of the Slovak State are allies of the Nazis, and with them came on Polish territory. They're alongside the mighty army of Hitler's occupation force. In the decimated Polish town the Commander of the Slovak company Major Valenta issues orders that all residents surrender weapons if they own any. Insubordination will be punishable by death. Shortly after, the charming young Polish lady Žofie reports Valenta about: Professor Klosowski, who is Professor of Botany at the local high school, said to be hiding out at home in the library of the gun. Valenta reluctantly executes search warrant and weapon is found, but it is immediately clear that the old Professor became the victim of misunderstandings or possible fraud. To his surprise, he soon discovers that Sophie has a close relationship with Klosowski. But just before he fathoms the mystery, the occupation machinery executes havoc.
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Title: Four Tank-Men and a Dog
Character: stary Czereśniak
Released: May 9, 1966
Type: TV
Czterej pancerni i pies was a Polish black and white TV series based on the book by Janusz Przymanowski. Made between 1966 and 1970, the series is composed of 21 episodes of 55 minutes each, divided into three seasons. It is set in 1944 and 1945, during World War II, and follows the adventures of a tank crew and their T-34 tank in the 1st Polish Army. Although both the book and the TV series contain elements of pro-Soviet propaganda, they have achieved and retain a cult series status in Poland, Soviet Union and other Eastern Bloc countries. The T-34 tank Rudy with the identifying number "102", a German Shepherd dog from Siberia Szarik and to a lesser extent the crew Jan Kos, Gustaw Jeleń, Grigorij Saakaszwili, Tomasz Czereśniak, and their commander and mentor Olgierd Jarosz, as well as other heroes of the series, have become icons in Polish popular culture.
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Lenin in Poland
Title: Lenin in Poland
Character: Secretary of the prison
Released: April 8, 1966
Type: Movie
The life of the great Bolshevik leader before the Russian revolution is chronicled in this bio-pic. Much of the tale centers on his exile in Poland where Lenin becomes friends with two peasants. The little girl has a strong belief in the nationalist cause. Later Lenin hears she was killed for withholding information about him.
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Człowiek z kwiatem w ustach
Title: Człowiek z kwiatem w ustach
Character: Late Vacationist
Released: October 27, 1965
Type: Movie
Two men are having a conversation about life and transience. One of them is terminally ill.
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Trzy kroki po ziemi
Title: Trzy kroki po ziemi
Character: Aleksander Majchrowski (segment 2)
Released: September 3, 1965
Type: Movie
Three stories about life problems.
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The First Day of Freedom
Title: The First Day of Freedom
Character: Doctor Rhode
Released: December 21, 1964
Type: Movie
Freed Polish soldiers are trapped in a small town in Germany during the last days of World War II. After a doctor's daughter is raped by a concentration camp worker, the Poles allow her and her father to stay in the house that is their temporary quarters. While waiting to be repatriated, the war-weary group is forced to fight some German soldiers who invade the town. The war brings out conflicting emotions of the Poles who find themselves trapped in the house and once again under fire from the enemy.
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Czarne skrzydła
Title: Czarne skrzydła
Character: Falkiewicz
Released: April 26, 1963
Type: Movie
The miners of one of the mines in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie receive news about the planned layoffs. The miners decide to organize a strike. One of the local MPs is trying to prevent this from happening. The French mine owner makes a dangerous decision - he orders the miners to work in an area at risk of fire. An explosion occurs unexpectedly. The miners lynch Coeur, and their demonstration, in which they carry the bodies of the victims of the crash, is brutally suppressed by the police.
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Gold Dreams
Title: Gold Dreams
Character: Edzio
Released: October 26, 1962
Type: Movie
The inability of a truck driver to relate to normal life after an accident for which he feels himself responsible.
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The Impossible Goodbye
Title: The Impossible Goodbye
Character: Jankowski
Released: August 31, 1962
Type: Movie
All the ambiance of an old-fashioned circus comes across with great clarity in this otherwise routine psychological tale about a mean-spirited mime and his effects on his colleagues. The small, traveling circus has been sliding downhill for awhile, and unless some new life is infused into its acts, its future does not look very rosy. Into this precarious situation comes a new mime with the uncanny ability to sap the confidence of his fellow performers. If he continues for long in this vein, no one will be able to believe they have any talent left at all.
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Inspekcja pana Anatola
Title: Inspekcja pana Anatola
Character: Anatol Kowalski
Released: August 31, 1959
Type: Movie
PZU Inspector Anatol Kowalski is sent to the city of Paryżew on a special mission to catch a gang of bathing suit robbers.
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Pan Anatol szuka miliona
Title: Pan Anatol szuka miliona
Character: Anatol Kowalski
Released: March 9, 1959
Type: Movie
Mister Anatol investigates a gang of thieves looking after a young woman who has just won a lottery.
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Żołnierz królowej Madagaskaru
Title: Żołnierz królowej Madagaskaru
Character: Saturnin Mazurkiewicz
Released: November 14, 1958
Type: Movie
A shy lawyer tries to win the hand of a beautiful girl and hilarities ensue.
