Edward Kusztal

Edward Kusztal

Acting
1939-03-19
Kielce, świętokrzyskie, Polska

Known For & Full Filmography25 Titles

#1Ekipa

Drama Series - 2007, 16 episodes as Korużenko, ambasador Białorusi w Polsce

7.3 / 10
Drama

Ekipa is a Polish political drama TV series created and directed by Agnieszka Holland, aired from 13 September 2007 until 6 December 2007 on Polsat. Ekipa is the second Polish political fiction series after the 1980s miniseries The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma.

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#2Dyrektorzy

Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes as Luśniak

7.0 / 10
Drama

1957. Excessively high production standards imposed by the authorities result in the plan not being fulfilled, and the workers cannot imagine living normally without rewards and bonuses. A rebellion breaks out. Worker democracy wins – the working class elects a director from among its own ranks. He is an old locksmith with no managerial experience. Although he believes in the socialist spirit and has a communist past, he does not hold the position for long, as he makes promises too easily that he is unable to keep.

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#3Blisko, coraz bliżej

Drama Series - 1983, 16 episodes as urzędnik

8.0 / 10
War & PoliticsDrama

The story stretches from 1863 to 1945. Its main characters are representatives of the Pasternik family, who live in the fictional village of Wielowice near Pszczyna. The protagonist of the first three episodes is Franciszek Pasternik, the following parts tell about the fate of his many children and even more grandchildren. The viewer follows their history against the backdrop of great changes and historical events that influenced the lives of Silesian Poles. So there is the Kulturkampf, Prussian rugi, the revolution of 1905, World War I and the Silesian Uprisings.

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#4Przedwiośnie

Movie - 2001, 2h 15m as Odolany Servant

6.0 / 10
DramaHistoryWar

Polish-born Russian subject Cezary Baryka comes of age during a tumultous period of ten years from 1914 to 1924, during which he witnesses revolution, rebirth of Poland, war with the Soviets and communist plots.

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#5Smażalnia Story

Movie - 1985, 2h 15m as Kierowca Kazik

6.3 / 10
Comedy

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#6Insomnia Station

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m as Adam Czerwiec

8.8 / 10
DramaSci-FiTV Movie

A man meets a childhood friend who does not recognize him.

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#7Neighborhooders

Movie - 2014, 2h 15m as (segment "Przemiany")

5.5 / 10
DramaComedy

Ogrodowa Street in Lódz - just opposite a crowded shopping center, a state-of-the-art museum and a posh hotel - is where some of the city's poorest live, completely forgotten by the world. A heart-warming and funny portrait of people excluded from the mainstream of social life; people who might be more capable of sacrifice and love than those who pushed them to the sidelines of society.

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#8Obok prawdy

Movie - 1965, 2h 15m as Józek Sieczka

9.0 / 10
Drama

After a disaster in the mine, Łopot, a technician, protects the perpetrator. He soon faces a moral dilemma.

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#9Hotel klasy lux

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m as Józek

10.0 / 10
Drama

The five participants in the meeting for the construction of a luxury hotel meet years later at its opening.

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#10Famous Like Sarajevo

Movie - 1988, 2h 15m as Pitera

4.3 / 10
ComedyDramaWar

The authorities in favor of the Nazis are trying to restore order in a small town in Silesia. Their actions are fiercely resisted by a small group of residents.

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#11Skok

Movie - 1969, 2h 15m as Farm Worker

5.7 / 10
ActionDrama

Two teenagers who have ran away from home befriend an older man who tries to convince them to take part in a robbery.

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#12Żeniac

Movie - 1983, 2h 15m as Żeniac

7.0 / 10

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#13Dark River

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m as Guard (uncredited)

6.0 / 10
DramaWar

Small Polish village straight after WWII. Young man Zenek injured and awarded with Cross of Valour during partisan fight is torn between staying loyal to his partisan comrades (continuing their fight) and his own beliefs.

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#14A Bachelor's Life Abroad

Movie - 1993, 2h 15m as Factory Superintendent

4.6 / 10
DramaComedy

The action is set in the early 20th century. The film is made up of six sequences. In the first, Michal, young man who came from Poland to Germany, enrolls in a course on how to behave in social situations and on etiquette. However when he tries to approach girls using the rules which he's been taught... he only makes a fool of himself. Then, he goes to work for a man who owns a carousel and who loves to chase other women. In the next sequence, Michal meets the divorced landlady, Mrs. Luther, and goes through a whole lot of erotic experiences. When he escapes exhausted from his landlady, he starts working in a mine and visits brothels on a regular basis. He looks on women in a totally cynical manner. However, his persistent wandering must finally result in a true love.

