Zdzisław Leśniak
Acting
Biography
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Born: December 13, 1930
Place of Birth: Borysław, Polska (obecnie Ukraina)
Known For
The Real End of the Great War
Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp. Months, and then years go by, until Róża abandons any hope that her husband might return. She meets and falls in love with another man, and tries to put her life back together, but one day, unexpectedly, Juliusz does return - a shattered, mere ghost of his former self, physically crippled and tormented by memories of the camps. First out of duty, then out of pity, Róża starts to care for him, but her feelings slowly are transformed into a kind of revulsion
Kanal
In the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising during World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge in the sewers under the orders of leader Zadra, but it's only a matter of time before they will have to emerge. However, when they try, they are met only with intense hostility from the Nazis. Despite their attempts stay resolute through immense mental strain, it becomes increasingly apparent that they may be doomed.
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.
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.
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.
Skinny and Others
A group of workers builds a bridge near a large dam. They get drunk with a visiting reporter, who falls into the river and disappears.
Barrier
A dream-like meditation on post-industrial life in Communist Poland.
Bad Luck
To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.
Gangsters and Philanthropists
The movie consists of two satirical novels based on the same idea: both the "gangsters" and "philanthropists" end up in the courtroom.
Heat
Two Elderly Men are asked by the Prime Minister to take care of the city for one day. During this time, they have to deal with the heat, a diplomatic conflict, a love rivalry, and a lack of water. They do it in their style – with a song.
Filmography
as Reporter
as Bartolomeo
as kupiec włoski
as Włoski kupiec
as Academic
as Attorney
as Nurse
as Class Supervisor
as Groszek
as Jester
as Waiter (uncredited)
as Kika's Lover (uncredited)
as Andrzej in Joanna's Vision (uncredited)
as Atos
as Man in a Wheelchair ("Third Sunday")
as Anzelm
as Tatar (uncredited)
as Ambassador's Secretary
as Cheerful passerby
as Wiktor Fagas "Chaplin"
as Hooligan in the park
as Radio Journalist (segment nr 1)
as Paluch
as Gangster
as Kajtek
as American Soldier (uncredited)
as Man at a Gate (uncredited)
as Hamles
as Zdzisio (uncredited)
as Man leading a Wedding Procession
as "Mały"