Death of a President (1977)

6.3/10 • 144 min • History Drama

Overview

After Poland won freedom from of its long overlordship by Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, it took a further four years for its National Assembly to elect Gabriel Narutowicz as its first president. Narutowicz was a professor who until his election had been living in Switzerland. Those were chaotic times, and shortly after his election, he was assassinated by right-wing fanatics. This epic Polish film chronicles the circumstances of Narutowicz's election and assassination.

Cast

Zdzisław Mrożewski

Gabriel Narutowicz

Marek Walczewski

Eligiusz Niewiadomski

Henryk Bista

Priest Marceli Nowakowski

Jerzy Duszyński

Józef Pilsudski

Edmund Fetting

General Józef Haller

Tomasz Zaliwski

Maciej Rataj

Zbigniew Kryński

Stanisław Thugutt

Lucjan Dytrych

Ignacy Daszyński

Teodor Gendera

Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski

Włodzimierz Saar

Stanisław Stroński

Julian Jabczyński

Stefan Przezdziecki

Janusz Sykutera

Józef Zbiróg

Stanisław Łańcucki

Tadeusz Sabara

Karol Kozłowski

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