Death of a President (1977)
2h 24m
Running Time
October 10, 1977Release Date
Death of a President (1977)
2h 24m
Running Time
October 10, 1977Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Zdzisław Mrożewski
Gabriel Narutowicz
Marek Walczewski
Eligiusz Niewiadomski
Henryk Bista
Priest Marceli Nowakowski
Czesław Byszewski
Prime Minister Julian Nowak
Jerzy Duszyński
Józef Pilsudski
Edmund Fetting
General Józef Haller
Kazimierz Iwor
Herman Lieberman
Tomasz Zaliwski
Maciej Rataj
Roman Sikora
Wojciech Trąmpczyński
Andrzej Krasicki
Antoni Kamieński
Erwin Kohlund
Prof. Isseling
Jerzy Sagan
Wincenty Witos
Zbigniew Kryński
Stanisław Thugutt
Lucjan Dytrych
Ignacy Daszyński
Teodor Gendera
Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski
Włodzimierz Saar
Stanisław Stroński
Julian Jabczyński
Stefan Przezdziecki
Janusz Sykutera
Stanisław Car
Marian Godlewski
Bolesław Limanowski
Józef Zbiróg
Stanisław Łańcucki
Tadeusz Sabara
Karol Kozłowski
Stanisław Marian Kamiński
Piast MP
Andrzej Szenajch
Left-wing MP
Paweł Łęski
National Democrat MP
Tadeusz Szaniecki
William Grenfell Max Müller
Henryk Dudziński
Wojciech Korfanty
Andrzej Grzybowski
Leopold Skulski
Edmund Karwański
Łepkowski
Tadeusz Kożusznik
right-wing MP
Andrzej Grąziewicz
photographer
Józef Kalita
Cardinal Aleksander Kakowski
Zdzisław Szymborski
assistant to Cardinal Kakowski
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 10, 1977
Original NameŚmierć prezydenta
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 24m
Genres
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Wiki.
Death of a President (Polish: Śmierć prezydenta) is a 1977 Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution. The film was also selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
The film depicts the 1922 assassination of the first President of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz by artist and Endecja sympathizer Eligiusz Niewiadomski.
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