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Władysław Kowalski

Date of birth: 1936-02-24

Place of birth: Żurawce, lubelskie, Polska

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Владислав Ковальский

Władysław Kowalski

Biography

Movie Credits

The Double Life of Véronique
3.7

The Double Life of Véronique

1991-05-15

Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in P

Avalon
3.3

Avalon

2001-01-20

In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially de

Popieluszko: Freedom Is Within Us
3.4

Popieluszko: Freedom Is Within Us

2009-02-27

Story of life of Father Jerzy Popieluszko, the priest called "The Solidarity Chaplain", murdered by

Daze
0.5

Daze

1989-02-20

An actor is married to a dancer whose drug addiction drives them to desperation when World War II br

Louise's Garden
3

Louise's Garden

2008-04-11

A young girl meets a gangster at a psychiatric hospital.

Komediantka
3

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

Gold Dreams
2.8

Gold Dreams

1962-10-26

The inability of a truck driver to relate to normal life after an accident for which he feels himsel

Jeśli serce masz bijące
0

Jeśli serce masz bijące

1981-01-19

A group of Polish boys is opposed to a German teacher who aims to Germanise the young men.

Queen of the Angels
2.9

Queen of the Angels

1999-11-12

The film takes place in two spaces of time. Modern history tells the story of a passing relationship

Return to Earth
3.3

Return to Earth

1967-02-03

After the war, Stefan cannot go back to a normal life.

1968. Happy New Year
1.8

1968. Happy New Year

1993-02-12

Spring of 1968, Warsaw. The fight for influence between top level Communist officials is the backgro

Lesser Evil
2.6

Lesser Evil

2009-10-23

There is a writer who in the late 1970s managed to publish a poem in the monthly "Nowy Wyraz". It wa

Poznań 56
3.1

Poznań 56

1996-11-28

The film depicts the momentous and tragic history of the Poznan uprising of 1956. The memory of the

Close-Ups
3.1

Close-Ups

2014-10-24

37-year-old Marta gets married and wants to have a baby. But her toxic relationship with overbearing

Decalogue VII
3.7

Decalogue VII

1989-05-16

As a high school student, Majka bore a child, Ania, whom Majka’s mother, Ewa, has been raising as he

111 dni letargu
4.3

111 dni letargu

1985-04-03

A Polish writer is arrested by the Nazis in 1942 and sent to the notorious Pawiak prison in Warsaw.

Żółw
0

Żółw

1973-01-01

Rafał is suspected of killing a turtle that fell out of the balcony.

Shivers
3.2

Shivers

1981-11-23

A boy comes of age under an oppressive, cruel socialist government and watches as it slowly but sure

Warsaw: Year 5703
2.3

Warsaw: Year 5703

1992-08-26

In the winter of 1943 two young Jews, Alek and Fryda, escape, via sewer tunnels, from the atrocities

The Master and Margarita
1.5

The Master and Margarita

1990-06-15

The Master and Margarita (Mistrz i Małgorzata) is a four-part Polish television production based on

Niezawodny system
3.3

Niezawodny system

2008-05-18

A cheerful story about an old lady trying to correct a past mistake and recover a priceless necklace

Był sobie dzieciak
2.1

Był sobie dzieciak

2013-07-31

During the brutal 1944 Warsaw Uprising, young poet Marek is forced to grow up in an instant as he jo

Gwiazda Wytrwałości
0

Gwiazda Wytrwałości

1981-03-02

Officers of the 5th Horse Rifle Regiment of the 1st Armored Division go to Brussels, where they meet

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

Patrząc pod słońce
0

Patrząc pod słońce

1972-04-12

Holidays spent by a couple in love are disrupted by the appearance of a stranger.

Goodbye to the Past
3.3

Goodbye to the Past

1961-03-23

An actress visits her hometown to attend the funeral of her grandfather. She realizes that the place

To Kill This Love
2.8

To Kill This Love

1972-12-10

A dramatization of problems faced by a young couple in 1970's Poland - job uncertainty, conflicts wi

The Young Magician
3.1

The Young Magician

1987-08-01

A 12-year boy feels left out by his classmates because he has no interest in athletics. He finally d

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

Panny i wdowy
2.7

Panny i wdowy

1991-09-12

Maidens and Widows is an epic tale of a hundred years of Polish history from the perspective of wome

In Broad Daylight
3.1

In Broad Daylight

1981-03-16

Set in 1905. The story focuses on a young and inexperienced man in a revolutionary execution squad.

Body
3.1

Body

2015-01-20

A busy attorney, worried that his anorexic daughter Olga, who is still grieving her recently decease

Synthesis
0

Synthesis

1984-06-11

In 2059 scientists manage to revive two people after 80 years of suspended animation - a boy Marek T

Good Bye, Till Tomorrow
3.3

Good Bye, Till Tomorrow

1960-05-25

Jacek is a handsome, charming young Pole who belongs to a drama company. One day, in the streets of

Damaged
2.5

Damaged

2015-10-02

Rainer Dulsky, a professor of psychiatry from Switzerland, comes to Melania, the granddaughter of Mr

Eccentrics, the Sunny Side of the Street
3

Eccentrics, the Sunny Side of the Street

2016-01-15

In late 1950s Poland, jazzman Fabian returns from England and forms a swing big band that quickly ri

Pokaż kotku, co masz w środku
2.4

Pokaż kotku, co masz w środku

2011-12-24

The plot is a series of unfortunate events happening to unremarkable characters. The father of the m

Gods
3.9

Gods

2014-10-10

Set in communist Poland of the 80s the movie depicts early career of cardio surgeon Zbigniew Religa.

