Death of the President (1978)
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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… More 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. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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- Art House & International, Drama
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Cast
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Zdzislaw Mrozewski
as Narutowicz
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Marek Walczewski
as Niewiadomski
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Jerzy Duszynski
as Jozef Pilsudzski
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Tomasz Zaliwski
as Rataj
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Henryk Bista
as Father Lutoslawski
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Edmund Fetting
as Jozef Haller
- Liliana Glabczynska
- Czeslaw Byszewski
- Erwin Kohlund
- Janusz Sykutera
- Jerzy Sagan
- Julian Jabczynski
- Kazimierz Iwor
- Leszek Kubanek
- Wlodzimierz Saar
- Zbigniew Krynski