Death of the President (1977)
3.7 of 5 from 45 ratings
2h 24min
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- Synopsis:
- Set at the historic moment of rebirth of Poland after World War I. The newly organized National Assembly elected Gabriel Narutowicz (Zdzislaw Mrozewski), a professor returning home from Switzerland to enter public life, as the first President in the history of Polish Republic. The film shows the turmoil leading to Narutowicz's election by a National Assembly divided between Polish Nationalists and the minorities, comprising one third of the population. A few days after the election the President was assasinated by a fanatic Nationalist while opening an art exhibit.
- Actors:
- Zdzislaw Mrozewski, Marek Walczewski, Henryk Bista, Czeslaw Byszewski, Jerzy Duszynski, Edmund Fetting, Kazimierz Iwor, Julian Jabczynski, Erwin Kohlund, Zbigniew Krynski, Leszek Kubanek, Wlodzimierz Saar, Jerzy Sagan, Janusz Sykutera, Tomasz Zaliwski, Jerzy Adamczak, Marek Dowmunt, Marta Dutkiewicz, Lucjan Dytrych, Liliana Komorowska
- Others:
- Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- Aka:
- Smierc prezydenta
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Poland
- Awards:
1978 Berlinale Silver Bear For An Outstanding Single Achievement
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