
Cinetrā

Cinetrā

Śmierć prezydenta (original title)
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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.
Cast: Zdzisław Mrożewski, Marek Walczewski, Henryk Bista, Czesław Byszewski, Jerzy Duszyński, Edmund Fetting, Kazimierz Iwor, Tomasz Zaliwski, Roman Sikora, Andrzej Krasicki, Jerzy Sagan, Zbigniew Kryński, Lucjan Dytrych, Teodor Gendera, Włodzimierz Saar, Julian Jabczyński, Janusz Sykutera, Marian Godlewski, Józef Zbiróg, Tadeusz Sabara
Writers: Bolesław Michałek (Writer), Jerzy Kawalerowicz (Writer)
Cinematographer: Jerzy Łukaszewicz, Witold Sobociński
Production Designer: Wojciech Krysztofiak, Adam T. Nowakowski
Editor: Wiesława Otocka
Composer: Adam Walaciński
Costume Designer: Bogdan Wisniewski, Alicja Waltos
Production: Zespół Filmowy Kadr