Personal Info
Birth date
1923-06-20 (102 Years)
Day of death
2013-03-26
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Brzesko, Polska
Also known as
Ежи Новак
Ezhi Novak
Jerzy Nowak
Biography
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Filmography
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.Polskie drogi
7
Overview:
An epic, multi-threaded story about the fate of Poles during World War II. "Czas pogardy" was shown primarily from the perspective of two main characters - Lieutenant Władysław Niwiński and Leon Kuraś - a petty crook, but not without heroic traits. The authors of the series sought to show, in particular, everyday life under Nazi occupation in Poland.The Shield and the Sword
6.6
Overview:
The year is 1940 and Nazi Germany is at the height of its military prowess, having captured most of Europe and eyeing the Soviet Union to the East. The Russian military command suspects hostile intent from Germany and so arranges for its spies to infiltrate ranks of the German military and the SS. Alexander Belov is a Russian spy, who travels from Soviet-held Latvia to Nazi Germany under an alias of Johann Weiss. His mastery of the German language, steel nerves and an ability to manipulate others help him to use his connections in the SS to ascend the ladder of the German intelligence. He uses his position to identify sympathetic Germans, who help him to procure vital intelligence, and to help local resistance movements in their collective fight against Nazism.Schindler's List
8.566
Overview:
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.Clouds of War
7
Overview:
Polish Fanfan, the first Polish series from the "cloak and dagger" - written about the "black cloud" in the press of the 70's. Axis of the plot became a dramatic episodes of the struggle for the maintenance of the Polish Prussia. They remained in feudal depending on the Republic from 1525, when Albrecht Hohenzollern secularized religious state and filed in Krakow tribute to the Polish king.The Abduction of Balthazar Sponge
8.3
Overview:
The Abduction of Balthazar Sponge (Polish: Porwanie Baltazara Gąbki) is a Polish-language fantasy animated series produced by Studio Filmów Rysunkowych from 1969 to 1970, that was based on 1965 children's book Porwanie Baltazara Gąbki by Stanisław Pagaczewski. The series had 1 season consisting of 13 episodes, each lasting from 6 to 7 minutes. The episodes were directed by Władysław Nehrebecki, Alfred Ledwig, Edward Wątor, Józef Byrdy, Bronisław Zeman, Wacław Wajser, and Stanisław Dülz, while the scrips were written by Zofia Olak and Leszek Mech. The series had a sequel ,Wyprawa profesora Gąbki, that was produced from 1978 to 1980.Three Colors: White
7.45
Overview:
Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists fellow Polish expatriate Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland.The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
7.248
Overview:
Irena Sendler is a Catholic social worker who has sympathized with the Jews since her childhood, when her physician father died of typhus contracted while treating poor Jewish patients. When she initially proposes saving Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto, her idea is met with skepticism by fellow workers, her parish priest, and even her own mother Janina.The Promised Land
7.3
Overview:
In nineteenth-century Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional portrait of rapid industrial expansion is shown through the eyes of one Polish town.The Hexer
5.12
Overview:
A heroic fantasy based on the famous novels by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski, "The Sword of Destiny" and "The Last Wish". This film immerses us in a world inhabited by kings and knights, princesses and sorcerers, priests and magicians, where fire-breathing dragons guard untold treasures, and human greed leads to an endless struggle for power, cruelty, bloodshed, and violence. And this world has its own superheroes - fearless witchers, people with magical powers. Their mission is to protect the human race from any misfortune. The witcher Geralt of Rivia must find the young princess Ciri, kidnapped by enemies. Only her return to the small kingdom of Cintra, which was attacked by aggressors, can restore peace and order there. The brave witcher sets off on a journey, long, distant and deadly.Quo Vadis
