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Henryk Bista

Date of birth: 1934-03-12

Place of birth:

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Henryk Bista

Biography

Movie Credits

Medium
2.9

Medium

1985-10-03

Story of four people in Sopot in 1933, mysteriously brought together to an old villa to reenact a mu

On the Silver Globe
3.9

On the Silver Globe

1989-02-10

A small group of cosmic explorers, including a woman, leaves Earth to start a new civilization. They

W cieniu nienawiści
2.5

W cieniu nienawiści

1986-04-18

In 1943, Ewa decides to take care of her Jewish neighbour's daughter and brings her home just for a

Sto koni do stu brzegów
0

Sto koni do stu brzegów

1979-06-18

World War II. Lieutenant Bogdan Mayer is tasked with delivering a sample of valuable metal alloy fro

I Love Cinema
3.5

I Love Cinema

1988-12-16

The manager of a small provincial cinema finds her lost son, and he tries to save the movie theater.

Przystań
0

Przystań

1971-01-29

Settlers from various parts of Poland come to the Vistula Spit just after WWII. They are learning th

Na odsiecz Wiedniowi
0

Na odsiecz Wiedniowi

1983-09-12

Film about the famous Battle of Vienna and the events surrounding it.

The Faithful River
2.6

The Faithful River

1987-08-31

Set during the insurgency of 1863, the story focuses on a tragic romance between a poor gentlewoman

Apricots in the Baskets
0

Apricots in the Baskets

1992-11-06

Poland, 1991. Two elderly political refugees, Demosthenes and Argyris, take the train from the coal

Wizja lokalna 1901
2.8

Wizja lokalna 1901

1981-01-26

More documentary in its approach than dramatized history, this is a compelling story about a 1901 ch

Sérénité
0

Sérénité

1989-09-15

Poland, 1930s. Agata, a twenty-year-old young woman, a niece of the lady of a small manor, is about

Red Thorns
0

Red Thorns

1977-01-20

A descendant of a noble family takes the side of the proletariat, fighting against the mistreatment

Komediantka
2.5

Komediantka

1987-05-04

A young woman runs away from her home to the big city, gets a job in theatre and gets involved with

Sąd nad Braćmi Polskimi
0

Sąd nad Braćmi Polskimi

1984-01-01

A docu-fiction movie portraying the Polish Brethren religious group over the years.

Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes
3.2

Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes

1986-09-26

Scope is a prisoner on a behemoth space station and is chosen, like all his fellow prisoners, to 'vo

Inner State
0

Inner State

1989-08-25

December, 1981. World-class champion Ewa Jaskólska is looking forward to a cruise around the world w

Soccer Poker
3.7

Soccer Poker

1989-03-31

Laguna was once a great soccer player whose career was interrupted by an injury. He spent years clim

Escape from the Liberty Cinema
3.1

Escape from the Liberty Cinema

1990-10-14

The screening of a movie "Daybreak" at the "Liberty" Cinema is interrupted by an unusual event - act

Aquarium
3.4

Aquarium

1996-10-04

Film based on the book of Viktor Suvorov, a former Soviet military intelligence officer. The story o

Travels of Mr. Blot
3.4

Travels of Mr. Blot

1986-02-03

The second part of adventures of Mr. Blot and the students of his magic school.

30 Door Key
2.8

30 Door Key

1991-09-02

A young writer in 1939 Warsaw faces the conflict of acting his age or relapsing into childhood durin

Kanalia
0

Kanalia

1992-03-15

A Russian investigator is demoted after a young PPS militia escapes from Poland and vows revenge.

Kobieta
0

Kobieta

1976-04-16

Passion
2.5

Passion

1978-03-14

The last days in the life of Edward Dembowski (1822-1846), the organizer of the Cracow Uprising in 1

An Immoral Story
3.2

An Immoral Story

1990-10-01

Told as a film within the film, the story concerns an aging actress. Ewa is a flamboyant, pushy actr

Green, Bygone...
0

Green, Bygone...

