Janusz Morgenstern

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Janusz "Kuba" Morgenstern was a Polish film director and producer. Janusz Morgenstern was born in 1922 to a Jewish family in the town of Mikulińce, Poland (now Mykulyntsi, Ukraine), to Dawid Morgenstern and Estera (née Druks). He debuted as a director with the film Good bye, Till Tomorrow (1960). His other films include Jowita (1967), We Have to Kill this Love (1972), W-Hour (1979), Lesser of Two Evils (2009). TV series directed by Morgenstern included: Stake Larger than Life (1967–1968), Columbuses (1970) and Polish Roads (1976).

Most Popular Janusz Morgenstern Trailers

Total trailers found: 58

Femina Trailer (1991)

19 February 1991

The main character is Bogna, a thirty year old woman lost in her surrounding reality and unhappy in her private life.

More Than Life At Stake Part One Trailer (1969)

12 June 1969

The first of six episode compilations of the TV show released theatrically, featuring episodes 1 and 3.

Atlantic Story Trailer (1955)

28 April 1955

The fate of a German found by the French peasants - a deserter from the Legion of Foreign Affairs fighting in Vietnam.

Ambulance Trailer (1961)

01 January 1961

In this haunting short fiction film, a group of Jewish children and their teacher are herded into an ambulance by Nazis; the vehicle, ordinarily representing comfort and safety, becomes the group’s death chamber.

Opening Tomorrow Trailer (1962)

25 April 1962

A budding playwright is thrilled to find out that his play will be performed at a prestigious theater, but a series of problems pile up, along with the general feeling that opening night will be disastrous.

Leprosy Trailer (1971)

02 December 1971

When Stanisław Czermień is wrongfully accused of rape and murder, he decides to exonerate himself and track down the real criminal.

Adam's Two Ribs Trailer (1964)

24 January 1964

An engineer comes home from abroad to his waiting wife. After some time, his second wife, an Italian one, joins him.

The Revenge Trailer (2002)

04 October 2002

A winter day at a Polish castle, half owned by a fatalistic notary and half by a volcanic old soldier's niece.

Europa Europa Trailer (1990)

14 November 1990

A Jewish boy separated from his family in the early days of WWII poses as a German orphan and is taken into the heart of the Nazi world as a 'war hero' and eventually becomes a Hitler Youth.

Ashes and Diamonds Trailer (1958)

03 October 1958

A young academy soldier, Maciek Chelmicki, is ordered to shoot the secretary of the KW PPR. A coincidence causes him to kill someone else.

Rose Trailer (2012)

03 February 2012

This harrowing tale of survival centers on Rose, a Masurian woman, whose German soldier husband was killed in the war, leaving her alone on their farm.

Big Love Trailer (2012)

10 February 2012

Emilka meets the slightly-older Maciek out at a club one night. He shows Emilka—who was brought up by a single mom—a whole new world filled with desire, passion, restlessness and rebellion.

Boys Don't Cry Trailer (2000)

25 February 2000

A young aspiring violinist unwittingly becomes involved with a criminal gang.

Kanal Trailer (1957)

20 April 1957

In the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising during World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains.

Long Weekend Trailer (2004)

03 May 2004

Bogdan and Marta take part in a TV show 'Blind Date' and eventually win a romantic stay at the luxurious hotel for the long May Day weekend.

Golden Bottom Trailer (1995)

06 June 1995

The film takes place today in a small settlement in Kolyma. A few years ago, the authorities decided that state gold mining was no longer profitable.

Then There Will Be Silence Trailer (1966)

17 January 1966

Two Polish Army soldiers, both from different political backgrounds clash while fighting the Germans.

Coyote's Morning Trailer (2001)

24 August 2001

Kuba, a young cartoon artist who works as a waiter at sophisticated parties, falls in love with beaus

Lesser Evil Trailer (2009)

23 October 2009

There is a writer who in the late 1970s managed to publish a poem in the monthly "Nowy Wyraz". It was enough to become a self-confessed writer whose name began to appear in the state media.

Back to Life Again Trailer (1965)

12 March 1965

Three idealists - a communist secretary, a former RAF pilot and a female political activist - need to face the hardships and accusations of postwar Stalinist years before being finally rehabilitated.

Ixjana Trailer (2012)

23 November 2012

Marek, a young writer, is trying to solve the mystery of the night his friend Arthur died. In the recesses of his memory, Marek finds fragments of past events: a party at the home of an eccentric publisher, his argument with Arthur, the exchange of blows, blood.

Deserter's Gold Trailer (1998)

03 December 1998

"Deserter's Gold", the sequel to the very popular "The Deserters", is a rich war comedy, skipping humorously around the more serious dangers of a war.

Came the Uhlans Trailer (2006)

14 August 2006

In a post-State gmina Osiek, on August 15th the plaque commemorating the liberation of the town from the hands of the Bolsheviks in 1920 will be unveiled.

Miss Nobody Trailer (1996)

25 October 1996

A devout Catholic peasant girl is corrupted by two new friends when her family moves to the city. An allegory of traditional Polish values under threat from materialism and decadence in the post-Communist era.

Korczak Trailer (1990)

06 May 1990

The story of Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war.

The Yellow Scarf Trailer (2000)

20 December 2000

The main character - a man who suffers from alcoholism - wants to change his tumultuous life. The day before Christmas Eve he receives a gift from his son - a yellow scarf.

