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Sylwester Chęciński (21 May 1930 – 8 December 2021) was a Polish film and television director. He was born in Susiec, Poland, on 21 May 1930. Chęciński died in Wrocław on 8 December 2021, at the age of 91.
Chęciński was born on 21 May 1930 in Skwarki, Lublin Voivodeship. In 1950, he graduated from the 1st Secondary School of General Education named after Jędrzej Śniadeckiego in Dzierżoniów, and in 1956 the Directing Department of the State Film School in Łódź.
He is best known for the trilogy Sami swoi, Nie ma mocnych and Kochaj albo rzuć. He directed his first film Historia żółtej ciżemki in 1961. From 1976 to 1980, he was the deputy artistic director of the film group "Iluzjon", and in the years 1988–1991 the deputy artistic director of the film group "Kadr". For lifetime achievement, he received "Platinum Lions" at the 39th Gdynia Film Festival (2014)[2] and the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award (2017).
Chęciński died on 8 December 2021, in Wrocław. On 18 December, after the mass in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wrocław, he was buried at the Grabiszyński Cemetery in Wrocław.
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22 February 1966
A young designer is tormented by remorse after a viaduct of his design collapses.
09 May 1955
In the last days of World War 2, people of various ethnic background meet in a Polish military hospital in a small German town, whereas a Nazi SS division hides in the local forests and tries to move westwards.
17 September 1971
Based on a novella by Ivan Turgenev, Pierwsza milość is the story of a 15 year old boy and a 21 year old girl who develop an ill-fated romance.
02 December 1969
Police captain Wójcik conducts an investigation into the murder of a cashier from a state-owned enterprise.
18 November 1957
Four stories showing the various facets of love.
13 December 1991
Ryszard Ochódzki receives a special assignment for UB - infiltrating the "Solidarity" party branch in Suwałki.
26 September 1960
A former World War 2 resistance fighter returns to Poland to reconnect with his old comrades, but finds out they have moved on with their lives and have no time for him.
20 April 1971
Three children strike a deep friendship after a chance encounter during World War 2.
01 February 1957
Rumsza, the elderly railwayman, leading a sedate life with his wife, misses his only remaining son (two older boys were killed in the war).
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.
16 May 1983
Fresh out of prison, a seasoned poker hustler finds himself teaching the trade to a young cab driver chasing his first big win.
15 September 1967
Two quarreling peasant families, who were forced to leave their lands after the war, are settled by accident on two neighboring farms.
28 May 1974
The main characters are the same two quarreling peasant families introduced in "Sami swoi" (Our Folks).
27 September 1959
Set in the beginning of Wold War II, when the Polish cavalry still fought with lances against German troops.
28 December 1961
Set in the Middle Ages the film tells the story of a wonder child, the little sculptor Wawrzek, who goes to work for a great master, Wit Stwosz.
16 March 1979
A moral action drama showing a crisis and breakup of a married couple from the perspective of the both spouses, Roman and Magda.
15 October 1971
A precious jewel brought from India by a British general falls prey to his wife.
13 June 1977
Pawlak and Kargul - neighbors, frenemies, and grandfathers to Ania- both receive invitation to America from Pawlak's brother- John.
24 November 1964
A young teacher and a conservative mayor fight over influence in a village in Western Poland, all while falling in love with each other.