1976-01-01

A young landowner, fascinated by billiard, falls into the trap of gambling

Mr. Blot in Space
2.8

Mr. Blot in Space

1988-12-05

It's Christmas, and children at an orphanage in Maliszewo receive a computer that was given to them

Doctor Semmelweis
0

Doctor Semmelweis

1995-11-20

The story of famous Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis.

Kartoteka
2.5

Kartoteka

1979-10-15

A former partisan now 38 years old remembers his childhood in the war.

Cynga
3

Cynga

1991-06-07

A young Varsovian runs away from the Nazi’s attack on the East. He falls into the hands of the NKVD.

New York, 4 A.M.
3

New York, 4 A.M.

1988-10-10

A sleepy provincial town with only one "Błysk" bar. If it weren't for the nearby prison, it would be

Cupid's Bow
2.4

Cupid's Bow

1988-01-18

Lavish romantic melodrama, obsessively concerned with sex. Maryska's husband is off to war. He soon

Decalogue X
4

Decalogue X

1989-05-16

Jerzy and Artur’s father dies, leaving behind a valuable stamp collection, which, they discover, is

Ślepy bokser
0

Ślepy bokser

1982-06-20

A distinguished engineer is informed of being forcibly transferred from his current workplace to ano

Rzeczywistość
0

Rzeczywistość

1961-04-28

The 1937 trial of communist journalists, working for the same student magazine in Vilnius, is shown

Taranthriller
0

Taranthriller

1993-09-17

Looking for a place to conduct research, docent Marek and his family move into an old villa where st

Polonia Restituta
0

Polonia Restituta

1981-05-18

A two-part historical film covering the years of the First World War and the post-war period up to 1

Stacja
0

Stacja

1987-12-23

The 8th Plenum of the PZPR is underway. Passengers waiting for a train learn that their traffic has

Kraj świata
0

Kraj świata

1994-03-24

Two writers comment on the situation of Poland in the period of political transformation.

Reverted
3.3

Reverted

1994-05-03

Young democracy activist is being chased by police in a very funny way.

King Ubu
3.5

King Ubu

2004-01-16

A grotesque Shakespearean tale of Ubu who comes to power in a bloody way. When his absurd reforms fa

Hotel klasy lux
0

Hotel klasy lux

1979-12-25

The five participants in the meeting for the construction of a luxury hotel meet years later at its

A Time for Witches
1.8

A Time for Witches

1994-02-28

Twenty years old prostitute and drug addict, Jola, by chance meets Andrzej, a "railway station gay".

Nie było słońca tej wiosny
4.8

Nie było słońca tej wiosny

1984-10-01

A Jewish woman escaping from a transport helps a family poisoned by carbon monoxide. The young host

Konsul
3.6

Konsul

1989-08-17

After a con-man is released from prison, he gradually gets back to his old tricks, but his cons grow

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
3.5

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization

1985-01-28

The world has been ravaged by nuclear war. The planet is frozen and radiation kills anyone or anythi

Death of the Kidmaker
0

Death of the Kidmaker

1991-01-20

Januszek - the town's Casanova, returns from the army. Waiting for him at home is Blada, the mother

Farewell to Autumn
2.8

Farewell to Autumn

1990-09-04

Decadence, homosexuality, excess wealth, infidelity, alcoholism and drugs all played a major role in

Nothing Funny
3.5

Nothing Funny

1996-02-02

One day, hospital orderlies, watching corpse in the morgue, recognize film director. Man, even thoug

Green Years
0

Green Years

1980-02-29

World War II. The Germans enter Sosnowiec, which complicates the relationship between the three frie

Żelazna obroża
0

Żelazna obroża

1976-06-04

Kozyra - a former athlete wants to return to the circus arena, where young Błażyce is successful.

Banda
0

Banda

1965-03-05

A group of juvenile delinquents working in a shipyard try to clear themselves of a false accusation.

Porno
3.5

Porno

1990-01-26

Michał, a mature man and father, is full of bitterness, regret, and longing for unfulfilled youthful

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
0

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui

1997-06-19

A television staging of the 1941 Brecht play, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui.

