Death of a President
6.3(8) 1977-10-10 144 minHistoryDrama
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.
DirectorJerzy Kawalerowicz
WriterJerzy Kawalerowicz
WriterBolesław Michałek
Original Music ComposerAdam Walaciński
Cast & characters
Zdzisław Mrożewski
as Gabriel Narutowicz
Marek Walczewski
as Eligiusz Niewiadomski
Henryk Bista
as Priest Marceli Nowakowski
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Czesław Byszewski
as Prime Minister Julian Nowak
Jerzy Duszyński
as Józef Pilsudski
Edmund Fetting
as General Józef Haller
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Kazimierz Iwor
as Herman Lieberman
Tomasz Zaliwski
as Maciej Rataj
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Roman Sikora
as Wojciech Trąmpczyński
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Andrzej Krasicki
as Antoni Kamieński
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Jerzy Sagan
as Wincenty Witos
Zbigniew Kryński
as Stanisław Thugutt
Lucjan Dytrych
as Ignacy Daszyński
Teodor Gendera
as Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski
Włodzimierz Saar
as Stanisław Stroński
Julian Jabczyński
as Stefan Przezdziecki
Janusz Sykutera
as Stanisław Car
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Marian Godlewski
as Bolesław Limanowski
Józef Zbiróg
as Stanisław Łańcucki
Tadeusz Sabara
as Karol Kozłowski
Stanisław Marian Kamiński
as Piast MP
Andrzej Szenajch
as Left-wing MP
Paweł Łęski
as National Democrat MP
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Tadeusz Szaniecki
as William Grenfell Max Müller