Personal Info
Birth date
1919-10-23 (105 Years)
Day of death
1985-12-19
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Białystok, podlaskie, Polska
Also known as
Wiktor Swincow
W. Grotowicz
Виктор Гротович
Wiktor Grotowicz
Biography
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Filmography
Agent #1
4.7
Overview:
Jerzy Szajnowicz-Ivanov, the son of a Polish mother and a Russian father, raised in Greece, reports to the Carpathian Brigade in the spring of 1941. While the Poles are wary of him at first, he proves his worth by taking part in several sabotage actions against the Nazis.Angel of Fire
NYR
Overview:
Set in the 16th century in the Grand Inqusition period. Ruprecht stops overnight at an inn, and falls in love with the lovely Renata. She however, has fallen under the spell of Count Henryk, whom she believes to be an "angel of fire". The girl eventually brings him before the Inquisition.Ashes and Diamonds
7.425
Overview:
A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else. Meeting face to face with his victim, he gets a shock. He faces the necessity of repeating the assassination. He meets Krystyna, a girl working as a barmaid in the restaurant of the "Monopol" hotel. His affection for her makes him even more aware of the senselessness of killing at the end of the war. Loyalty to the oath he took, and thus the obligation to obey the order, tips the scales.Funeral Ceremony
2
Overview:
After the death of a respected academician, who in his private life was a tyrant and a phony, the family awaits arrival of a prodigal son to begin the ceremony. However, the deceased has prepared a vengeance for his disappointing sons...Wiśnie
NYR
Overview:
Thirty years after the war, Anna, a journalist from Germany, leaves for her native village in Lower Silesia, which she had to leave with her family in 1945. Here she meets Ludwik, an old love and her daughter's father.Sobótki
NYR
Overview:
Jadwiga and Karol, siblings leaving in Western Poland learn that the man that has raised them is not their biological father.More Than Life At Stake
8.1
Overview:
A series about the adventures of a Polish secret agent, Hans Kloss, who acts as a double agent in the Abwehr during Second World War in occupied Poland.Fever
5.7
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The film is set in 1905, in a time of feverish revolutionary underground activity in Poland partitioned between three neighbours. All the characters are committed anarchists. The bomb maker puts an invention together to place it at the disposal of young inexperienced terrorists fighting against Tsarist oppression. The story follows the passing of this bomb from anarchist to anarchist as several attempts are made on the life of Tsarist governor general, until, at the end, it is effectively and harmlessly defused by a bomb expert. The presence of the bomb has a destroying effect on all of the Polish revolutionaries, they either die or breakdown.Polar Bear
7.5
Overview:
A Jewish man who escapes a Nazi transport hides in a Polish ski resort town by posing for photos with tourists dressed as a polar bear.Agnes 1946
3
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A young teacher and a conservative mayor fight over influence in a village in Western Poland, all while falling in love with each other.Colonel Wolodyjowski
7
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In 1668 Polish colonel Michał Wołodyjowski, who recently retired to a monastery, is recalled to active duty and takes charge of Poland's eastern frontier defenses against invading Tatar hordes and Ottoman armies.Long Night
NYR
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The residents of an apartment complex in World War 2 Poland face a moral dilemma when they discover one of their neighbours is hiding a Jew.Signals
5
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A taxi driver decides to take part in a robbery to earn money for the treatment of his sick wife.Here Is My Home
NYR
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A young man, Kuba, is returning from the army. At home, an image of misery and despair remains: the father is seriously ill, and the mother has become emotionally attached to the man who exploits her and intends to take over the farm. After the death of his father, the young man guards the farm, but his girlfriend leaves him. Unable to bear the atmosphere of envy and resentment, Kuba leaves for the city.Tamań
NYR
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A young Russian officer finds himself in a rundown town and seeks shelter in an abandoned hut while waiting for help.The Red and the Gold
5