Koniec sezonu na lody
2.8

Koniec sezonu na lody

1988-03-01

The owner of an ice cream parlor in a coastal town is murdered. The investigation is conducted by pl

Tango
0

Tango

1992-01-06

A TV adaptation of Sławomir Mrożek's play, about a family whose rejection of traditional values lead

Provocateur
2.9

Provocateur

1995-05-31

Warsaw, 1909. Arthur Herling makes an assassination attempt on a Russian police official and his fam

The Last Schoolbell
3.7

The Last Schoolbell

1989-10-27

As high school students put on a politically-engaged school play, tensions begin to rise between the

Bal na dworcu w Koluszkach
3

Bal na dworcu w Koluszkach

1990-04-02

During the "winter of the century," impatient passengers wait for the train to arrive at the station

Męskie sprawy
0

Męskie sprawy

1989-03-20

Young residents of a town near Poznań are getting ready to fight the Germans.

Inner Life
2.3

Inner Life

1987-08-28

The life of a grumpy 40-year-old man living with his wife in a high-rise block. Every day is like th

The Death of John L.
2

The Death of John L.

1988-03-07

Zbigniew Gąsior, a thirty year old singer, is a youth idol. Despite fame, money and success with wom

Child's Scenes of Provincial Life
1

Child's Scenes of Provincial Life

1987-01-12

Based on a short story by Andrzej Mencwel. Somewhere in Poland, spring 1980. Julian S. is an intelli

Polish Death
2.5

Polish Death

1995-04-27

Young man frustrated with his life and pointless job becomes one of the suspects in serial killer in

Who Is Joe Louis?
0

Who Is Joe Louis?

1992-08-28

The story of Finnish boxer Joni, who brings up a son Simppa from his relationship with Polish girlfr

Czapa, czyli śmierć na raty
0

Czapa, czyli śmierć na raty

1996-05-22

Two death row prisoners willingly confess to more murders to delay their execution. A TV adaptation

Seksolatki
1

Seksolatki

1972-05-02

Two teenagers try to live together as adults, but new responsibilities overwhelm them.

The Little Apocalypse
2.7

The Little Apocalypse

1993-02-10

An unknown Polish writer can't publish his novels, so his ex-wife decides to help him and get some o

Death of a President
3.1

Death of a President

1977-10-10

After Poland won freedom from of its long overlordship by Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in

Two Moons
2.8

Two Moons

1993-12-09

Panoramic view of a resort town in the summer of 1930. In seventeen episodes we get a glimpse at the

Schindler's List
4.3

Schindler's List

1993-12-15

The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis

Przeklęte oko proroka
0

Przeklęte oko proroka

1985-02-18

A continuation of the story "Oko proroka", which ended with the sale of a mysterious jewel and the p

Między ustami a brzegiem pucharu
2

Między ustami a brzegiem pucharu

1987-09-14

The young count makes a bet with his friends about who will be the first to win the favor of a girl

Hospital of the Transfiguration
3.1

Hospital of the Transfiguration

1979-03-28

Shortly after the beginning of World War 2 a young idealist doctor is employed in a psychiatric hosp

Sauna
3.3

Sauna

1992-11-27

A film based on a simple situation: several men talk in the sauna.

Les Milles
2.8

Les Milles

1995-08-22

In the beginning of the Second World War, Germans, Austrians and persons without nationality living

Porcelain in an Elephant's Shop
0

Porcelain in an Elephant's Shop

1988-08-26

An ordinary man has to do constant favors for other people in order to reserve a place for himself i

Quiet Is the Night
2.9

Quiet Is the Night

1978-11-17

A psychological detective story about a police hunt for the murderer of young boys. The police comis

Thais
0.5

Thais

1984-09-24

Thais, an Egyptian courtesan, is converted to a life of a penitant by Paphnutius, a holy man. She is

Dagny
1

Dagny

1977-01-26

Dagny Juell was the doctors daughter who left Kongsvinger for Berlin to study music, and became famo

