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Jan Krzyżanowski

Jan Krzyżanowski

Acting
1939-04-25
Kraków, Polska

Known For & Full Filmography11 Titles

#1Polskie drogi

Drama Series - 1977, 16 episodes as kapitan Tadeusz Miszczyk

7.2 / 10
War & PoliticsDrama

An epic, multi-threaded story about the fate of Poles during World War II. "Czas pogardy" was shown primarily from the perspective of two main characters - Lieutenant Władysław Niwiński and Leon Kuraś - a petty crook, but not without heroic traits. The authors of the series sought to show, in particular, everyday life under Nazi occupation in Poland.

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#2Trzecia granica

Drama Series - 1976, 16 episodes Main Cast Role

8.5 / 10
Action & AdventureWar & Politics

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

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#3Blisko, coraz bliżej

Drama Series - 1983, 16 episodes as oficer francuski, kapitan

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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#4To Save the City

Movie - 1976, 2h 15m as Nowacki

9.0 / 10
WarDrama

1945. Soviet offensive is approaching Cracow. Local resistance cooperate despite political differences to save the city from destruction planned by Germans.

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#5As the Years Go By, As the Days Go By...

Drama Series - 1980, 16 episodes as Józio

7.0 / 10
Drama

Created to mark the 60th anniversary of Poland's regained independence, Andrzej Wajda's acclaimed seven-hour stage production As the Years Go By, As the Days go By... follows two Kraków families between 1874 and 1914.

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#6Death as a Slice of Bread

Movie - 1994, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

7.5 / 10
DramaHistory

Katowice, the night of December 12-13, 1981. Military units occupy strategic points in the city. A group of Zomovniks, smashing union security, drags the chairman of the Company Commission of the NSZZ Solidarity in the Wujek mine out of his apartment. The news quickly spreads to the miners. Initially surprised, they soon react with spontaneous protest. On December 14, a strike breaks out at the plant. The miners demand the lifting of martial law and the release of the chairman. When negotiations fail, the army, ZOMO and militia storm the mine.

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#7Gazda z Diabelnej

Drama Series - 1980, 16 episodes as Porucznik

8.0 / 10
FamilyAction & AdventureDrama

Hosted by Diabelnej

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#8Operation Arsenal

Movie - 1977, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

6.8 / 10

In Nazi-occupied Warsaw, teenage scouts Alek, Rudy, and Zośka risk their lives pulling down a swastika and hoisting the Polish flag atop the German “Zachęta” cultural center and then blowing up a mobile propaganda cinema.

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#9Invitation

Movie - 1986, 2h 15m as Tadeusz

6.5 / 10
DramaHistoryWar

The main character is Anna, an outstanding pediatrician. She survived the harsh years of war in a concentration camp and cannot accept the behavior of her daughter Natalia, who uses her connections and cares only about material goods. Anna is reminded of 1939, when Piotr, who had been missing for forty-five years, arrives in Poland. Together, they visit places that are important to them: Auschwitz, Sachsenhausen, and Ravensbruck.

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#10Znikąd donikąd

Movie - 1975, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

8.0 / 10
WarDrama

The Home Army's battles against the communist authorities in the Żywiec region.

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#11Sto koni do stu brzegów

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m Main Cast Role

9.0 / 10
AdventureDramaWar

World War II. Lieutenant Bogdan Mayer is tasked with delivering a sample of valuable metal alloy from Warsaw to London.

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