Person

Jerzy Passendorfer

Directing · 1923–2003 · Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]

Biography

Jerzy Passendorfer (April 8, 1923 in Wilno – February 20, 2003 in Skolimów, near Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish film director, specialising in films about the German occupation of Poland in World War II,and member of parliament. Passendorfer graduated from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1951, and went on to become the leading exponent of the popular "national combatant" genre in the 1960s. As well as many films he directed the popular TV serial Janosik. Passendorfer served in the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, from 1993 to 1997 on the Democratic Left Alliance list.

Known for

Filmography

1986Mewy (fragmenty życiorysu)Director
1980Domdyrektor szpitala w Będzinie
1975VictoryWriter
1974Janosik
1974JanosikDirector
1972Zabijcie czarną owcęDirector
1971Operation "Brutus"Director
1970FerrySupervising Art Director
1970A Hole in the GroundSupervising Art Director
1970Day of PurificationDirector
1969More Than Life At Stake Part ThreeBartender ("Double Nelson") (uncredited)
1969Ostatnie dniScreenplay
1969Kierunek BerlinDirector
1967Big BeatFilm Director (uncredited)
1966Niedziela sprawiedliwościDirector
1964Barwy walkiDirector
1963The Lost BridgeDirector
1963Skąpani w ogniuDirector
1962The VerdictDirector
1960The ReturnDirector
1959SignalsDirector
1959The AttemptDirector
1958What Will My Wife Say to This?
1957Skarb kapitana MartensaDirector
1955CareerHulewicz's Assistant (uncredited)
1954Uczta BaltazaraFirst Assistant Director
1954Adventure in MarienstadtAssistant Director
1951Za život radostnýFirst Assistant Director
1950Montované stavbyScreenplay
1950Dobrý nástupScreenplay
1949The Others Will FollowSecret University Student (uncredited)

Follow their work on Vescene

Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.