Death of a President (1977)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1977-10-10
Runtime: 144 minutes
Director: Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Top Cast
- Zdzisław Mrożewski as Gabriel Narutowicz
- Marek Walczewski as Eligiusz Niewiadomski
- Henryk Bista as Priest Marceli Nowakowski
- Czesław Byszewski as Prime Minister Julian Nowak
- Jerzy Duszyński as Józef Pilsudski
- Edmund Fetting as General Józef Haller
- Kazimierz Iwor as Herman Lieberman
- Tomasz Zaliwski as Maciej Rataj
- Roman Sikora as Wojciech Trąmpczyński
- Andrzej Krasicki as Antoni Kamieński
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