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Ryszard Kotys

Date of birth: 1932-03-20

Place of birth: Mniów, świętokrzyskie, Polska

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Ryszard Kotas, Рышард Котыс

Ryszard Kotys

Biography

Movie Credits

Our Folks
3.9

Our Folks

1967-09-15

Two quarreling peasant families, who were forced to leave their lands after the war, are settled by

Romans z intruzem
2.8

Romans z intruzem

1985-08-29

End of August 1939. The Polish-German border is crossed by a German defector from the Wehrmacht, Ern

Crumbs of War
0

Crumbs of War

1986-02-26

A young partisan named Derkacz is fighting in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. In order to transport th

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

Freelancer
0

Freelancer

1987-10-28

Piotr is a freelancing journalist in early 1980's Poland. One day, he comes across a curious case of

On, ona, oni
0

On, ona, oni

1983-12-12

Three vignettes showing a marriage crisis and a subsequent divorce.

Piętno
1

Piętno

1985-06-03

Józef comes to his hometown on the anniversary of the murder of his father - a peasant activist, and

Father of the Queen
2.5

Father of the Queen

1980-04-07

Chevalier de Charentes goes to Poland on a double mission.

A Lady from the Window
2.5

A Lady from the Window

1964-12-18

Adventures of a two little girls kidnapped from their families.

Bermuda Triangle
3.4

Bermuda Triangle

1988-10-17

Three old friends living in distant cities decide to help each other get rid of people who stand in

Sonata marymoncka
0

Sonata marymoncka

1988-05-16

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

A Story in Red
0

A Story in Red

1974-10-18

Former soldier take up a fight with a bunch who attacks his home village

A Room with a View on the Sea
3

A Room with a View on the Sea

1978-03-13

Two psychiatrists attempt to save a suicidal man.

Pigs 2: The Last Blood
3.4

Pigs 2: The Last Blood

1994-04-05

Franz Maurer, a compromised cop, former officer of the criminal department of the Warsaw's police, i

Sezon na leszcza
2.4

Sezon na leszcza

2000-01-26

The teenage siblings know that no one will give them a life more interesting than vegetating in a gl

Kanalia
0

Kanalia

1992-03-15

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

Golem
3.4

Golem

1980-03-18

Pernat finds himself in a police interrogation, accused of a murder, and unable to recall any detail

Trzy starty
0

Trzy starty

1955-10-25

Three separate short stories about young athletes who lose their chances of success. Young swimmer -

Zabić na końcu
2.5

Zabić na końcu

1990-06-06

Two workers, bored with their current situation, decide to rob a famous movie director.

A Bachelor's Life Abroad
2.1

A Bachelor's Life Abroad

1993-01-15

The action is set in the early 20th century. The film is made up of six sequences. In the first, Mic

Controlled Conversations
3.3

Controlled Conversations

1991-12-13

Ryszard Ochódzki receives a special assignment for UB - infiltrating the "Solidarity" party branch i

Bumerang
2.5

Bumerang

1966-11-08

A German man and a Polish woman fall in love in the days preceding World War II.

Seychelles
3

Seychelles

1991-04-08

A small-time racketeer Stefek evades mob bosses by passing himself off as a mentally unstable clepto

The Wild One
1.6

The Wild One

1987-01-01

The forest man, Kondrat, tells the boys about a she-wolf with a young litter. They sneak into the la

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.

