Lech Ordon

Lech Ordon

Birth : 1928-11-24, Poznań, Polska

Death : 2017-10-21

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Lech Ordon

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Letters to Santa
Szczepana's Father
A romantic comedy set on Christmas Eve in Warsaw and centered around a series of characters.
War of Love
Szlachcic
Klara and Aniela are two young girls who decide not to get married. This decision makes bachelors even more eager to conquer them. Adaptation of the classic comedy by Aleksander Fredro.
The Last Action
Karpiuk "Czujny"
When his grandson is beaten by gangsters, a Warsaw veteran gathers his war buddies to take them on.
Immensee
korpulenter Mann
Jedenaste przykazanie
Henryk
A young penniless woman comes to a small town with her newborn baby. She goes to work but because her child has no father, life is hard for her. Until she meets a carefree vagabond photographer willing to help her out.
Special Mission
Sufler - barman w restauracji
In 1943, a drunk cook is mistaken for a secret agent and sent on a special mission from London to Nazi-occupied Poland.
The Deserters
Feldfebel w burdelu
Set in military barracks in a small town during World War I. The soldiers herded in the barracks are 'politically suspect' mix of characters from all over of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Czechs, Jews, and even Italians, but officers in charge are Germans. A new lieutenant arrives with the mission to bring order to the unit. He is the sadist, enjoying humiliating the men. Fed up with his behaviour the lower ranks kidnap him one night and string him up in a public toilet. They also make sure that he fouls up during the inspection. Eventually the five ring leaders are imprisoned. They escape and end up in Budapest posing as guards as guards of veterinary surgeons. They are caught and sent back to face a court martial and their old tormentor.
Der Schimmelreiter
Vater
German-Polish adaptation of Theodor Storm's novella.
The Twenties, the Thirties
On the way to Warsaw after a crude oil fraud in southern Poland, conman Adam Deren meets singer Liza. He decides to invest his money in a venture deemed to be a failure - a small cabaret where Liza could perform.
Soból i panna
Kapitan
Mister Blot's Academy
Doctor Dollitle
Thanks to the powers of magic, Adaś Niezgódka is transported to the fairy tale land of Mr. Blot – the protagonist of Jan Brzechwa’s classic book. Mr. Blot is a teacher and a magician in one. His lessons cannot be boring. Especially when bIotology is the subject. Adaś learns about the miracles of the enchanted land, but also gets to know its dark secrets.
Miłość ci wszystko wybaczy
właściciel "Bagateli"
The Big Picnic
Rysiek is an escapee from a reform school. Julek escapes the anger of a voluntarily fire brigade in a small town from which he embezzled. In search for food Rysiek breaks into a villa and discovers a bundle of cash in the freezer. They team together in Warsaw and decide to go on a rampage through the city.
Racławice. 1794
szlachcic Jaworski
The document describes the preparations and organizational problems related to the outbreak of the Kościuszko Insurrection and the initial phase of the fighting to the Battle of Racławice. He also devotes a lot of space to the peasant question.
Hello, Fred the Beard
konduktor
Święty Mikołaj pilnie poszukiwany
Following a successful robbery on Christmas Eve, two thieves go hiding into a children's home, where every child is expecting Santa Claus to come soon.
The Nest
Radost
Told in flashback as Mieszko lies feverish in his bed just before the Battle of Cedynia, Gniazdo recounts how the revered leader extended Poland's borders, formed an alliance with Emperor Otto I, and ultimately strengthened his country's autonomy by achieving victory during that crucial battle in the year 972.
Janosik
Pleban
Niebieskie jak Morze Czarne
Dekameron 40 czyli cudowne przytrafienie pewnego nieboszczyka
sędzia
I Hate Mondays
Ksiądz, opiekun zespołu ludowego
An acute case of Mondayitis in Warsaw. Interwoven stories of a few inhabitants of Warsaw, including one very unlucky Italian on a governmental mission and a charitable Polish American.
Wniebowstąpienie
How I Unleashed World War II, Part II: Following the Arms
sierżant Hopkins
After escaping across Europe from Stalag camp, Dolas's ride to Cyprus is stopped when his ship in sunk by an Italian submarine. Although he and some of his fellow sailors are rescued by an Allied ship, they find themselves conscripted into the French Foreign Legion in Beirut, Dolas becoming a cook.
How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
Sgt. Hopkins
On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.
How I Unleashed World War II, Part I: The Escape
Sierżant Hopkins
On the night of August 31, 1939, Dolas, from a platoon reinforcing a train station on the German border, falls asleep in a train car and unknowingly crosses into Germany. The moment he shoots a German, who he thinks is a saboteur, the German invasion of Poland begins, and Dolas is convinced it was his fault. He is taken to Stalag POW camp, the first destination in his odyssey around Europe.
Weekend z dziewczyną
Partyzant Tomasz Syrkuć
The Siding
pasażer zaraźliwie śmiejący się
A journalist is preparing to take a train trip, when he is confronted by the spirit of professor Ryszpans who tells what happened to him. When he boarded a train standing on a siding, he encountered trackman Wiór with a newspaper informing about the crash of the train and the death of several passengers, including professor Ryszpans. The professor is joined by engineer Zniesławski, who has also heard of the impending disaster and is interested in it from the technical side. On hearing the news of an approaching catastrophe, other passengers leave the train in panic at the next station. However, trackman Wiór manages to hypnotize several travelers who continue with the journey. Ryszpans hears a roar and sees objects crumbling around him, and then turns into a shadow. After hearing the story, the journalist resigns from his train trip.
Echo
Kamiński
It seems that nothing can ruin Henryk’s (Wienczyslaw Glinski) happy life. He’s a respected lawyer, he’s loved by his son and wife. One day, he receives a letter from the prosecutor’s office. He’s accused of collaborating with the Gestapo. It’s an echo of his past under occupation.
Wife for an Australian
portier
Robert Wolanski came from Australia to Poland, to find a wife. He meet one girl from famous dance group "Mazowsze" and fall in love. But she says "I'm not loving you". Robert decided to kidnap her.
The Eighth Day of the Week
"Duduś", Ela's "fiancé"
Zbigniew Cybulski and Sonja Ziemann play lovers struggling to find happiness and privacy in overcrowded Warsaw. The movie shows an honest picture of life in a war-damaged city, contrasting the characters' difficulties with their dreams of a better life. It was banned in Poland in 1958 and would not been seen anywhere until its European release one year later.
Warszawska syrena
Golas
The Bus Leaves at 6.20
Śliwa, kierownik oddziału w hucie "Bolesław"
Sprawa do załatwienia
Jerzy
Young Chopin
The sleeping Student
As directed by Aleksander Ford in 1952, this Polish-language period drama chronicles the life, times and accomplishments of revered Warsaw-born Romantic composer Frederic Chopin, here played by Czeslaw Wollejko (Danton). The feature focuses exclusively on the youth of Chopin (who died at age 39), spanning his 15th year (c. 1825) through his 21st year (c. 1831); it also depicts Chopin as both prodigiously gifted and one filled with a tremendous spirit of Polish nationalism. Ford concludes with the onset of the illness that eventually killed Ford, set against the backdrop of the famous November Uprising in 1830.
The Warsaw Debut
publisher (uncredited)