1977-10-10 6.2/10
Overview
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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.
Director : Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Writer : Bolesław Michałek, Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Cast
Zdzisław Mrożewski
Marek Walczewski
Henryk Bista
Czesław Byszewski
Jerzy Duszyński
Edmund Fetting