Death of a President
1977-10-10 | 144 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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Zdzisław MrożewskiGabriel Narutowicz
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Marek WalczewskiEligiusz Niewiadomski
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Henryk BistaPriest Marceli Nowakowski
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Jerzy DuszyńskiJózef Pilsudski
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Edmund FettingGeneral Józef Haller
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Tomasz ZaliwskiMaciej Rataj
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Andrzej KrasickiAntoni Kamieński
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Zbigniew KryńskiStanisław Thugutt
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Lucjan DytrychIgnacy Daszyński
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Teodor GenderaMarian Zyndram-Kościałkowski
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Włodzimierz SaarStanisław Stroński
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Julian JabczyńskiStefan Przezdziecki
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Janusz SykuteraStanisław Car
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Józef ZbirógStanisław Łańcucki
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Tadeusz SabaraKarol Kozłowski