Jerzy Bossak

Movies

The Trial
Self
In over eight years of research, "Der Prozess" follows the longest criminal proceedings in Germany′s legal history - the "Majdanek Trial". In interviews with judges, the accused, victims and eye witnesses, and with the use of documentary footage and reports, the film recounts (in three parts) the legal trials against the workers and perpetrators of the Lublin/Majdanek concentration camp from the first day to the pronouncement of the judgment.
Ein Film für Bossak und Leacock
A portrait of the two documentary filmmakers Jerzy Bossak and Richard Leacock.
Poczatek
Director of Communications
273 Days Below Zero
Director
Siberia, contrary to people’s first association, is not a deserted land covered with snow. During the one-year stay, Polish documentary filmmakers collected materials that make up the image of the modern industrial area of ​​the North.
Kirk Douglas
Self (uncredited)
The 1966 visit of Hollywood movie star Kirk Douglas at the legendary Polish State Film School in Lódz.
...Geist und ein wenig Glück
Himself
Documentary about the current state of German cinema. Produced for German television.
Requiem for 500,000
Director
A short documentary made in 1963 by Jerzy Bossak and Wacław Kaźmierczak featuring unique archival footage of the Jewish Ghetto of Warsaw. The Warsaw Ghetto (pol. “Getto Warszawskie” ) was the largest of all Jewish Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. From there, about 254,000 Ghetto residents were sent to Treblinka extermination camp during the three months of summer 1942.
Warszawa 1956
Director
Peace Will Win
Writer
This film describes the Second World Congress of Peace Defenders, held in Warsaw on November 16-22, 1950. Sheffield, an industrial city in England, was the initial location of the event, however, it was transferred to the capital of Poland at the very last moment.
Peace Will Win
Director
This film describes the Second World Congress of Peace Defenders, held in Warsaw on November 16-22, 1950. Sheffield, an industrial city in England, was the initial location of the event, however, it was transferred to the capital of Poland at the very last moment.
Storm in Poland
Director
Short documentary about the flooding that struck Poland in the spring of 1947.
The Bridge
Writer
The Germans destroyed all bridges in Warsaw during the war. The reconstruction of the Poniatowski Bridge began in July 1945. Workers from all over Poland were involved in this process. The inauguration ceremony took place on the Day of the Rebirth of Poland (the 22nd of July 1946).
The Bridge
Director
The Germans destroyed all bridges in Warsaw during the war. The reconstruction of the Poniatowski Bridge began in July 1945. Workers from all over Poland were involved in this process. The inauguration ceremony took place on the Day of the Rebirth of Poland (the 22nd of July 1946).
New Poland No. 1 - Youth at the Universities
Director
The first episode of the "Nowa Polska" reportage series focused on the reconstruction of the homeland after the Second World War. This episode is entitled "Młodzież na uniwersytetach". On March 19, 1945, the first post-war academic year began at the Jagiellonian University.
Jaracz's Testament
Writer
Stefan Jaracz, expecting his death, wrote a letter to his fellow artists. Quotations from this ideological testament and excerpts from a pre-war film titled “Jego wielka miłość” accompany the shots of the famous actor's funeral in 1945.
Jaracz's Testament
Director
Stefan Jaracz, expecting his death, wrote a letter to his fellow artists. Quotations from this ideological testament and excerpts from a pre-war film titled “Jego wielka miłość” accompany the shots of the famous actor's funeral in 1945.
Majdanek - Cemetery of Europe
Writer
Movie filmed directly after the liberation of the concentration camp at Majdanek.