Kamień na kamieniu
2

Kamień na kamieniu

1995-01-01

A story about the fate of post-war Polish villages. Szymon Pietruszka's life is dominated by Michał,

Erratum
3.2

Erratum

2010-09-16

Michał, a former musician who gave up his dreams and became an accountant, is asked by his boss to r

Avatar: The Exchange of Souls
2.4

Avatar: The Exchange of Souls

1964-01-01

Count Olgierd Łabiński lives in Paris with his beloved wife, but their quiet life is disturbed by th

Then There Will Be Silence
1.5

Then There Will Be Silence

1966-01-17

Two Polish Army soldiers, both from different political backgrounds clash while fighting the Germans

Sobótki
0

Sobótki

1966-06-23

Jadwiga and Karol, siblings leaving in Western Poland learn that the man that has raised them is not

Dziewczyna z dobrego domu
3

Dziewczyna z dobrego domu

1962-12-28

Instead of coming to her own engagement party, Joanna throws herself into New Year's Eve partying. H

The Wall of Witches
0

The Wall of Witches

1967-02-14

A brilliant but undisclipined ski jumper prepares for an event while also trying to win a beautiful

The Catastrophe
3

The Catastrophe

1966-02-22

A young designer is tormented by remorse after a viaduct of his design collapses.

Leisure Time
3

Leisure Time

1979-11-30

Poland in the mid-1970s. In a small town, the student theater is preparing its premiere.

Wezwanie
0

Wezwanie

1971-03-20

A family drama set in a Polish village - a woman recounts her life after her husband's death, focusi

Lesson of a Dead Language
0

Lesson of a Dead Language

1979-09-06

An officer stationed in a remote Ukranian outpost at the end of the First World War is dying of cons

Zemsta
3

Zemsta

1957-09-30

Two noblemen live in one castle, which they both own half of. After a wall dividing both halves of t

The Case of Bronek Pekosinski
2.1

The Case of Bronek Pekosinski

1993-11-19

Bronek Pekosinski lives in Zamosc, Poland. He is probably 83 years old. He has no family and does no

The Secret of a Wild Forest
0.5

The Secret of a Wild Forest

1991-01-28

Tadeusz, a junior high school student, visits to his forester grandfather who lives in an ancient fo

Kraj świata
0

Kraj świata

1994-03-24

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

Tu stoję...
3

Tu stoję...

1994-05-10

A journalist from "Gazeta Wyborcza" recalls his investigative reports and the consequences he suffer

The Story About Master Twardowski
2.5

The Story About Master Twardowski

1996-03-11

On his way home, Mikołaj Twardowski is attacked by bandits. He calls on the devil for help, who resc

Po upadku
3.8

Po upadku

1990-12-07

A story of high-ranking party members from the 1970s embroiled in political deception.

Piggate
2.5

Piggate

1990-03-29

The esteemed transplantologist is the victim of a conspiracy of his colleagues, as a result of which

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

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

Fortune
0

Fortune

1973-02-10

A timid bank clerk is pressured by gangsters, his girlfriend and his fellow employees to help steal

First Love
0

First Love

1971-09-17

Based on a novella by Ivan Turgenev, Pierwsza milość is the story of a 15 year old boy and a 21 year

Clergyman
0

Clergyman

In 2011, a psychiatric patient is visited by a postulate. The patient is a retired head of the "D" G

Provincial Actors
3

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

A Woman Alone
3.3

A Woman Alone

1987-03-15

Irena, a postal delivery worker, is struggling with inadequate housing, a drunk neighbor who wants t

Shivers
3.3

Shivers

1981-11-23

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

Olympics 40
3.4

Olympics 40

1980-06-23

The film deals with the a clandestine Olympiade held in a German POW camp during WW II, housing many

Światło odbite
0

Światło odbite

1989-06-26

The writer Zbigniew takes part in a psychotherapeutic session, during which he tells his story.

Kraj świata
0

Kraj świata

1994-03-24

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

Les Enfants du vent
0

Les Enfants du vent

1991-12-11

It is World War II, and the Nazis have taken over Poland. In this story, three citified children of

Eucalyptus
0

Eucalyptus

2002-05-10

A story about the search for an ideal in a world devoid of values. It is a surreal parable about hum

Battle of Westerplatte
2.8

Battle of Westerplatte

2013-07-04

This harrowing war film is an epic dramatization of the first battle of World War II. The Battle of

Tu stoję...
3

Tu stoję...