Goodnight
0

Goodnight

1971-04-11

Two neighbours living in one block of flats share the same dreams at night - they murder each anothe

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

Without Love
0

Without Love

1980-12-26

Ewa is a reporter. Using her feminine charms and other means she is trying to become a journalist on

The Road West
3.5

The Road West

1961-09-07

In the last days of the war an old train driver and his young assistant carry weapons to Polish sold

Samson
2.3

Samson

1961-09-11

The hero is a Jewish youth. He, like his family, has always been silent and undemonstrative in the f

Łóżko Wierszynina
0

Łóżko Wierszynina

1998-11-23

Rehearsals for Chekhov's Three Sisters are underway in the theater. The team creating the performanc

Puszka Pandory
0

Puszka Pandory

1996-01-01

After killing her husband, the beautiful but cunning Lulu evades justice with the help of the people

Where Are You, Louise?
3

Where Are You, Louise?

1968-09-06

Mysterious creatures that have landed on the ground in a flying saucer, encouraging the people they

Spona
2.9

Spona

1998-02-27

Set in Polish high school in the year 1969, a story about a group of first year students who are try

No More Divorces
3.4

No More Divorces

1964-02-25

Three short segments about love, all set in Warsaw’s Civil Registry Office at the corner of Nowy Świ

The Bait
1.2

The Bait

2009-09-04

A star New York City detective is investigating the beating of a young girl. Following the crime tra

Deborah
2.5

Deborah

1995-11-07

In a small Polish town in the summer of 1939, a married painter and a young Jewish woman begin an af

The Last Days
2.8

The Last Days

1999-10-18

Romance brings two warring families together in this historical drama. As citizens fight for indepen

Sauna
3.3

Sauna

1992-11-27

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

Les Milles
2.7

Les Milles

1995-08-22

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

Katyn
3.4

Katyn

2007-09-21

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the

The Day of the Big Fish
3

The Day of the Big Fish

1997-05-29

A mature man recalls his youthful love and comes to the town where he once met a woman who was impor

Postcard from a Journey
2.8

Postcard from a Journey

1984-03-05

A story of a middle-aged Jew methodically preparing himself to be shipped off to a concentration cam

The Killer Leaves a Trace
3

The Killer Leaves a Trace

1967-08-18

In the last days of WW2, Polish military looks for the murderer of prosecutor responsible for storin

Red Rowan
3

Red Rowan

1970-01-17

The Polish Army fights to liberate Kołobrzeg from the Germans in the final months of World War 2.

The Planet 'Tailor'
0

The Planet 'Tailor'

1984-09-18

In the 50's a tailor drinking with his friends has an attack that requires an emegency treatment in

Mystification
2.9

Mystification

2010-03-26

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

Love at Twenty
3.4

Love at Twenty

1962-06-22

Love at Twenty unites five directors from five different countries to present their different perspe

Zabawa w chowanego
2.5

Zabawa w chowanego

1984-01-01

The Smaller Sky
3

The Smaller Sky

1981-09-21

A story of a dropout out of a succesful career and a loving family. He goes to a local railroad stat

The Master and Margarita
1.5

The Master and Margarita

1990-06-15

The Master and Margarita (Mistrz i Małgorzata) is a four-part Polish television production based on

Hospital of the Transfiguration
3

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

Merry Christmas
0

Merry Christmas

1977-12-21

Two men go to Warsaw to sell Christmas trees and meet old friends.

Little Rose
3.4

Little Rose

2010-03-12

Pressured by his superiors to disgrace public intellectual Warczewski, a professor and respected wri

Powstanie listopadowe. 1830 - 1831
0

Powstanie listopadowe. 1830 - 1831

1980-12-14

Most important events of November Uprising in Poland.

Nikt nie jest winien
3

Nikt nie jest winien

1988-08-01

A famous writer suspects that his wife is cheating on him and tries to find out who her lover is.

Skarga
0

Skarga

1991-12-18

A teenager gets killed on his way to school during the tragic events of December 1970 on the Polish

Kordian
0

Kordian

1994-11-21

The staging of "Kordian" by Juliusz Słowacki, refers to the November Uprising and attempts to unders

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.

Pěsti ve tmě
2.9

Pěsti ve tmě

1987-03-01

The year is 1936, the nervous atmosphere of the Nazi threat penetrates into the sport. Upgrade boxe

Dybuk
0

Dybuk

1999-11-22

In a Polish-Jewish village, pious student Chanan, captivated by Kabbalah, falls in love with Leah, t

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.

Hello, I'm here!
0

Hello, I'm here!

1991-01-01

A young married couple is expecting a child. Before it arrives, the future parents have to tackle th