Michał Waszyński

Michał Waszyński

Birth : 1904-09-30, Kowel, Poland, Russian Empire [now Kovel, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine]

Death : 1965-02-20

History

Michał Waszyński, właściwie Mosze Waks – polski reżyser filmowy, montażysta i scenarzysta. Wyreżyserował najwięcej polskich pełnometrażowych filmów fabularnych w okresie dwudziestolecia międzywojennego.

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Michał Waszyński

Movies

The Prince and the Dybbuk
A cinematic journey on the trail of a mysterious filmmaker. Prince Michal Waszynski, Poland's top pre-war, director who later became an influential figure in the broader European film scene. He produced big Hollywood cinema hits with Sophia Loren and Claudia Cardinale, but his most spectacular creation was his own life. Prince Michal was an extraordinary human chameleon who, with the help of the magical invention of cinema, continually changed his identity.
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Associate Producer
In the year 180 A.D. Germanic tribes are about to invade the Roman empire from the north. In the midst of this crisis ailing emperor Marcus Aurelius has to make a decission about his successor between his son Commodus, who is obsessed by power, and the loyal general Gaius Livius.
55 Days at Peking
Producer
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion. The disparate interests unite for survival despite competing factions, overwhelming odds, delayed relief and tacit support of the Boxers by the Empress of China and her generals.
El Cid
Associate Producer
Epic film of the legendary Spanish hero, Rodrigo Diaz ("El Cid" to his followers), who, without compromising his strict sense of honour, still succeeds in taking the initiative and driving the Moors from Spain.
The Quiet American
Producer
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
The Barefoot Contessa
Production Manager
Has-been director Harry Dawes gets a new lease on his career when independently wealthy Kirk Edwards hires him to write and direct a film. They go to Madrid to find Maria Vargas, a dancer who will star in the film.
Fiamme sul mare
Director
A former war captain buys a wrecked ship, fixes it and starts a freight business with some fellow navy members.
Fiamme sul mare
Writer
A former war captain buys a wrecked ship, fixes it and starts a freight business with some fellow navy members.
Unkown Men of San Marino
Director
A mysterious man, who had lost his memory, arrives in San Marino among other refugees during the Second World War.
The Great Way
Director
A pair of Poles deported to Siberia are taken to the army formed by General Anders and along the battle trail.
U kresu drogi
Director
The Vagabonds
Director
Trzy serca
Director
Two children are born in a rich family's manor house - one of them, Gogo, is a son of a countess and the second one, Maciek, a son of the servant. The servant decides to switch the babies so her son can have a better life. They both grow up and fall for the same woman, a girl named Kasia raised by the countess.
Mother's Heart
Director
During a trip to the mountains, a young teacher Maria starts an affair with Wiesław, who she meets by chance.
RENA
Director
Gehenna
Director
Profesor Wilczur
Director
Profesor Wilczur is a 1938 Polish romantic drama film directed by Michał Waszyński. It is based on the novel by Tadeusz Dolega-Mostowicz.
Druga młodość
Director
A middle-aged woman takes a young lover, and leaves her husband and family to live with him. Her lover tires of her, and tosses her out and she wanders around pawning her jewelry in order to live. She makes a last visit to her family, planning suicide after she sees them.
Kobiety nad przepaścią
Director
The film presents the problem of women forced into prostitution abroad. Marysia Żurkówna is looking for a better life, she believes that when she leaves, she will go to a better world. A terrible disappointment awaits her. The "kind" people who organized her departure have prepared a cruel surprise for her - she is to become a prostitute. What can a lonely girl in a foreign country do in such a situation?
The Dybbuk
Director
In a Polish shtetl, two young men who have grown up together betrothe their unborn children, ignoring the advice of a mysterious traveler not to pledge the lives of future generations. Soon after, one of them dies, and the wife of the other dies in childbirth. The children grow up in different towns, without ever knowing of the betrothal, but the power of the vow leads them to meet each other when they are marriageable. The young woman, Leah, is promised to another man, but Channon, the son of the father who died, is a practitioner of mysticism, and seeks to win his bride through sorcery.
The Quack
Director
A renowned surgeon, abandoned by his wife and daughter, gets robbed and loses his memory. Wandering around the countryside, he becomes a village healer and performs operations.
Happy Days
Director
Two friends, Szczepko and Tonko, are made unemployed in a toy factory where there was a ban on singing and they broke the rule. In a park they find a abandoned baby, and they take it into their care. Meanwhile, Wanda, owner of a toy shop, comes to Lwów with her uncle. He wants his niece to work for the director of this factory. By coincidence, the child is given to Wanda. Szczepko and Tonko look for him desperately. But the uncle is more and more happy about having the child. After numerous hurdles, the child remains at the uncle's, Wanda and Julian are in heaven, and Szczepko and Tonko, reconciled with fate, leave....
Papa się żeni
Director
Papa się żeni (Daddy Gets Married) is a 1936 Polish comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński.
Dodek na froncie
Director
Panienka z poste restante
Director
Wacuś
Director
The Honorable Chauffeur
Director
Jaśnie Pan Szofer is a 1935 Polish romantic comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński.
ABC miłości
Director
Wincenty Poziomka tries to earn his living and falls in love.
Antek policmajster
Director
Black Pearl
Director
Polish seaman returns home from Tahiti with a native lover and a fortune in sacred pearls, gets seduced by a married woman unaware she is part of a gang trying to get his riches.
What Does My Husband Do at Night?
Director
Love, Cherish, Respect
Director
Pharmacy trainee Władzio (Eugeniusz Bodo) is a shy young man with a good heart, in love with lovely Loda (Loda Halama).
Pieśniarz Warszawy
Director
Polish Musical/Comedy starring Eugeniusz Bodo.
District Attorney
Director
The Toy
Director
The Twelve Chairs
Director
The first movie adaptation of the Russian novel "The Twelve Chairs" by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeniy Petrov. The basic idea from this movie, in which a barber and an antique salesman were searching for money hidden in one of of twelve chairs, was later reused for other official and unofficial adaptions of the book
His Excellency, the Shop Assistant
Director
Sound of the Desert
Director
Nameless Heroes
Director
The Cult of the Body
Director
A sculptor is desperately looking for a model for his latest work entitled New Venus. One day he meets girl who seems like perfect candidate. Soon, they both fall in love with each other.
Early Spring
Assistant Director
Directed by Henryk Szaro.