5.625
Overview:
Ancient Rome, during the time of Emperor Nero. Vinicius, a young patrician, falls in love with the beautiful Lygia, the daughter of a Barbarian commander who was killed in battle, and wants her for his concubine. For Lygia, a Christian, being a pagan's concubine is a severe sin and disgrace. However, when Vinicius is wounded, Lygia cares for him, and starts to reciprocate his feelings. Vinicius, in return, becomes interested in Christian learning and asks Apostle Peter to teach him. In the meantime, Emperor Nero accuses Christians of having started a great fire in Rome. He encourages the imprisonment, torture and murder of his Christian subjects.Camera Buff
7.5
Overview:
Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.Our God's Brother
5.3
Overview:
In this adaptation of an historical play by Pope John Paul II, painter Albert Chmielowski decides to devote his life to helping the homeless.From a Far Country
3.9
Overview:
This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne of St. Peter as Pope John Paul II. As a young boy, Karol is a bright and talented student. Archbishop Sapieha recognizes the very special, moving qualities Karol possesses and encourages him to consider the priesthood. Although determined to study Polish literature, Karol turns to the church; he is ordained and studies in Italy, France, and Belgium. Torn by fear and repression in post-Stalin Eastern Europe, Karol becomes a poisonous thorn in the communists' side. His deer reverence and commitment return him to Poland as Pope John Paul II.Lava
5.6
Overview:
On the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.The Revenge
5.5
Overview:
A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier's niece. The old soldier, Cupbearer, and the notary are sworn enemies, which may doom the love between the niece, Klara, and the notary's son, Waclaw. On this day, the tongue-tied Cupbearer asks a braggart courtier, Papkin, to sue on his behalf for the hand of the widow Hanna. Papkin succeeds andManhunt
5.6
Overview:
Marcin Krysztalowicz's film is both a partisan ballad, showing the real face of German occupation of Poland during WW2 and a startling war thriller. It tells a story of corporal "Wydra", struggling not only with Germans and Polish traitors but also with his own past...Rok pierwszy
NYR
Overview:
1944. Communist militiaman take a post in a little town in the east of Poland. He has to stand against his own men that are not happy with new authorities.Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland
5.5
Overview:
A sociologist nearing middle-aged returns to Poland after several years of giving lectures abroad. The changing economy of the country and business successes of the people around him inspire him to venture out into the deep and unpredictable world of capitalism himself.Nie było słońca tej wiosny
9.5
Overview:
A Jewish woman escaping from a transport helps a family poisoned by carbon monoxide. The young host decides to hide the girl.A Year of the Quiet Sun
6.6
Overview:
Shortly after World War II an American soldier (Norman) and a Polish refugee (Emilia) fall in love. Eventually he will return to the U.S. and both expect that she will soon follow him with her mother. Emilia's mother is sick, but will recover with the right medicine. But the mother, and not Emilia, knows that there will only be one ticket...Julie Walking Home
5.6
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Julie's son is dying of cancer and her marriage falling apart. She goes to Poland in search of a man who can heal using his hands. Julie finds not only a magical cure for her son, but also comes across a love so pure it begins to heal the aching in her heart.Eagle
6.8
Overview:
Based on a true story of Polish submarine "Orzel" (The Eagle): September 1939, "Orzel" is coming to Estonian neutral harbor in Tallin. Under pressure from Germany Estonians have intern the ship. Commander Grabinski decides to escape to England through the Baltic Sea, without any maps that has been confiscated and with only small amount of fuel on board.The Egg
