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  • Death of a President (1977)
  • 144 min | Drama, History
Death of a President (1977)
144 min | Drama, History

Set at the historic moment of rebirth of Poland after World War I. The newly organized National Assembly elected Gabriel Narutowicz, a professor returning home from Switzerland to enter public life, as the first President in the history of...See moreSet at the historic moment of rebirth of Poland after World War I. The newly organized National Assembly elected Gabriel Narutowicz, a professor returning home from Switzerland to enter public life, as the first President in the history of Polish Republic. The film shows the turmoil leading to Narutowicz's election by a National Assembly divided between Polish Nationalists and the minorities, comprising one third of the population. A few days after the election the President was assasinated by a fanatic Nationalist while opening an art exhibit. Written by Polish Cinema Database See less
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Oct 10, 1977 (Poland)

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69 cast members
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Zdzislaw Mrozewski
Gabriel Narutowicz Gabriel Narutowicz   See fewer
Marek Walczewski
Eligiusz Niewiadomski Eligiusz Niewiadomski   See fewer
Henryk Bista
Priest Nowakowski Priest Nowakowski   See fewer
Czeslaw Byszewski
Prime Minister Julian Nowak Prime Minister Julian Nowak   See fewer
Jerzy Duszynski
Józef Pilsudski Józef Pilsudski   See fewer
Edmund Fetting
General Józef Haller General Józef Haller   See fewer
Kazimierz Iwor
Herman Lieberman Herman Lieberman   See fewer
Julian Jabczynski
Stefan Przezdziecki Stefan Przezdziecki   See fewer
Erwin Kohlund
Prof. Isseling Prof. Isseling   See fewer
Zbigniew Krynski
Stanislaw Józef Thugutt Stanislaw Józef Thugutt   See fewer
Leszek Kubanek
Norbert Barlicki Norbert Barlicki   See fewer
Wlodzimierz Saar
Stanislaw Stronski Stanislaw Stronski   See fewer
Jerzy Sagan
Wincenty Witos Wincenty Witos   See fewer
Janusz Sykutera
Stanislaw Car Stanislaw Car   See fewer
Tomasz Zaliwski
Maciej Rataj Maciej Rataj   See fewer
Jerzy Adamczak
Konrad Ilski Konrad Ilski   See fewer
Marek Dowmunt
Major Polkowski Major Polkowski   See fewer
Marta Dutkiewicz
Narutowicz's Niece Narutowicz's Niece   See fewer
Lucjan Dytrych
Ignacy Daszynski Ignacy Daszynski   See fewer
Liliana Komorowska
Narutowicz's Niece (as Liliana Glabczynska) Narutowicz's Niece (as Liliana Glabczynska)   See fewer
Marian Godlewski
Boleslaw Limanowski Boleslaw Limanowski   See fewer
Andrzej Grzybowski
Leopold Skulski Leopold Skulski   See fewer
Andrzej Krasicki
Minister Antoni Kamienski Minister Antoni Kamienski   See fewer
Hans Gerd Kübel
Prof. Wyssling Prof. Wyssling   See fewer
Antoni Lewek
Antoni Sadzewicz Antoni Sadzewicz   See fewer
Marian Nosek
Zygmunt Piotrowski Zygmunt Piotrowski   See fewer
Henryk Olszewski
Stanislaw Ketrzynski Stanislaw Ketrzynski   See fewer
Marek Prazanowski
Stanislaw Narutowicz Stanislaw Narutowicz   See fewer
Jack Recknitz
Delagneau Delagneau   See fewer
Tadeusz Sabara
Kozlowski Kozlowski   See fewer
Roman Sikora
Wojciech Trampczynski Wojciech Trampczynski   See fewer
Mieczyslaw Szargan
Ozjasz Thon Ozjasz Thon   See fewer
Józef Zbiróg
Stanislaw Lancucki Stanislaw Lancucki   See fewer
Jan Zdrojewski
J. G. Jackowski J. G. Jackowski   See fewer
Michal Bialkowicz
Jewish Deputy Jewish Deputy   See fewer
Jacek Brick
Rioter Rioter   See fewer
Henryk Dudzinski
Wojciech Korfanty Wojciech Korfanty   See fewer
Zbigniew Geiger
Secretary Soltyk Secretary Soltyk   See fewer
Teodor Gendera
Marian Koscialkowski Marian Koscialkowski   See fewer
Andrzej Graziewicz
Photographer Photographer   See fewer
Lech Grzmocinski
'Piast' Deputy 'Piast' Deputy   See fewer
Andrzej Jedrzejewski
PPS Deputy PPS Deputy   See fewer
Józef Kalita
Archbishop Kakowski Archbishop Kakowski   See fewer
Edmund Karwanski
Lepkowski Lepkowski   See fewer
Fabian Kiebicz
Wierczak Wierczak   See fewer
Tadeusz Kozusznik
ChZJN Deputy ChZJN Deputy   See fewer
Jan Krzyzanowski
Kazimierz Sosnkowski Kazimierz Sosnkowski   See fewer
Edward Lach
Rioter Rioter   See fewer
Eugeniusz Lotar
ChZJN Deputy ChZJN Deputy   See fewer
Bogdan Lysakowski
Witold Chodzko Witold Chodzko   See fewer
Borys Marynowski
Captain Soltan Captain Soltan   See fewer
Janusz Mazanek
Bronsford Bronsford   See fewer
Wiktor Nanowski
Edward Okun Edward Okun   See fewer
Wladyslaw Pawlowicz
General Jacyna General Jacyna   See fewer
Jerzy Próchnicki
ChZJN Deputy ChZJN Deputy   See fewer
Edward Sosna
Rioter Rioter   See fewer
Tadeusz Szaniecki
British Ambassador British Ambassador   See fewer
Andrzej Szenajch
PPS Deputy PPS Deputy   See fewer
Szymon Szurmiej
Jewish Deputy Jewish Deputy   See fewer
Tadeusz Teodorczyk
'Piast' Deputy 'Piast' Deputy   See fewer
Marek Wojciechowski
Kazimierz Kumaniecki Kazimierz Kumaniecki   See fewer
Kazimierz Zielinski
ChZJN Deputy ChZJN Deputy   See fewer
Jerzy Moes
General Wladyslaw Sikorski (scenes deleted) General Wladyslaw Sikorski (scenes deleted)   See fewer
Adam Baumann
Rioter (uncredited) Rioter (uncredited)   See fewer
Alfred Freudenheim
Priest (uncredited) Priest (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanislaw Marian Kaminski
'Piast' Deputy (uncredited) 'Piast' Deputy (uncredited)   See fewer
Zdzislaw Szymborski
Kakowski's Secretary (uncredited) Kakowski's Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
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