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After Poland won freedom from of its long overlordship by Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, it took a further four years for its National Assembly to elect Gabriel Narutowicz as its first president. Narutowicz was a professor who until his election had been living in Switzerland. Those were chaotic times, and shortly after his election, he was assassinated by right-wing fanatics. This epic Polish film chronicles the circumstances of Narutowicz's election and assassination.Read moreLess
After Poland won freedom from of its long overlordship by Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, it took a further four years for its National Assembly to elect Gabriel Narutowicz as its first president. Narutowicz was a professor who until his election had been living in Switzerland. Those were chaotic times, and shortly after his election, he was assassinated by right-wing fanatics. This epic Polish film chronicles the circumstances of Narutowicz's election and assassination.
The story
After Poland won freedom from of its long overlordship by Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, it took a further four years for its National Assembly to elect Gabriel Narutowicz as its first president. Narutowicz was a professor who until his election had been living in Switzerland. Those were chaotic times, and shortly after his election, he was assassinated by right-wing fanatics. This epic Polish film chronicles the circumstances of Narutowicz's election and assassination.
Cast & crew
Zdzisław MrożewskiGabriel Narutowicz
Marek WalczewskiEligiusz Niewiadomski
Henryk BistaPriest Marceli Nowakowski
Jerzy DuszyńskiJózef Pilsudski
Edmund FettingGeneral Józef Haller
Tomasz ZaliwskiMaciej Rataj
Zbigniew KryńskiStanisław ThuguttExplore the crew
- Director
- Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- Writer
- Jerzy Kawalerowicz
- Writer
- Bolesław Michałek
- Original Music Composer
- Adam Walaciński
- Director of Photography
- Jerzy Łukaszewicz
- Director of Photography
- Witold Sobociński
- Editor
- Wiesława Otocka