6.2
Overview:
It tells a story of a bird-monster from South America originally treated as god by Incas. Long believed to be extinct, due to genetical experiment gone awry its egg fossil hatches and the monster starts to search for females to impregnate.Squadron
5.5
Overview:
A young Russian aristocrat, Baron Fyodor Jeremin, volunteers to serve with a Dragon squadron to impress the girl who rejected his love. Just at this time the 1863 insurrection explodes in Poland. He enlists to serve in the army being sent to suppress the revolt. He believes that now it's enough to defeat the Poles, become an officer and hero, get a bunch of medals, and then return and lay all of this at the feet of her beloved. However, the "little Polish war" looks completely different to the way that young Jeremin imagined it to be. In course of time, he learns to be on the wrong side. But there is no escape - he must kill or he will be killed. What's more, he falls in love with a beautiful Polish girl...Acting
2013August Sky – 63 Days of Glory as Leonard
2012Manhunt as 'Stary Wiarus'
2010Mystification as Askenazy
2009The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler as old rabbi
2008Scratch as Leon
2007The Existence as Self
2003Quo Vadis (6 Episodes) as Unknown
2002The Revenge as Michał Kafar (bricklayer #1)
2002Julie Walking Home as Mieczyslaw "Mietek" Makowsky
2001The Hexer as Vesemir
2001Quo Vadis as Krispus
2001Wyspa R.O. as Guard
2000Cabin Fever as Olek
1999Bigda is Coming! as Ksawery
1999Egzekutor as Franciszek Kozar
1997Love Stories as The Accountant
1997Our God's Brother as Anthony
1996A Gentle Creature as sklepikarz
1995Gnoje as Hryćko, staruszek w Bieszczadach
1995Legenda Tatr as innkeeper
1994Three Colors: White as Old Peasant
1993Schindler's List as Investor
1993Bittersweet Longing... as Unknown
1992Squadron as Lejba
1990Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland as Serafin
1989Lava as Choir Singer
1989Alchemik as Książę Kiejstut
1988Wherever You Are... as Officer-Interpreter
1988And the Violins Stopped Playing as professor Epstein
1985Medium as Ernst Wagner
1985End of the Lonely Farm Berhof as Florian
1985Tumor Witkacego as Sokołowski's Father
1985Fog as dziadek
1984The Egg as Gospodarz Ewy
1984Nie było słońca tej wiosny as Josek
1984A Year of the Quiet Sun as lekarz przy ekshumacji zwłok
1982Crab and Joanna as Grzegorz Zaruba
1981From a Far Country as Professor
1981Misja (6 Episodes) as Jakub Gutman
1981Gwiazda Wytrwałości as Host
1980Na własną prośbę as Tomkowski
1980Wściekły as Unknown
1979Elegia as Unknown
1979Camera Buff as Stanisław Osuch
1979Placówka as Josel Szatzman
1979Umarli rzucają cień as Unknown
1978Ziemia obiecana (3 Episodes) as Zucker, mąż Lucy Zuckerowej
1977Polskie drogi (1, 1 Episode) as fotograf Tadeusz Białas, ojciec Basi, Tadeusz Białas, fotograf
1977Hasło as Old tar maker
1976Zofia as Kelner w mordowni
1975The Promised Land as Zucker
1974Sędziowie. Tragedya as Jukli
1974The Beard as "The Baldy", the school inspector
1974A Story in Red as Gamekeeper
1973Clouds of War (4, 1 Episode) as oberżysta Schulz, oberżysta Schulz (nie występuje w napisach)
1973Copernicus as Man At Funeral (uncredited)
1972The Sun Rises Once a Day as "Koślawy" (uncredited)
1969Co jest w człowieku w środku as Mayor
1969The Abduction of Balthazar Sponge (13 Episodes) as Don Pedro de Pommidore (voice) (uncredited)
1968More Than Life At Stake (1 Episode) as krawiec Marian Skowronek
1968The Shield and the Sword (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Stajnia na Salvatorze as Budapest Courier (uncredited)
1967Full Ahead as Bosman
1967Ściana czarownic as Barkeeper
1966Lovers from Marona as Fisherman (uncredited)
1966Sobótki as Kranz
1966Lenin in Poland as Austrian Officer
1964Pięciu as Alfred Buchta
1964The Unknown as Postman
1964The End of Our World as Blokfuhrer
1961April as Postman
1960Rok pierwszy as Miller (uncredited)
1960Meetings In The Dark as Worker (uncredited)
1960Place on Earth as Doctor (uncredited)
1959Eagle as Mate Sznuk
1958Dezerter as Klein
1957Lost Feelings as Clerk (uncredited)
1956Podhale w ogniu as Soldier stealing Cattle
Art
2008Les inséparables ... Painter