Maria Żabczyńska
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Maria Żabczyńska.
Born: September 15, 1903
Place of Birth: Sosnowiec, Poland, Russian Empire [now Sosnowiec, Slaskie, Poland]
Known For
Janosik
Janosik was a television series that aired in Poland in 1974. It is about a famous Polish highlander outlaw who in folk legends steals money and goods from the rich and helps out the poor. The series was directed by Jerzy Passendorfer. There are 13 1-hour episodes.
Treasure
Witek and Krysia, a married couple, move to Warsaw and have nowhere to stay. They rent a room in a house with many other lodgers. Witek dreams of their own house and draws a sketch of their future home, marking the place where his wife will sleep with the word "treasure". The other lodgers find the draft and a frantic search for the treasure begins.
Przez łzy do szczęścia
A melodrama about children living in an orphanage run by a local doctor, Jan Mankiewicz. One day, Jan witnesses a car accident. The victim is a famous actress, Lena Merwińska, who has injured her leg and stays in Zasielsk for a few days. Lena and the doctor fall in love. Lena passes Jan's research paper on to Professor Tomczyński, who paves the way for his great career. Jan moves to Warsaw, where he is to become the head of a children's clinic.
Border Street
The story of Polish and Jewish families living side by side in one Warsaw street. Everything changes once and for all with the Nazi invasion.
Doktór Murek
The life story of Franciszek Murka, a municipal official. He is dismissed from his job as a result of unfounded slander about his alleged left-wing political past. After losing his government job, he assumes the identity of a foreigner named Franz Klamm and makes a career for himself in the aristocratic salons of Warsaw as a master of the occult.
Ich czworo
One of Gabriela Zapolska's most famous comedies, it was written in 1907. A realistic story of a marital triangle, precisely constructed in terms of the psychology of the characters. In this classic production, director Tomasz Zygadło emphasizes above all the truth and universality of human characters and behaviors.
Zaczarowane podwórko
A mysterious Mania appears in Warsaw. The girl, together with the other children, experiences amazing adventures.
Trzy starty
Three separate short stories about young athletes who lose their chances of success. Young swimmer - because of unhappy love. Boxer because of a fight with hooligans, for which the judges will disqualify him. But the cyclist must decide for himself what is more important for him: victory or friendship.
Kaszëbë
A disturbed woman, still reeling over the death of her lover finds solace in a Swedish sailor amidst the regional conflicts of the late nineteenth century.
Za zasłoną
Janek and Halina came to the big city from the countryside in search of work. He works on a construction site. After getting paid, instead of meeting his fiancée, he goes out for vodka with his friends, who then drag him to street girls. The consequences of this misstep have affected Janek's health, and he is ashamed of his illness and seeks treatment from a quack. Halina's sister, Zocha, is expecting a baby, but her father's incurable illness causes the baby to be stillborn. Janek, distraught by Karol's tragedy, throws himself in front of a car. Fortunately, he does not die. Finally, he goes to a venereal disease specialist and undergoes treatment.
Filmography
as Służąca
as matka Koryzmy
as żona szlachcica Antoniego
as Kiejstutowa, babcia Mundka
as Maciejowa
as Airplane Passenger
as Walczak's Mother
as Michalak's Mother
as Wojtanowa
as Aunt from Radom
as Zofia, przełożona w sierocińcu
as Kuzykowa
as Zocha, siostra Haliny
as Agata (Maria's cook)