
Czesław Lasota
Known For & Full Filmography32 Titles

Drama Series - 2004, 16 episodes • as profesor Stanisław Rubin
Kryminalni was a Polish crime drama television series that aired on TVN network from September 18, 2004 until May 24, 2008. It ran for 8 seasons and 101 episodes were broadcast in total. It was created by Polish director and screenwriter Piotr Wereśniak and produced by MTL Maxfilm studio. The series followed life and work of police officers from the elite Criminal Terror and Murders Division of the Warsaw Metropolitan Police; the title refers to police officers in the crime section. The three main characters were Adam Zawada, an experienced, tough cup, his younger colleague Marek Brodecki and Barbara Storosz, an ambitious female officer who in the first season joins the team just after graduating. Although none of the main actors had had star status before the series debuted, all three of them rose to prominence and popularity during the 5-year-long run. Many of Poland's best known actors guest starred, usually playing roles of people involved in just one particular investigation. The serial was one of the most popular in Poland: each week it had an audience of 4 million.

Drama Series - 1980, 16 episodes • as mężczyzna wykupujący zakłady na Służewcu (uncredited)
The story of the residents of a tenement house on Złota Street in Warsaw from 1945 to 1980.

Drama Series - 1976, 16 episodes • as Cloakroom Attendant
The series centres around the investigations of Police Lieutenant Sławomir Borewicz. Each episode features a different case being solved by Borewicz.

Drama Series - 1986, 16 episodes • as różdżkarz
4 Alternative Street was a Polish comedy TV show that was finished in 1983 and aired in 1986 due to censorship. Many famous Polish actors appeared in the series. The filming location used in the mini series was a residential complex which is still in existence at 3 Grzegorzewska Street in Warsaw, Poland. The series was a satire to the communist rule in Poland, spoken in a way that it passed through communist censorship office.

Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes • as mężczyzna rozmawiający z Czernym
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.

Drama Series - 1980, 16 episodes • as Ignacy, szofer
Nikodem Dyzma immigrates from the eastern part of Poland to the capital in the hope for possibilities to make a living. He is in need, very poor and forced to look for basic food and shelter. Yet, on a day when an unexpected invitation appears, his life changes dramatically.

Movie - 1999, 2h 15m • as Dopuło, Żyd karczmarz
In the mid-17th century, Poland was the largest, most democratic, and most tolerant country in Europe. However, a tragic civil war brought about the gradual decline of the once glorious republic... An epic story about the Cossack rebellion against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m • as S. Kevel
Set in London, the story revolves around Maximatic, a company specializing in mathematical and computer-based methods for increasing client profits. Its owner, Jonathan Everett, struggles financially when his partner decides to risk a significant sum of money, believing that data analysis and probability can predict the outcomes of games of chance. As events unfold, the seemingly rational project develops into a dangerous obsession, and the search for the mathematical formula for winning leads to a series of dramatic events, including a double murder. The play combines a classic whodunit plot with a reflection on the boundaries of science, chance, and human greed.

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m • as Jacek's Companion (uncredited)
Two zootechnics students, Jacek and Marek, come to the Bieszczady (it's the Polish "Wild West"). Looking for a holiday adventure and income, they become "cowboys" on local cattle grazing. Instead of the expected romantic adventures and the male, hard life, their boredom is becoming their share. Only when Jacek gets a stallion Szaga, things take a different turn.

Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Set during the insurgency of 1863, the story focuses on a tragic romance between a poor gentlewoman and a rebel noble. After a bloody battle a unit of insurgents have been wiped out and only one survived, but badly wounded. He eventually finds shelter and care from a landsteward's daughter, hiding in a burned-out manor with an old servant.

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m • as Crane Operator's Assistant
An acute case of Mondayitis in Warsaw. Interwoven stories of a few inhabitants of Warsaw, including one very unlucky Italian on a governmental mission and a charitable Polish American.

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m • as Walczak's Friend
Warsaw is mysteriously running out of water during the summer heat wave. This mystery can only be solved by a Polish superhero known as As.

Movie - 1956, 2h 15m • as Wrestling Spectator (uncredited)
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.

Movie - 1965, 2h 15m • as Miecio
A man and a woman pose as a couple to enter a photography contest.

