Zbigniew Koczanowicz
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Zbigniew Koczanowicz.
Born: January 5, 1909
Place of Birth: Moskwa, Russia
Known For
Nuremberg Epilogue
Reproduction of the Nuremberg trials using transcripts, made for Polish TV.
Hospital
Confined to a hospital room, a seemingly healthy man endures a surreal night as his space is invaded by a procession of bizarre, dreamlike visitors—many linked to the imagery of railroads. Blurring reality with hallucination, the film transforms the ward into a stage for nightmarish encounters.
How I Unleashed World War II, Part III: Among Friends
Disguised as an Italian medic, Dolas finds himself on a ship evacuating wounded Axis soldiers to Italy. He leaves the ship disguised as a Nazi soldier, but is found out, declared a deserter and sent to the Eastern Front. However, on the flight to Russia, he is able to escape with a parachute, and finds himself back in Poland, now occupied by Nazis.
Janosik
In the early 19th century, the legendary Tatra brigand Janosik defies the oppressive local nobility and Austrian troops by robbing the rich to give to the poor, becoming a folk hero among the peasants.
Wściekły
Detective thriller about a killer loose in the crowds. The film follows a sniper on his rounds looking for victims, while a police inspector, with few clues in hand, has to figure out the motive for the killings as well as who the psychopath is and where he might strike next. He uncovers that the mentally deranged sniper can't stand seeing people happy together in public places.
I Hate Mondays
An acute case of Mondayitis in Warsaw. Interwoven stories of a few inhabitants of Warsaw, including one very unlucky Italian on a governmental mission and a charitable Polish American.
A Cure for Love
An architect Joanna tells her friend Halina on the telephone about her love troubles and suddenly hears a nice man's voice: "The best cure for love is another love." Then she becomes a forgers dispatcher mistaken for Honorata by telephone and decides to work out a forgers secret and the secret of her new love Andrzej.
It's Spring, Sergeant
In Trzebiatów, a small town, there is an unusual bustle. A crowd of residents has gathered in the market square to welcome their beloved MO sergeant, Władysław Lichniak. The sergeant has just returned from his written high school final exam. The residents, who adore him, make sure he has the right conditions to study. They have limited their alcohol consumption and maintain order in the town themselves. Unfortunately, a fight breaks out and disturbs the sergeant's peace.
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.
Nights and Days
A family saga of Barbara Ostrzeńska-Niechcic and Bogumił Niechcic against the backdrop of the January Uprising of 1863 and World War I. The film is a rather straightforward and faithful adaptation of a novel by Maria Dabrowska with the same title. The plot is woven around the changing fortunes of a noble (upper-class) Niechcic family in the pre-WWI Poland. There are two main crossing threads: a social history one and an existential one.
Filmography
as Zandarm
as Seller (uncredited)
as Szymszel
as Naczelnik więzienia
as Józef Przyłuski, stolarz
as Niemiec wzięty do niewoli przez partyzantów
as Szymszel
as kupiec włoski
as Mieszkaniec Trzebiatowa (niewymieniony w czołówce)
as Włoski kupiec
as Doctor
as Folk Band Member (uncredited)
as The Accused
as Professor
as Repatriate Clerk
as German Court Chairman
as Witness
as Police Commissioner
as Chrupek's Lawyer
as French Devil (uncredited)
as Man in the Cafe (uncredited)
as Water Pump Company Director
as Captain Engineer
as Manager Stronciak
as Ticket Controller (segment 3)
as (uncredited)
as "Tempo" Club employee
as Ticket Collector
as Martyzel
as Nejman
as Officer (uncredited)
as Professor
as Saturnin Czepulonis
as Musician in the cinema (uncredited)
as Italian with a cat
as German in a Pub (uncredited)