Summary Set at the historic moment of rebirth of Poland after World War I. The newly organized National Assembly elected Gabriel Narutowicz, a professor returning home from Switzerland to enter public life, as the first President in the history of Polish Republic. The film shows the turmoil leading to Narutowicz's election by a National Assembly divided between Polish Nationalists and the minorities, comprising one third of the population. A few days after the election the President was assasinated by a fanatic Nationalist while opening an art exhibit. View more details
Directed : Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Written : Jerzy Kawalerowicz Boleslaw Michalek
Stars : Henryk Bista Zdzislaw Mrozewski Marek Walczewski Czeslaw Byszewski
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Oct 9, 1977
Countries of origin : Poland
Language : Polish
Filming locations : Plac Trzech Krzyzy, Sródmiescie, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Production companies : Zespol Filmowy "Kadr" Film Polski
Summary Set at the historic moment of rebirth of Poland after World War I. The newly organized National Assembly elected Gabriel Narutowicz, a professor returning home from Switzerland to enter public life, as the first President in the history of Polish Republic. The film shows the turmoil leading to Narutowicz's election by a National Assembly divided between Polish Nationalists and the minorities, comprising one third of the population. A few days after the election the President was assasinated by a fanatic Nationalist while opening an art exhibit. View more details
Genres : Drama History
Release date : Oct 9, 1977
Countries of origin : Poland
Language : Polish
Filming locations : Plac Trzech Krzyzy, Sródmiescie, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Production companies : Zespol Filmowy "Kadr" Film Polski
