Herman Lercher
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Herman Lercher.
Born: July 16, 1909
Place of Birth: Lwów, Polska (obecnie Ukraina)
Known For
The Hourglass Sanatorium
Jozef visits a dilapidated Sanatorium to see his father. Jozef undertakes a strange journey through the many rooms of the sanatorium, each which conjures worlds composed of his memories, dreams and nightmares.
Dom
The story of the residents of a tenement house on Złota Street in Warsaw from 1945 to 1980.
Austeria
During a pogrom in Poland on the eve of World War I, a group of Jews seek refuge from the Cossacks. The fugitives hide out in a rural inn, terrified that they may be given away at any moment.
The Doll
Set in the 19th century Warsaw. The indolence of aristocrats who, secure with their pensions, are too lazy to undertake new business risks, frustrates Wokulski. His ability to make money is respected but his lack of family and social rank is condescended to. Because of his "help" (in secret) to "the doll's" impecunious but influential father, the girl becomes aware of his affection.
The Twenties, the Thirties
On the way to Warsaw after a crude oil fraud in southern Poland, conman Adam Deren meets singer Liza. He decides to invest his money in a venture deemed to be a failure - a small cabaret where Liza could perform.
How Far, How Near
A middle-aged man sets out on a symbolic journey through past, present, and future to learn why an old friend committed suicide, and learns much about his own life along the way.
Landscape After Battle
Film opens with the mad rush of haphazard freedom as the concentration camps are liberated. Men are trying to grab food, change clothes, bury their tormentors they find alive. Then they are herded into other camps as the Allies try to devise policy to control the situation. A young poet who cannot quite find himself in this new situation, meets a headstrong Jewish young girl who wants him to run off with her, to the West. He cannot cope with her growing demands for affection, while still harboring the hatred for the Germans and disdain for his fellow men who quickly revert to petty enmities.
Gold Dreams
The inability of a truck driver to relate to normal life after an accident for which he feels himself responsible.
A Lady from the Window
Adventures of a two little girls kidnapped from their families.
Wniebowstąpienie
The strain of German persecution causes a mental breakdown in a young Jew, which prompts his wife to take desperate measures.
Filmography
as Seller
as Rabbi
as starszy mężczyzna w oknie pociągu do Wiednia
as krawiec proponujący Starzyńskiemu szycie mundurów
as Jew (uncredited)
as Currency Exchange Clerk
as (uncredited)
as Jew at Wedding (uncredited)
as Łęcki's Creditor (uncredited)
as Trader
as Jew
as Cook (uncredited)