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Kalosze szczęścia
Title: Kalosze szczęścia
Character: Hipek Michalak
Released: October 20, 1958
Type: Movie
Two fairies, Terencja and Felicja are in posession of the Lucky Rain Boots, which they intend to give to the most deserving person in the city of Kraków. However, they consistently fall into the wrong hands, creating a multitude of absurd and comedic situations.
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The Noose
Title: The Noose
Character: Władek
Released: January 20, 1958
Type: Movie
A day in the life of an alcoholic. With the help of his girlfriend Krysia, Kuba attempts to regain control of his life. But when his girlfriend is at work and Kuba home alone, resisting temptation becomes hard.
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Kapelusz pana Anatola
Title: Kapelusz pana Anatola
Character: Anatol Ryszard Kowalski
Released: November 11, 1957
Type: Movie
Anatol Kowalski is an old man who works in a bank and loves his old-fashioned hat. One day the hat gets lost and Anatol decides to buy a new one.
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Nikodem Dyzma
Title: Nikodem Dyzma
Character: Police Chief Jarec
Released: October 29, 1956
Type: Movie
Nikodem Dyzma is a poor dancer who comes to Warsaw to find a job. The problem is that nobody wants to hire him. One day he finds an invitation to the party with very important people and decides to attend. A small accident at the party makes him the hero of the night and becomes the beginning of his career.
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A Generation
Title: A Generation
Character: German Guard in a Sawmill
Released: January 26, 1955
Type: Movie
Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avuncular Communist organizer, he is introduced to the underground resistance—and to the beautiful Dorota. Soon he is engaged in dangerous efforts to fight oppression and indignity, maturing as he assumes responsibility for others’ lives. A coming-of-age story of survival and shattering loss, A Generation delivers a brutal portrait of the human cost of war.
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Difficult Love
Title: Difficult Love
Character: Biedronka
Released: April 10, 1954
Type: Movie
A story of the love affair between Janek Małodworny and Hanka, daughter of the kulak Nalepa. The two love each other, but their happiness is hampered by differences in possessions. To make matters worse, Małodworny is in favor of establishing a cooperative along Soviet lines, while old Nalepa is staunchly opposed.
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Border Street
Title: Border Street
Character: Bronek Cieplikowski / Kusmirak's hair stylist
Released: June 23, 1949
Type: Movie
The story of Polish and Jewish families living side by side in one Warsaw street. Everything changes once and for all with the Nazi invasion.
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W chłopskie ręce
Title: W chłopskie ręce
Character: Józiek
Released: January 1, 1947
Type: Movie
Preparations for a rural folk festival. The shop manager, GS Patyk, quietly resells the goods to a private shopkeeper.
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Florian
Title: Florian
Character: Gaweł, wnuk dziadka Wereszczyńskiego
Released: October 28, 1938
Type: Movie
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Paweł & Gaweł
Title: Paweł & Gaweł
Character: Stefek
Released: September 15, 1938
Type: Movie
Two neighbours with similar names, Paweł and Gaweł, meet a violinist girl Violetta who pretends to be a child. When Paweł learns she's not a child anymore, he falls in love with her. And vice versa.
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The Quack
Title: The Quack
Released: January 2, 1937
Type: Movie
A renowned surgeon, abandoned by his wife and daughter, gets robbed and loses his memory. Wandering around the countryside, he becomes a village healer and performs operations.
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Dwie Joasie
Title: Dwie Joasie
Character: Goniec Antoś
Released: September 25, 1935
Type: Movie
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District Attorney
Title: District Attorney
Character: Journalist
Released: December 23, 1933
Type: Movie
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Legion of the Streets
Title: Legion of the Streets
Character: Władek
Released: March 18, 1932
Type: Movie
Józek enters a cycling race to win a bike, which he needs to deliver newspapers and pay for his mother's surgery.
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A Strong Man
Title: A Strong Man
Released: October 2, 1929
Type: Movie
Bielecki (Gregori Chmara) becomes determined to become a famous writer, but the means he employs in achieving his goal are far from ethical. Bielecki discourages his friend Jerzy Gorski (Artur Socha) by telling him his new work is rather poor, driving him into despair. But Bielecki is such a good friend that he even provides Gorski with the morphine so he can overdose too. With Gorski out of the way, Bielecki can now peddle his friend's book as his own. However, it doesn't take long for Bielecki's evil ways to catch up to him.
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Ponad śnieg
Title: Ponad śnieg
Released: February 19, 1929
Type: Movie
A Polish silent drama directed by Konstanty Meglicki.
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Dzikuska
Title: Dzikuska
Released: November 29, 1928
Type: Movie
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Kropka nad i
Title: Kropka nad i
Released: August 30, 1928
Type: Movie
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The Call of the Sea
Title: The Call of the Sea
Character: Stach - Age 10
Released: October 12, 1927
Type: Movie
The son of a miller, following his call, flees to the sea, but after several years he returns to his family and to his childhood romance, Hanka.