Kazimierz Prószyński

Kazimierz Prószyński

Birth : 1874-04-04, Warsaw, Poland

Death : 1945-03-13

History

Kazimierz Prószyński (4 April 1875 – 13 March 1945), born in Warsaw, Poland, was a Polish inventor active in the field of cinema. He patented his first film camera, called Pleograph (in Polish spelling: Pleograf), before the Lumière brothers, and later went on to improve the cinema projector for the Gaumont company, as well as invent the widely used hand-held Aeroscope camera.

Profile

Kazimierz Prószyński

Movies

Return of the Reveller
Return of the Reveller
Writer
The Coronation of King George V
The Coronation of King George V
Director of Photography
Various shots of the Coronation procession for King George V.
The Coronation of King George V
The Coronation of King George V
Director
Various shots of the Coronation procession for King George V.
The Return of a Merry Fellow
The Return of a Merry Fellow
Director of Photography
First narrative polish film. The janitor sweeps the pavement in front of the tenement house. A carriage comes with a rather solidly inserted young man. He is well-dressed but has lost all his strength. Merry Fellow needs help.
The Return of a Merry Fellow
The Return of a Merry Fellow
Producer
First narrative polish film. The janitor sweeps the pavement in front of the tenement house. A carriage comes with a rather solidly inserted young man. He is well-dressed but has lost all his strength. Merry Fellow needs help.
The Return of a Merry Fellow
The Return of a Merry Fellow
Writer
First narrative polish film. The janitor sweeps the pavement in front of the tenement house. A carriage comes with a rather solidly inserted young man. He is well-dressed but has lost all his strength. Merry Fellow needs help.
The Return of a Merry Fellow
The Return of a Merry Fellow
Director
First narrative polish film. The janitor sweeps the pavement in front of the tenement house. A carriage comes with a rather solidly inserted young man. He is well-dressed but has lost all his strength. Merry Fellow needs help.
Przygoda dorożkarza
Przygoda dorożkarza
Director of Photography
Przygoda dorożkarza
Przygoda dorożkarza
Producer
Przygoda dorożkarza
Przygoda dorożkarza
Writer
Przygoda dorożkarza
Przygoda dorożkarza
Director
Street Traffic in Front of Mickiewicz’s Monument
Street Traffic in Front of Mickiewicz’s Monument
Director of Photography
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. The film presented about street traffic in front of Mickiewicz’s monument in Warsaw.
Street Traffic in Front of Mickiewicz’s Monument
Street Traffic in Front of Mickiewicz’s Monument
Producer
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. The film presented about street traffic in front of Mickiewicz’s monument in Warsaw.
Street Traffic in Front of Mickiewicz’s Monument
Street Traffic in Front of Mickiewicz’s Monument
Writer
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. The film presented about street traffic in front of Mickiewicz’s monument in Warsaw.
Street Traffic in Front of Mickiewicz’s Monument
Street Traffic in Front of Mickiewicz’s Monument
Director
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. The film presented about street traffic in front of Mickiewicz’s monument in Warsaw.
Ujazdów Avenue
Ujazdów Avenue
Director of Photography
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Ujazdow Avenue.
Ujazdów Avenue
Ujazdów Avenue
Producer
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Ujazdow Avenue.
Ujazdów Avenue
Ujazdów Avenue
Writer
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Ujazdow Avenue.
Ujazdów Avenue
Ujazdów Avenue
Director
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Ujazdow Avenue.
Franciscan Street
Franciscan Street
Director of Photography
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Franciscan Street.
Franciscan Street
Franciscan Street
Producer
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Franciscan Street.
Franciscan Street
Franciscan Street
Writer
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Franciscan Street.
Franciscan Street
Franciscan Street
Director
Lost film by Kazimierz Prószyński. A shot of people walking on Franciscan Street.
Skating-rink in the Royal Baths
Skating-rink in the Royal Baths
Director of Photography
The film was about a group of Polish ice skaters at the slide of the Warsaw Ice Skating Society. The film was filmed using a pleograph which was an early type of the movie camera invented by Kazimierz Prószyński.
Skating-rink in the Royal Baths
Skating-rink in the Royal Baths
Producer
The film was about a group of Polish ice skaters at the slide of the Warsaw Ice Skating Society. The film was filmed using a pleograph which was an early type of the movie camera invented by Kazimierz Prószyński.
Skating-rink in the Royal Baths
Skating-rink in the Royal Baths
Writer
The film was about a group of Polish ice skaters at the slide of the Warsaw Ice Skating Society. The film was filmed using a pleograph which was an early type of the movie camera invented by Kazimierz Prószyński.
Skating-rink in the Royal Baths
Skating-rink in the Royal Baths
Director
The film was about a group of Polish ice skaters at the slide of the Warsaw Ice Skating Society. The film was filmed using a pleograph which was an early type of the movie camera invented by Kazimierz Prószyński.
Children Playing in the Garden
Children Playing in the Garden
Director of Photography
A group of children is playing in the garden.
Children Playing in the Garden
Children Playing in the Garden
Producer
A group of children is playing in the garden.
Children Playing in the Garden
Children Playing in the Garden
Writer
A group of children is playing in the garden.
Children Playing in the Garden
Children Playing in the Garden
Director
A group of children is playing in the garden.