Jerzy Passendorfer
Known for
Directing
Born
April 8, 1923
Birthplace
Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Died
February 20, 2003 (aged 79)
Biography
Jerzy Passendorfer (April 8, 1923 in Wilno – February 20, 2003 in Skolimów, near Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish film director, specialising in films about the German occupation of Poland in World War II,and member of parliament.
Passendorfer graduated from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1951, and went on to become the leading exponent of the popular "national combatant" genre in the 1960s. As well as many films he directed the popular TV serial Janosik.
Passendorfer served in the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, from 1993 to 1997 on the Democratic Left Alliance list.
Best known work
Janosik
1974
Janosik
1974
Dom
1980
The Attempt
1959
Big Beat
1967
Adventure in Marienstadt
1954
The Return
1960
What Will My Wife Say to This?
1958
Kierunek Berlin
1969
Uczta Baltazara
1954Filmography
1986
Mewy (fragmenty życiorysu)Director, Screenplay
1980
1975
VictoryWriter, Director
1974
1974
JanosikDirector
1972
Zabijcie czarną owcęDirector
1971
Operation "Brutus"Director
1970
FerrySupervising Art Director
1970
A Hole in the GroundSupervising Art Director
1970
Day of PurificationDirector
1969
More Than Life At Stake Part Threeas Bartender ("Double Nelson") (uncredited)
1969
Ostatnie dniScreenplay, Dialogue, Director
1969
Kierunek BerlinDirector, Screenplay, Dialogue
1967
Big Beatas Film Director (uncredited), Director
1966
Niedziela sprawiedliwościDirector
1964
Barwy walkiDirector
1963
The Lost BridgeDirector
1963
Skąpani w ogniuDirector
1962
The VerdictDirector, Screenplay
1962
Piegowaty DzieńDirector
1960
The ReturnDirector
1959
SignalsDirector
1959
The AttemptDirector
1958
What Will My Wife Say to This?First Assistant Director
1957
Skarb kapitana MartensaDirector