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Jerzy Stuhr

Date of birth: 1947-04-18

Place of birth: Kraków, Poland

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Ежи Штур, Jerzy Oskar Stuhr

Jerzy Stuhr

Biography

Jerzy Oskar Stuhr (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ ˈʂtur]; 18 April 1947-9 July 2024) was one of the most popular, influential and versatile Polish film and theatre actors. He also worked as a screenwriter, film director and drama professor. He served as the Rector of the Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków for two terms: from 1990 to 1996 and again from 2002 to 2008.

Movie Credits

Three Colors: White
3.7

Three Colors: White

1994-01-26

Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wi

Sonata
3.9

Sonata

2022-03-04

Grzegorz, diagnosed as an autistic child, lives in his hermetic world, unable to establish contact w

Killer
3.8

Killer

1997-11-17

An innocent cab driver is mistaken for a contract killer and imprisoned. Soon, he is sprung by a mob

I Will Not Starve
4.1

I Will Not Starve

2023-02-15

I Will Not Starve tells the story of a fallen chef, formerly a Michelin star, who returns to Turin f

Camera Buff
3.7

Camera Buff

1979-11-16

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town,

Ich czworo
0

Ich czworo

1977-01-31

One of Gabriela Zapolska's most famous comedies, it was written in 1907. A realistic story of a mari

Twists of Fate
2.8

Twists of Fate

2007-11-09

A morality tale that starts from answering a mysterious passenger's mobile phone left on a train, an

King Size
3.4

King Size

1988-05-02

The story follows a young scientist in the contemporary world, who actually came from the world of d

Talking Heads 2021
0.5

Talking Heads 2021

2021-09-23

The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talki

We Have a Pope
3.4

We Have a Pope

2011-04-15

The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gat

Down House
3.2

Down House

2001-06-06

Programmer Prince Myshkin returns to his historical homeland from Switzerland, where he was undergoi

Killer 2
3.5

Killer 2

1999-01-08

Jurek Kiler has become a VIP - sponsoring the Polish government, playing tennis with the President,

The Scar
3.2

The Scar

1976-12-06

When a political decision is made as to the location of a new large chemical factory, Stefan Bednarz

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

Mystification
2.9

Mystification

2010-03-26

Lazowski, an expelled university student, investigates the supposed suicide of the famous artist Wit

Sexmission
3.6

Sexmission

1984-05-13

Two scientists are chosen as guinea pigs for a time experiment: they are placed in hibernation and s

Hijacking Agatha
3.6

Hijacking Agatha

1993-08-20

A parliament member's sixteen year old daughter Agatha falls in love and runs away with a convicted

Arje
2.3

Arje

2004-06-06

A drama about a doctor Arje who discovers his illness and decides to go to Israel in order to meet S

O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
3.4

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

Déjà vu
3.4

Déjà vu

1990-04-18

The Prohibition years. Chicago bootleggers suffer losses due to their betrayal by one Mick Nich - Mi

19. południk
0

19. południk

2003-12-01

The conspiracy story takes place in Poland, at the beginning of the 21st century. in 2003, Poles dec

A Brighter Tomorrow
3.5

A Brighter Tomorrow

2023-04-20

An old film director, unhappy with the movie he's shooting about a Hungarian circus stranded in Rome

Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes
3.1

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

From a Far Country
1.9

From a Far Country

1981-09-15

This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne

Let It Be
2.5

Let It Be

2010-11-19

Mary is a young girl, daughter of shepherds, promised in marriage to Joseph, a widower with two chil

The Big Animal
3.5

The Big Animal

2000-08-25

When the circus leaves town, Zygmunt and Marysia unwittingly adopt a camel into their home. The coup

The Third Part of the Night
3.5

The Third Part of the Night

1972-01-04

Set during the Nazi occupation of Poland, the story follows Michał, who witnesses the murder of his

Hero of the Year
3

Hero of the Year

1986-01-01

The early 1980s. A former entertainment industry star is now selling leather goods. One day, he watc

The Moth
3.1

The Moth

1980-10-10

This is psychological drama by Tomasz Zygadlo begins as a straightforward story. Jan is the host of

Cupid's Bow
2.1

Cupid's Bow

1988-01-18

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

Szansa
0

Szansa

1980-02-18

Decalogue X
3.9

Decalogue X

1989-05-16

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

Tomorrow's Weather
3.3

Tomorrow's Weather

2003-10-02

A man, after having abandoned his family to live in a monastery, goes back into the world after 17 y

Medium
2.8

Medium

1985-10-03

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

Top Dog
3.3

Top Dog

1978-07-24

An ironic look at a climber who decides to do anything to get a job he thinks will launch him into a

Citizen Piszczyk
2.9

Citizen Piszczyk

1989-01-16

This film is a sequel to Munk's Zezowate Szczescie and it's much the same, only more so. The film be

Gwiazda Kopernika
1.5

Gwiazda Kopernika

2009-09-08

Nicolaus Copernicus, the son of a Toruń merchant, is a bright and curious child. When he is ten year

Persona non grata
2.5

Persona non grata

2005-04-01

A Polish ambassador finds his life falling into ruin following the death of his wife.