Knife in the Water: A Ticket to the West Trailer (2003)

01 August 2003

Queen of Clouds Trailer (2004)

26 May 2004

Piotr manages to buy a splendid though dilapidated villa from the eccentric 80-year-old painter Mimi.

Entanglement Trailer (2011)

03 June 2011

A member of a therapy group is found dead. A prosecutor and a police officer try to solve the mystery of his death.

Love in an Underground Passage Trailer (2007)

14 February 2007

Colossus Trailer (1993)

24 September 1993

A boy paralyzed as a child grows into an athletic man. The colossal strength that allowed him to become a fit man will prove to be his undoing.

Good Bye, Till Tomorrow Trailer (1960)

25 May 1960

Jacek is a handsome, charming young Pole who belongs to a drama company. One day, in the streets of Gdansk, he meets Marguerite, a beautiful, charming French girl.

Jowita Trailer (1967)

29 September 1967

Marek is a promising athlete having his share of affairs with women. One day at masquerade ball he meets a an enigmatic Jowita and becomes obsessed with her, even when he finds seemingly true love in Agnieszka.

Like Father Like Son Trailer (2002)

19 June 2002

Television film from the "Polish Holidays" series was made according to his own script by Ryszard Bugajski, creator of the famous "Interrogation".

Był sobie dzieciak Trailer (2013)

31 July 2013

During the brutal 1944 Warsaw Uprising, young poet Marek is forced to grow up in an instant as he joins the resistance amid the city’s desperate fight.

White Dress Trailer (2003)

19 June 2003

Careerist Maciej gives a lift to a hitchhiker with opposite beliefs as they both head to their hometowns.

All The Saints Trailer (2002)

01 November 2002

As every year, the celebration of All Saints Day brings Polish families together at the graves of their loved ones.

Requiem Trailer (2001)

12 October 2001

Bartłomiej, community elder and orator, must choose an appropriate successor, but finds difficulty in the aftermath of a local girl's tragic hit-and-run death.

Stary człowiek i pies Trailer (2008)

20 November 2008

The film presents the story of Robert - an aging, once-recognized artist who is today struggling with his own complexes and vices, and helplessness towards a new reality that ruthlessly throws him to the margins of existence.

Kuba Trailer (2024)

26 May 2024

Janusz Morgenstern was a director of films and TV series that left a permanent mark on Polish cinema, such as ‘Good Bye, Till Tomorrow’, ‘To Kill This Love’ or ‘More Than Life at Stake’.

Night of St. Nicholas Trailer (2000)

06 December 2000

Two prison cellmates get a one-day leave out of jail to dress up as Santa Claus and an angel and give presents to children from an orphanage.

Cud purymowy Trailer (2000)

09 May 2000

A family of anti-Semites lives in Lodz. The husband is unemployed and poor. He believes that only true Poles can improve the situation in the country.

Lotna Trailer (1959)

27 September 1959

Set in the beginning of Wold War II, when the Polish cavalry still fought with lances against German troops.

The Dark Side of Venus Trailer (1998)

09 August 1998

Ewa is a beautiful, happily married woman. One day she meets a young woman claiming to be in affair with her husband.

Legend of the White Horse Trailer (1987)

13 July 1987

A satire of Cold war politics, where Red bureaucrats meet U.S. corporate greed - and a witch and a dragon.

The Real End of the Great War Trailer (1957)

10 October 1957

Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp.

St. Barbara's Day Trailer (2005)

04 December 2005

A coal mine director invites Jacob, a TV series star, to add splendor to the celebration of St. Barbara's Day, the patroness of miners.

Godzina W Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

On August 1, 1944, Warsaw holds its breath as Home Army couriers spread word that “W-hour” is at 17:00.

The Smaller Sky Trailer (1981)

21 September 1981

A story of a dropout out of a succesful career and a loving family. He goes to a local railroad station, then checks into a hotel and refuses to leave despite visits by a psychiatrist and his own son.

The Collector Trailer (2005)

14 September 2005

Lucjan Bohme is a ruthless debt collector working in a post-industrial Silesian town. In the land of unemployment and misery, he's got a lot of work and no mercy at all.

Heaven Hell Trailer (2005)

04 May 2005

A young priest comes to a town to help the old provost in pastoral ministry. It early May, the parish prepares for the First Communion.

To Kill This Love Trailer (1972)

10 December 1972

A dramatization of problems faced by a young couple in 1970's Poland - job uncertainty, conflicts with parents, living together, unfaithfulness.

More Than Life At Stake Part Six Trailer (1969)

29 October 1969

The sixth and final episode compilation of the TV series released theatrically, featuring episodes 16 and 17.

More Than Life At Stake Part Four Trailer (1969)

29 October 1969

The fourth of six episode compilations of the TV series, featuring episodes 8 and 9.

The World Is Waiting for Us Trailer (2006)

07 April 2006

The film shows the gray reality of a Polish unemployed slacker still living (despite 30 on the neck) "on mommy's pot".

Dama pikowa Trailer (1972)

30 August 1972

A young engineer tries to get a card secret from a dying countess that allows him to make a fortune.

Polish School Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

The documentary talks about the origins, development and achievements of the Polish film school. People from the environment of the "Filmówka" in Łódź, among others.

More Than Life At Stake Part Three Trailer (1969)

26 June 1969

The third of six episode compilations of the TV series released theatrically, featuring episodes 5 and 7.