Death of a President
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Death of a President

7.3 / 10 | 2h 24m | Poland
1977 | 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 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.

Cast List (21)

Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Director
Marek Walczewski
Marek Walczewski
Eligiusz Niewiadomski
Czeslaw Byszewski
Czeslaw Byszewski
Prime Minister Julian Nowak
Zbigniew Krynski
Zbigniew Krynski
Stanislaw Józef Thugutt
Wlodzimierz Saar
Wlodzimierz Saar
Stanislaw Stronski
Janusz Sykutera
Janusz Sykutera
Stanislaw Car
Zdzislaw Mrozewski
Zdzislaw Mrozewski
Gabriel Narutowicz
Henryk Bista
Henryk Bista
Priest Nowakowski
Edmund Fetting
Edmund Fetting
General Józef Haller
Erwin Kohlund
Erwin Kohlund
Prof. Isseling
Leszek Kubanek
Leszek Kubanek
Norbert Barlicki
Jerzy Sagan
Jerzy Sagan
Wincenty Witos
Jerzy Adamczak
Jerzy Adamczak
Konrad Ilski
Jerzy Duszynski
Jerzy Duszynski
Józef Pilsudski
Kazimierz Iwor
Kazimierz Iwor
Herman Lieberman
Julian Jabczynski
Julian Jabczynski
Stefan Przezdziecki
Tomasz Zaliwski
Tomasz Zaliwski
Maciej Rataj
Marek Dowmunt
Marek Dowmunt
Major Polkowski
Marta Dutkiewicz
Marta Dutkiewicz
Narutowicz's Niece
Boleslaw Michalek
Boleslaw Michalek
Writer
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Writer

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