Love Stories
3.4

Love Stories

1997-06-27

Jerzy Stuhr scripted, directed and plays four roles in this Polish comedy about four men -- an army

Provincial Actors
2.7

Provincial Actors

1979-08-10

The film is set in a small town near Warsaw, to which a young and coming director comes to produce a

Citizen
2.7

Citizen

2014-11-07

An attempt at depicting the life of a generation born and raised in communist Poland; a generation t

Tango
0

Tango

1992-01-06

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

Seans
0

Seans

1978-10-24

At the Cultural Center, a young scientist gives a lecture that evokes spontaneous reactions from the

Slate
2.5

Slate

1976-01-01

A short making-of from the set of Kieslowski's feature film "Blizna", which uses a lot the word "Act

Blind Chance
3.8

Blind Chance

1987-01-10

Witek runs after a train. Three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influ

The Death of John L.
1.5

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

Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
4.3

Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski

2005-02-27

Maria Zmarz-Koczanowicz directed this insightful TV documentary (2005) tracing the Polish filmmaker'

The Perfect Afternoon
1.2

The Perfect Afternoon

2007-04-20

Mikolaj, 22, together with his girlfriend Anna and partner Krzysiek, manage a literary publishing ho

Show
2.8

Show

2003-03-19

Petty thief Czarek takes part in a TV reality show to escape from the mafia. He is sent to a house o

The Calm
3.4

The Calm

1980-09-19

A young man in his twenties leaves prison after a three-year sentence. He wants to start a new life

A Party for Ten, Plus Three
3.6

A Party for Ten, Plus Three

1980-10-14

A bunch of unemployed and unqualified workers are hired to unload a few railway wagons. Because of t

Milion za Laurę
3

Milion za Laurę

1971-06-08

An antique guitar brings upon a series of increasingly fantastical encounters.

Chance
3

Chance

1980-02-18

Jerzy Stuhr plays a high school teacher with a sensitive outlook on life and a soft spot for student

List of Lovers
3.2

List of Lovers

1995-01-09

Jerzy Stuhr Poland s most beloved actor wrote and directed this charming comedy that caters to his i

A Week in the Life of a Man
2.9

A Week in the Life of a Man

1999-06-26

Jerzy Stuhr wrote, directed, and starred in this drama about a man sworn to uphold the law who appli

The War of the Worlds: Next Century
3.4

The War of the Worlds: Next Century

1981-11-01

Poland, Christmastime. A band of hyperintelligent, bloodthirsty Martians take over the country and e

La vita altrui
0

La vita altrui

2000-08-25

The apparently quiet lives of four milanese bourgeois couples become intertwined

Through and Through
3.1

Through and Through

1973-05-11

Jan and Maria become a couple in 1930s Kraków. Jan tries to get a job as an architect but fails. The

Train for Hollywood
2.5

Train for Hollywood

1987-08-24

A young woman is bitten by the acting bug after seeing Marilyn Monroe in "Some Like It Hot". She pat

Forgive Us Our Debts
3

Forgive Us Our Debts

2018-05-04

Threatened by creditors, a newly unemployed man agrees to work for a debt collector, but soon discov

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

Próba ciśnenia
0

Próba ciśnenia

1977-01-29

Strach
0

Strach

1975-06-24

Matka swojej matki
2.7

Matka swojej matki

1996-09-27

Barbara leads a stable life, is fulfilled professionally and has a loving family. Her foster daughte

The Mother of the Kings
3.1

The Mother of the Kings

1987-01-01

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

A Year of the Quiet Sun
3.2

A Year of the Quiet Sun

1984-09-09

Shortly after World War II an American soldier (Norman) and a Polish refugee (Emilia) fall in love.

Escape
2

Escape

1987-08-29

Teenager pretends to be mentally ill to get away from a reformatory.

Without Anesthesia
3.4

Without Anesthesia

1978-11-27

A famous Polish journalist presents a problem for the powers-that-be when he displays his full polit

The Caiman
3.3

The Caiman

2006-03-24

Bruno Bonomo was a famous producer of B-movies in the ‘70s. After a long hiatus, Bonomo offers a scr

Crime and Punishment
0

Crime and Punishment

1987-04-13

Polish television play adaptation of the first of Fyodor Dostoevsky's great novels, in which reflect

November Night
0

November Night

1974-01-13

Television play adaptation of Wajda's stage play of Stanisław Wyspiański's November Night. The drama

Invisible World
2.9

Invisible World

2013-06-07

An anthology film following different stories around the theme of invisibility in the modern world.