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An old man escapes from a retirement home to impersonate a man who has died in his arms and told him he never went home to his new bride after the first World War.The Wedding
7.3
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Set at the turn of the century, the story concerns a Polish poet living in Cracow who has decided to marry a peasant girl. The wedding is attended by a heterogenous group of people from all strata of Polish society, who dance, get drunk and lament Poland's 100-year-long division under Russia, Prussia, and Austria. The bridegroom, a painter friend, and a journalist each in turn is confronted with spectres of Polish past.Doctor Judym
NYR
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A young doctor from the lower classes is helped in his career by a rich woman. When he comes back from study in Paris he takes a job at a watering spa. He comes up against the owners when he tries to help the poor.Piętno
2
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Józef comes to his hometown on the anniversary of the murder of his father - a peasant activist, and explores the circumstances of his death.Czekam w Monte Carlo
NYR
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At the annual car race in Monte Carlo the Polish team consists of driver Piotr and his pilot Jan. They compete with other teams as well as with one another - for the feelings of one woman.Obcy w lesie
NYR
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A young forest ranger wages a decisive war with poachers, while trying to convince the villagers of his righteousness.Pharaoh
6.8
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Young Pharaoh Ramses XIII clashes with Egypt's clergy over influence on the affairs of the state and its coffers. inexperienced, but quite ambitious pharaoh is putting up a fight against a powerful clan of priests usurping rule over the country.Don Gabriel
NYR
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The first Polish film to discuss the failure of September 1939 Polish-German war, seen from the point of view of a university intellectual, fascinated by German culture, who decides to take active part in the conflict.Giuseppe in Warsaw
5.9
Overview:
The Italian soldier Giuseppe Santucci, on his way home from the Russian front has his machine gun stolen in Warsaw. Afraid of consequences, he stays in Warsaw and occupies a flat of the Polish girl Maria, whom he suspects of stealing weapon. Maria indeed is an active member of the Polish resistance, contrary to her brother, Staszek, a painter, who only wants a calm living. In a course of events Giuseppe falls in love and, along with Staszek, becomes a hero of the Polish resistance.Acting
2009Kwiat paproci as School Principal
1989Long Night as Unknown
1987Sara's House as Chess Player
1986Przyłbice i kaptury (1 Episode) as Unknown
1986I Like Bats as Szulc
1986Sezon na bażanty as Chairman Badulak
1986Angel of Fire as Unknown
1985Piętno as Civil servant (uncredited)
1985Funeral Ceremony as Notary
1984Synthesis as Unknown
1981Fever as Unknown
1981Zamach stanu as poseł Adolf Warski
1981Misja (6 Episodes) as pracodawca Hasego
1979Wiśnie as Stefan Kowalik
1977Znaki szczególne (1 Episode) as dyrektor naczelny budowy zapory
1975Doctor Judym as Unknown
1974Nagrody i odznaczenia as Sasza
1973The Lake of Mysteries as Man (uncredited)
1973The Wedding as Apparition (uncredited)
1972Obcy w lesie as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1972Agent #1 as Major
1970Kolumbowie (1 Episode) as [obsada aktorska]
1970Album polski as SS Soldier
1970Tamań as Stronghold Commander
1969Czekam w Monte Carlo as Polish Team Coach
1969The Red and the Gold as Banasik
1969Colonel Wolodyjowski as General Potocki
1968More Than Life At Stake (1 Episode) as generał Willmann
1968Fatalista as Major
1966Bumerang as Militia Captain
1966Don Gabriel as Ministry Clerk (uncredited)
1966Sobótki as Doctor
1966Pharaoh as Nitager
1966The Catastrophe as Rozner
1964Agnes 1946 as Gerard
1964Giuseppe in Warsaw as Garrison Commander (uncredited)
1963Weekendy as Stasio
1963Mrs. Hanka's Diary as Colonel Woszczewski
1963Here Is My Home as Pawel
1963The Lost Bridge as SB Major
1960Zobaczymy się w niedzielę as Sergeant Walczak (uncredited)
1959Polar Bear as German Officer (uncredited)
1959Signals as City chief (uncredited)
1958Pills for Aurelia as Gestapo Officer arresting Michalak
1958Ashes and Diamonds as Franek Pawlicki
1958The Eighth Day of the Week as Man in Zieleniak pub (uncredited)
1957Spotkania as Jane's husband (segment 4) (uncredited)
1956Shadow as Peler
1956Podhale w ogniu as Wawrzuś's Brother
1954Not Far from Warsaw as Wielicki