1994-05-10

A journalist from "Gazeta Wyborcza" recalls his investigative reports and the consequences he suffer

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

Skok
3

Skok

1969-06-10

Two teenagers who have ran away from home befriend an older man who tries to convince them to take p

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

Return of the Pied Piper
0.5

Return of the Pied Piper

1989-12-18

The story of the pied piper, the German legend of the rat catcher of Hameln, retold as a punk invasi

Bohun and Kmicic
0

Bohun and Kmicic

1984-08-26

A unit of the People's Army celebrates the moment of liberation of the country. They remember the ti

Poczmistrz
3

Poczmistrz

1968-04-14

Post clerk's young daughter runs away from home with a tsarist officer.

Trees
0.5

Trees

1996-07-25

A forty-year-old pregnant woman working scientifically as a biologist conducts unusual experiments i

Wolves' Echoes
3.5

Wolves' Echoes

1968-04-14

A lonely Border Guard officer, with a girl and a former villain, has to face a local corrupt Militia

The Red and the Gold
2.5

The Red and the Gold

1969-09-19

An old man escapes from a retirement home to impersonate a man who has died in his arms and told him

The Last Witness
1.9

The Last Witness

1970-03-13

Years after WWII a group of German "tourists" arrives in Poland to find a hidden Nazi treasure.

A Generation
3.5

A Generation

1955-01-26

Stach is a wayward teen living in squalor on the outskirts of Nazi-occupied Warsaw. Guided by an avu

Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Four
0

Four Tankmen and a Dog Part Four

1968-01-15

The last of the four theatrically released episode compilations of the TV series, featuring episodes

Who Believes in Storks?
1.9

Who Believes in Storks?

1971-03-19

A teenager starts to rebel against his parents in increasingly radical ways after being forbidden fr

Gods
3.9

Gods

2014-10-10

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

Miracle Seller
3.3

Miracle Seller

2010-04-30

A recovering alcoholic on a pilgrimage meets two young refugees who are trying to find their father.

Silent Traces
0

Silent Traces

1961-09-19

A UB Captain tries to apprehend a band of former resistance fighters causing havoc to citizens, but

It's Only Rock
1.8

It's Only Rock

1984-05-18

After watching a concert by a fledgling rock band, renowned songwriter Marczak decides to promote on

Piżama
0

Piżama

1971-07-22

A woman desperate to improve her social standing goads her husband into buying pajamas - a symbol of

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

Swan Song
2

Swan Song

1988-09-01

After discussions with Schwartz, a producer from the West, screenwriter Stefan comes back to Poland.

The Twenties, the Thirties
3

The Twenties, the Thirties

1984-03-19

On the way to Warsaw after a crude oil fraud in southern Poland, conman Adam Deren meets singer Liza

She-Wolf
2.8

She-Wolf

1983-04-11

In 1848 Poland, Kacper Wosinski is cursed by his wife Maryna on her deathbed. Her evil spirit then h

Nos
1.8

Nos

1971-10-22

An ambitious civil servant's career dreams are shattered when his nose falls off. All the worse, the

Bolesław Śmiały
2.9

Bolesław Śmiały

1972-10-06

Portrays the power struggle between the king of Poland, Bolesław the Bold, and the Bishop of Kraków,

Barbed Wire
0

Barbed Wire

1983-01-17

Three Kościuszko Division soldiers, each of a different background, volunteer to take up the task of

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

Signs on the Road
0

Signs on the Road

1970-06-02

A new transport base employee rises up against corruption in the workplace.

White Tracks
0

White Tracks

1963-05-15

Polish and German soldiers stuck in a Research Station in Greenland must overcome their differences

The Doll
3.1

The Doll

1968-11-07

Set in the 19th century Warsaw. The indolence of aristocrats who, secure with their pensions, are to

Only the Dead Can Answer
3

Only the Dead Can Answer

1969-12-02

Police captain Wójcik conducts an investigation into the murder of a cashier from a state-owned ente

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 Pier
2.9

The Pier

1969-03-14

After completing a project, a shipbuilder grows restless and travels the country on his motorcycle.