Movie - 1972, 2h 15m • as Chronicle Writer
Portrays the power struggle between the king of Poland, Bolesław the Bold, and the Bishop of Kraków, Stanisław Szczepanowski.

Movie - 1960, 2h 15m • as 'Skinny'
Adam Cisowski, a devilishly smart teenager is looking for treasure hidden by Napoleon's soldier. But he is not the only one searching for it, and his rivals are very dangerous.

Movie - 1982, 2h 15m • as Szatybełko
The film evokes a childhood in rural Lithuania between the wars. A country boy, Tomaszek, lives on a rich estate, situated on the Polish border. He realizes that the Issa Valley he lives in is to be torn apart by internal political conflicts and unrests among the mixed population of Poles, Lithuanians, Jews and Russians. He, however, is captivated by a paradise surrounding him, the forest, and his fantasies.

Movie - 1980, 2h 15m • as Nikodem Boski
Most important events of November Uprising in Poland.

Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • as Renovation Manager (uncredited)
The deputy director of a machine plant is injured in a car accident and loses important documents. An uncompromising controller is sent to the plant to investigate the matter.

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The last days in the life of Edward Dembowski (1822-1846), the organizer of the Kraków Uprising in 1846. The informal leader of the uprising, determined to fight for the unification of Polish lands and the liberation of the peasants, negotiates with other politicians.

Movie - 1958, 2h 15m • as Firefighter in the theatre (uncredited)
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.

Movie - 1976, 2h 15m • as dyrektor
A lyrical comedy; an escape to nature for a civil servant tired of everyday life and the monotony of life becomes an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of existence; it helps to regain mental balance. Henry, an exemplary husband and civil servant, returns to the places of his childhood, wants to find the treasure buried decades ago by Tereska, who fell in love with him. Along the way, he picks up two boys and two girls, who begin to compete for him. One of the boys assaults him when Henry digs up a bottle containing, it turns out, Tereska's love letter. The youngsters notify Henryk's wife of his whereabouts.

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m • as Tar Maker
Adventures of a three good friends during school summer vacation.

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • as Dyrygent orkiestry (niewymieniony w czołówce)
In Trzebiatów, a small town, there is an unusual bustle. A crowd of residents has gathered in the market square to welcome their beloved MO sergeant, Władysław Lichniak. The sergeant has just returned from his written high school final exam. The residents, who adore him, make sure he has the right conditions to study. They have limited their alcohol consumption and maintain order in the town themselves. Unfortunately, a fight breaks out and disturbs the sergeant's peace.

Movie - 1958, 2h 15m • as German by the Beer Booth (uncredited)
The heroic struggle of Polish post office workers in Gdańsk on the first day of World War II.

Movie - 1963, 2h 15m • as UB Agent
Former Master Mariner Klimecki works an unassuming job in a small port near the Baltic Sea, hiding his identity from the world, which makes him suspicious in the eyes of the local government.

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m • as Pen Owner
In 1456, Francis Villon and his companions attack a merchant in the forest. On the cart they find a girl dead of the plague. They give up the robbery. Villon spends the evening in an inn. He drinks, dances - the fun is interrupted by the arrival of a leper. Only Villon is not afraid to touch him, he treats him as a neighbor. In bed, his lover Gretel complains to the poet that no one wants to marry her....

Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as Janitor
A smart teenager Adam Cisowski is asked by his teacher to help him solve the mysterious case of robbed house doors in his mansion.

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m • as Painter Pędrak
Prior to her wedding a nineteen years old Anna can't stop wondering whether she made the right choice? So she decides to seek the advice of a well-known sexologist...

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • as Thief
Tadeusz documents his work as a driver by writing short stories to papers.

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m • as Interrogated Man
In 1920s Poland, a police commissioner leads the investigation into a series of brutal murders of young boys as the case grows increasingly unsettling and personal.

Movie - 1967, 2h 15m • as Chairman from Mrągowo
Polish musical comedy. The film focuses on two friends who spend their vacation in the beautiful countryside of Mazury. They buy a very nice car (Syrenka), but in order to pay for it the men need to start working as solicitors for a notable art impresario named Koszajtis. Soon they get thrown right in the middle of a hilarious war between two rivaling music-and-dance groups.