Jerzy Zelnik
Acting
Biography
Jerzy Zelnik (born 14 September 1945) is a Polish actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1963. He was awarded the Badge of Merit in Culture (1997) and Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerzy Zelnik, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: September 14, 1945
Place of Birth: Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
Known For
Królowa Bona
Ziemia obiecana
And the Violins Stopped Playing
This is the true story about a group of Romani's (gypsy) in occupied Poland during World War II as they confront the atrocities and tragedies of a forgotten holocaust.
The Promised Land
In nineteenth-century Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional portrait of rapid industrial expansion is shown through the eyes of one Polish town.
The Last Ferry
One of the passengers on a ship carrying Poles on a cruise in December 1981 is a dissident high school teacher sent abroad by Solidarity. He is under surveillance of the secret police, anxious to get their hands on the info that he is carrying. When the ship is in the middle of the Baltic sea, martial law is declared and the ship is militarized. The captain announces he will turn and return the home port. Many anguished passengers put the life vests on and jump into the sea, where they are picked up by two German ships. The teacher, however, decides to return to Poland and continue the struggle for freedom.
Magneto
Years later, Lena returns to Poland, accompanied by a French journalist, to learn the truth about her father.
Życie na gorąco
Roly Poly
Based on a screenplay by Stanislaw Lem. The main character, race car driver Ryszard Fox, is involved in many car accidents. After each car crash he gets a transplant for one or another internal organ. After a while there is a question: Who really is Ryszard Fox?
Her Return
An industrialist's wife announces that she is leaving him, but returns shortly after and tells him that she will only stay with him for appearances. This causes the industrialist to rethink his life choices.
Pharaoh
Young Pharaoh Ramses XIII clashes with Egypt's clergy over influence on the affairs of the state and its coffers. inexperienced, but quite ambitious pharaoh is putting up a fight against a powerful clan of priests usurping rule over the country.
Filmography
as Sidonius
as Mikołaj Chopin
as Józef Magneto
as Kuba Burstein
as Jameson
as Sarzyński, były minister spraw wewnętrznych
as Victor Moritz
as Ryszard
as Kamil Orzelski
as Andrzej
as Danko Muler (uncredited)
as Janusz Boreczny
as Andrzej Gaszewski
as Writer
as Zygmunt II August
as królewicz / król Zygmunt II August
as Wojciech Mielnik
as Franciszek Murek
as Santiago Libero, asystent profesora Vireau
as Stein, pracownik kantoru w fabryce Grunspana
as Zatorski
as Carlos
as Łukasz Niepołomski, miłość Ewy
as Stein
as Edward
as Professor N.
as Jan "Capuchin"
as Julian Starzeński
as Assassin
as Juda from Kiriat
as Filip
as Actor Playing Adam
as American Commander
as Anka's Boyfriend
as Dr. Burton
as Roman
as Servant
as Ramesses XIII / Lycon
as Fredek (uncredited)