Death of a President (1977)
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
Andrzej Krasicki
Antoni Kamieński
Zbigniew Kryński
Stanisław Thugutt
Lucjan Dytrych
Ignacy Daszyński
Teodor Gendera
Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski
Włodzimierz Saar
Stanisław Stroński
Julian Jabczyński
Stefan Przezdziecki
Janusz Sykutera
Stanisław Car
Józef Zbiróg
Stanisław Łańcucki
Tadeusz Sabara
Karol KozłowskiRecommendations
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