Placówka
2.5

Placówka

1979-10-01

The problem of the Polish population displacement from their land within the limits of the Prussian

Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe
3.1

Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe

1991-04-01

The story of catholic saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941), who volunteered to die in place of a stran

Ostatni po Bogu
0

Ostatni po Bogu

1968-10-12

Tensions rise between a crew of a submarine when an accident causes it to settle at the bottom of th

The Return of She-Wolf
1.6

The Return of She-Wolf

1990-10-26

A young couple arrives to the palace, where years ago the Countess Julia, She-Wolf was terrorising i

The Curse of Snake Valley
3

The Curse of Snake Valley

1988-10-03

The trio of adventurous pals, a man who is a scientist, a fine lady and a former military pilot are

Przemytnicy
3

Przemytnicy

1985-09-30

The 1920s, the southern border of Poland. Smuggler Józef Trofida is released from prison. From his f

Yesterday
2.8

Yesterday

1985-06-10

Set in the 60's in a provincial town: four high school teenagers approach graduation, but all they t

W środku Europy
2.5

W środku Europy

1993-11-20

A small town located right in the middle of Europe, but in reality probably at the end of the world.

Fik-Mik
2.5

Fik-Mik

1988-02-17

Love Me and Do Whatever You Want
3

Love Me and Do Whatever You Want

1997-06-24

Sławek Wiśnik, a young, ambitious musician and graduate of the conservatory's organ class, wants to

Lava
2.8

Lava

1989-11-06

On the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the

The Mother of the Kings
3.1

The Mother of the Kings

1987-03-01

Made in 1982, shelved for five years. Story opens with Lucja Krol's husband under the tram. She give

Wet Dough
0

Wet Dough

1986-03-17

The protagonist of the film is Wojtek, who works in finding amber. One day, someone attacks him and

To Save the City
0

To Save the City

1976-10-11

1945. Soviet offensive is approaching Cracow. Local resistance cooperate despite political differenc

Upstairs, Downstairs
0

Upstairs, Downstairs

1989-05-08

Based on Michał Choromański's novel. Young artist arrives at Zakopane and meets local people.

Oko proroka
0

Oko proroka

1984-01-09

Sonata marymoncka
0

Sonata marymoncka

1988-05-16

Main character, Rysiek, tries to live through dangerous times of war-torn and later stalinist Poland

Vabank
3.9

Vabank

1981-10-01

October 1934. Poland. Famous bank robber Kwinto decided to quit his dangerous criminal job, but afte

Sztos
3.4

Sztos

1997-08-22

Two friends recall the PRL. After serving time in jail, they took up an illegal currency exchange. C

Eminent Domain
3

Eminent Domain

1991-04-12

A high-ranking Polish politburo member is banished from the party, and must find out why. Set in 197

Eagle
3.4

Eagle

1959-02-07

Based on a true story of Polish submarine "Orzel" (The Eagle): September 1939, "Orzel" is coming to

Powstanie listopadowe. 1830 - 1831
0

Powstanie listopadowe. 1830 - 1831

1980-12-14

Most important events of November Uprising in Poland.

Tanie pieniądze
0

Tanie pieniądze

1986-12-01

Inmate Adam leaves prison after two years of imprisonment. He returns to his homeland with the decis

Prywatne niebo
0

Prywatne niebo

1989-04-15

The nouveau riche chinchilla breeder hires a painter-portraitist.

The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
3.2

The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin

1994-10-20

Set in a small Ukrainian village during the outbreak of war with Germany in 1941 Private Chonkin, no

Sala nr 6
0

Sala nr 6

1987-10-28

An introverted, experienced doctor is the director of a mental hospital. Despite his friendly nature

Tajemnica Wielkiego Krzysztofa
0

Tajemnica Wielkiego Krzysztofa

1975-01-26

Two boys in the Gdańsk City Hall follow the trail of a 15th-century legend about children of city co

Mister Blot's Academy
3

Mister Blot's Academy

1984-01-30

Thanks to the powers of magic, Adaś Niezgódka is transported to the fairy tale land of Mr. Blot – th