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#15All The Saints

Movie - 2002, 2h 15m as Kamieniarz

6.6 / 10
DramaTV Movie

As every year, the celebration of All Saints Day brings Polish families together at the graves of their loved ones. On this special day Maria, 80-year-old widow, visits the graveyard with her son, his wife and their children.

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#16Pearl in the Crown

Movie - 1972, 2h 15m as Paweł

6.5 / 10
DramaHistory

When it is discovered that the Zygmunt mine in Upper Silesia has been deemed unprofitable and is to be closed by flooding, the miners go on strike and a violent demonstration ensues.

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#17By the River Nowhere

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m as Strażak

7.0 / 10
DramaComedyRomance

Early 1960s. Four friends, Admiral, Ataman, Pasha and Chief, walk the streets of the town all day or sit at the train station, wallowing in their dreams. Everything changes when the Admiral meets Marta, a student on an internship. The boy begins to prefer the company of the girl over that of his colleagues. This becomes the cause of misunderstandings between friends. Soon, however, Marta leaves.

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#18Polonia Restituta

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m as dowódca pułku "Czerwonej Warszawy" w Moskwie

10.0 / 10
DramaHistory

A two-part historical film covering the years of the First World War and the post-war period up to 1919 - until the signing of the peace treaty in Versailles near Paris. An attempt to show the great and complicated process of regaining an independent existence by a nation within its own state. The screen shows characters from history textbooks: Józef Piłsudski, Ignacy Paderewski, Roman Dmowski, Wojciech Korfanty as well as representatives of the world political scene, incl. David Lloyd George, Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, Vladimir Lenin and others.

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#19Komedianty

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Theater Helper (uncredited)

5.5 / 10
Drama

Two travelling actors break from their troupe and with help of friends and family start their own act, experiencing serious success.

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#20Enduro Bojz

Movie - 2000, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

5.3 / 10
CrimeAction

Kuba works part-time in the afternoons delivering pizza to pay back his mother the money he borrowed to buy his dream motorcycle. His father, a stock market investor, disapproves of his son's decision. One day, after returning from school, Kuba finds the motorcycle chained to the garage wall. A conversation with his father is fruitless. Frustrated, the boy saws through the chain, takes his father's revolver, and runs away from home. He sets off with Robert for the Bieszczady Mountains. At the same time, a series of robberies at gas stations takes place in the southeastern corner of Poland.

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#21Kamień na kamieniu

Movie - 1995, 2h 15m as Skobel

7.0 / 10
Drama

A story about the fate of post-war Polish villages. Szymon Pietruszka's life is dominated by Michał, his older brother, who left for the city before the war. There, he became involved in the leftist movement. He returned to his home village after the war in a dignitary's car. Soon, however, he left again, only to reappear a few years later—this time penniless, mired in apathy, betrayed by his ideals. The only person who guesses Michał's secret is Szymon, who is also unable to break down the wall separating him from his brother.

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#22The End of Our World

Movie - 1964, 2h 15m as Czarny

10.0 / 10
WarDrama

Henryk Matula has flashbacks to being imprisoned in Auschwitz after he gives a lift to an American tourist who wants to see it

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#23Umarli rzucają cień

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
DramaWar

Sensational psychological drama, concerning the activities of the People's Guard in Silesia, presents from the human characters and attitudes perspective story of provocation of Gestapo agents, penetrating the ranks of the Resistance.

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#24Jeszcze słychać śpiew.  I rżenie koni...

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m as Cpl. Zygmunt Hołda

7.0 / 10
DramaHistoryWar

A retired army colonel learns that years ago, during the 1939 September Campaign he was ordered to give medals to the ten bravest soldiers in his company. He asks his son to help him out, so he sets out on a journey to find surviving soldiers and judge if they are worthy of the honor.

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#25Opis obyczajów

Movie - 1973, 2h 15m as Worker

10.0 / 10
Drama

A group of ethnography students meet the enigmatic Mruk family while doing an internship at the Świętokrzyskie Mountains.

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