Death of a President
Śmierć prezydenta
Release: 1977-10-10
·Runtime: 144m
·★ 6.2
History
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Poland
Production Companies
Zespół Filmowy Kadr
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Edmund Karwański
as Łepkowski
Hans-Joachim Recknitz
as Delagneau
Zdzisław Mrożewski
as Gabriel Narutowicz
Marek Walczewski
as Eligiusz Niewiadomski
Zbigniew Kryński
as Stanisław Thugutt
Teodor Gendera
as Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski
Tadeusz Sabara
as Karol Kozłowski
Henryk Dudziński
as Wojciech Korfanty
Tadeusz Kożusznik
as right-wing MP
Włodzimierz Saar
as Stanisław Stroński
Józef Zbiróg
as Stanisław Łańcucki
Andrzej Grąziewicz
as photographer
Jerzy Duszyński
as Józef Pilsudski
Julian Jabczyński
as Stefan Przezdziecki
Stanisław Marian Kamiński
as Piast MP
Andrzej Grzybowski
as Leopold Skulski
Adam Baumann
as right-wing militant
Henryk Bista
as Priest Marceli Nowakowski
Janusz Sykutera
as Stanisław Car
Paweł Łęski
as National Democrat MP
Tomasz Zaliwski
as Maciej Rataj
Lucjan Dytrych
as Ignacy Daszyński
Andrzej Szenajch
as Left-wing MP
Józef Kalita
as Cardinal Aleksander Kakowski