Sunday Children
2.8

Sunday Children

1977-01-16

A young couple who are unable to have children make a deal with a poor woman to buy her illegitimate

Sam pośród swoich
3

Sam pośród swoich

1986-01-24

The year 1946 - a young officer between service, love, school...

Rykowisko
3

Rykowisko

1987-02-20

The 1970s. Senator Caposta, an American of Polish descent, is due to arrive for trade negotiations.

Operation "Himmler"
3

Operation "Himmler"

1979-09-01

A dramatization of the Gleiwitz incident.

Wolna sobota
4

Wolna sobota

1977-05-28

Strach
0

Strach

1975-06-24

The Epidemic
4

The Epidemic

1972-04-07

Based on a true outbreak of smallpox in Wroclaw. A young doctor picks up a girl and they go to bed,

Agnes 1946
1.5

Agnes 1946

1964-11-24

A young teacher and a conservative mayor fight over influence in a village in Western Poland, all wh

Biała gorączka
0

Biała gorączka

1981-04-27

Lost Night
1.8

Lost Night

1974-02-20

A Warsaw writer, Wacław Kisielecki, returning from Rome, has his car break down somewhere late in th

Pills for Aurelia
2.5

Pills for Aurelia

1958-11-24

Soldiers of the Polish underground resistance army prepare to break into a prison to release their f

Zátah
0

Zátah

1986-01-01

A pair of criminals, an escaped prisoner and a young thief, are about to make a joint, obviously ill

The Crossing
0

The Crossing

1988-06-27

WWII. Joined forces of Polish and Russian partisans (despite they are in conflict) stand against Ger

Leprosy
2.5

Leprosy

1971-12-02

When Stanisław Czermień is wrongfully accused of rape and murder, he decides to exonerate himself an

The Big Picnic
3.4

The Big Picnic

1981-10-23

Rysiek is an escapee from a reform school. Julek escapes the anger of a fire brigade in a small town

Dotknięci
0

Dotknięci

1989-01-01

Jan weds his mentally ill wife Joanna at her insistence, but her increasing dependence on sedatives,

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

Co dzień bliżej nieba
0

Co dzień bliżej nieba

1984-02-27

After the death of his mother, fifteen-year-old Piotr goes to boarding school. He makes friends with

Merry Christmas
0

Merry Christmas

1977-12-21

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

Vabank II
3.7

Vabank II

1985-05-06

A sequel to "Vabank" (1981), introduces the same characters entangled in a duel between a former saf

Vabank
3.9

Vabank

1981-10-01

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

The Saragossa Manuscript
4

The Saragossa Manuscript

1965-06-10

During the Napoleonic wars, a Spanish officer and an opposing officer find a book written by the for

Black Feet
3.1

Black Feet

1987-11-16

A group of Boy scouts who name themselves Black Feet learn lessons about honor and brotherhood in a

Thief
0

Thief

1988-11-27

A father and his sons want to catch a man who steals their apples.

Big Shar
3.5

Big Shar

1983-05-16

Released from prison after five years, con-artist Szu is sent packing by his young wife; he heads fo

Two from the Big River
2.9

Two from the Big River

1958-11-17

A Pole and a German fall in love to the discouragement of their parents.

Ring
4

Ring

1990-01-07

Koniec
0

Koniec

1990-02-13

A referee informs his associates about the nuclear war that is about to begin.

Dezha vyu
3.4

Dezha vyu

1990-04-18

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

Sezon na bażanty
3

Sezon na bażanty

1986-03-14

Well-known fencer Paweł Kaczmarek makes an important decision in his life – he decides to quit drink

Uciec jak najbliżej
5

Uciec jak najbliżej

1972-03-07

A young man meets and falls in love with a woman met on a business trip.

Nagrody i odznaczenia
0

Nagrody i odznaczenia

1974-03-29

1944. Three wounded officers from both sides of political conflict meet in the hospital where the st