Gustaw Holoubek

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The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober
6.7

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober

Story about the young Balthazar thrown from one remarkable event to the other. On his way through a plague hit the landscape, he meets the ...
The Law and the Fist
7.2

The Law and the Fist

Sep. 15, 1964

The Law and the Fist

At the end of World War Two, Polish people move to the western lands vacated by Germans. But some ruthless profiteers pose as government ...
In Broad Daylight
6.5

In Broad Daylight

Mar. 16, 1981

In Broad Daylight

Set in 1905. The story focuses on a young and inexperienced man in a revolutionary execution squad. He does his killing job out of idealism, and ...
Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment
7.0

Goya: Or the Hard Way to Enlightenment

As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King and Church, yet he is also a Spaniard ...
Goodbye to the Past
7.1

Goodbye to the Past

Mar. 23, 1961

Goodbye to the Past

An actress visits her hometown to attend the funeral of her grandfather. She realizes that the places and people from her past differ from her ...
How Far, How Near
7.1

How Far, How Near

May. 04, 1972

How Far, How Near

A middle-aged man sets out on a symbolic journey through past, present, and future to learn why an old friend committed suicide, and learns much ...
Write and Fight
6.7

Write and Fight

Nov. 23, 1985

Write and Fight

A young journalist is arrested for freethinking ideas. Goes into the cell with the famous safe-breaker and religious Szpicbródką Sixtus, a ...
A Boring Story
7.1

A Boring Story

Sep. 12, 1983

A Boring Story

A professor of medicine, known and recognized, through a serious personal crisis. Used in teaching, feeling mentally and physically diminished, ...
Kill It and Leave This Town
6.7

Kill It and Leave This Town

Fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, the hero hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to ...
Gangsters and Philantropists
7.4

Gangsters and Philantropists

The movie consists of two satirical novel based on the same idea: both the “gangsters” and “philanthropists” end up in ...
Salto
7.2

Salto

Jun. 10, 1965

Salto

A man hops off a train by the small town where he claims he was before. His presence allows to bring out the inner feelings and beliefs of the ...
Siegfried
6.2

Siegfried

Sep. 01, 1986

Siegfried

Set in 1936 in Poland. Zygfryd, a handsome, orphaned young circus acrobat with an introspective temperament, is under the protection of circus ...
Through the Fifth Dimension
5.2

Through the Fifth Dimension

Through some strange experiment, Siwiec, a journalist, gets moved back in time. In this new dimension, he encounters unforeseeable adventures. ...
Sons and Comrades
5.6

Sons and Comrades

Jan. 01, 1985

Sons and Comrades

A Pole who spent time in an internment camp during the war on the Swiss-German border, visits the site many years later and recalls these days. ...
The Noose
7.7

The Noose

Jan. 19, 1958

The Noose

One day in the life of an alcohol addict. With the help of his girlfriend Krysia, Kuba attempts to regain control of his life. But when ...
The Sun and the Shadow
7.4

The Sun and the Shadow

Oct. 21, 1962

The Sun and the Shadow

A Bulgarian youth and a foreign girl meet at a Bulgarian seaside resort. They like each other and joking begin first a word game, and then ...
The Hourglass Sanatorium
7.6

The Hourglass Sanatorium

Dec. 11, 1973

The Hourglass Sanatorium

Set in pre- World War II era. A young man is on a strange train to see his dying father in a sanatorium. But the place is going to ruin and ...
The Saragossa Manuscript
7.9

The Saragossa Manuscript

Feb. 09, 1965

The Saragossa Manuscript

In the Napoleonic wars, an officer finds an old book that relates his grandfather’s story, Alfons van Worden, captain in the Walloon guard. ...
Farewells
7.3

Farewells

Oct. 13, 1958

Farewells

The story takes place before World War II and centers on Pawel, a member of a conservative, middle-class family, and his love for Lidka, a taxi ...
Men of the Blue Cross
6.5

Men of the Blue Cross

Oct. 12, 1955

Men of the Blue Cross

The final film produced by Warsaw’s Documentary Film Studio is an epic re-enactment of a treacherous mission by the Voluntary Tatra ...