List of the best Daniel Olbrychski movies: The Promised Land(1975), The Deluge(1974), The Ashes(1965), Landscape After the Battle(1970), The Hardy Bucks Movie(2012), Stara basn(2003), Family Life(1971), Rosa Luxemburg(1986), Pan Tadeusz(1999), Colonel Wolodyjowski(1969), Hidden Reserves(2016), The Battle of Warsaw 1920(2011) ... ...
Drama
Poland
1975
138 Minutes
Karol Borowiecki
Daniel Olbrychski Wojciech Pszoniak Andrzej Seweryn Kalina Jedrusik
businessman friend partner rival wife mistress emotional melodramatic poland lodz, poland factory ambition deception romance infidelity friendship business rivalry temptation rise
At the turn of the century, Lodz, Poland was a quick-paced manufacturing center for textiles, replete with cutthroat industrialists and unsafe working conditions. Three young friends, a ... See full summary »
Drama, History
Poland|Soviet Union
1974
315 Minutes
Andrzej Kmicic
Daniel Olbrychski Malgorzata Braunek Tadeusz Lomnicki Kazimierz Wichniarz Wladyslaw Hancza Leszek Teleszynski Ryszard Filipski Wieslawa Mazurkiewicz
During the 1655 war between Protestant Sweden and Catholic Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth some Polish-Lithuanian nobles side with Swedish king Charles X Gustav while others side with the Polish king Jan Kazimierz.
Drama, War
Poland
1965
234 Minutes
Daniel Olbrychski Piotr Wysocki Boguslaw Kierc Beata Tyszkiewicz Pola Raksa Janusz Zakrzenski
nobleman brother aristocrat napoleon bonaparte lover slave dark disturbing profound poland spain italy battlefield forest horrors of war siege rape freedom death massacre
Set in the time of Napoleon wars, shows how the wars swept over the unfortunate Polish country at the beginning of the 19th century. Story revolves around the Polish legion under command of... See full summary »
Drama, War
Poland
1970
109 Minutes
Tadeusz
Daniel Olbrychski Stanislawa Celinska Tadeusz Janczar Mieczyslaw Stoor Zygmunt Malanowicz Leszek Drogosz
poet young woman survivor soldier angry young man jew emotional somber concentration camp refugee camp warsaw, poland holocaust freedom trauma war aftermath theft difficult decision escape love transformation
Film opens with the mad rush of haphazard freedom as the concentration camps are liberated. Men are trying to grab food, change clothes, bury their tormentors they find alive. Then they are... See full summary »
Comedy
Ireland
2012
90 Minutes
Roman
Daniel Olbrychski Chris Tordoff Martin Maloney Owen Colgan Peter Cassidy
Eddie Durkan, the self-proclaimed leader of the 'Bucks is dreading spending another summer bored out of his skull. Ireland has qualified for the Euros in Poland, but with no money and ... See full summary »
Fantasy, Drama
Poland
2003
107 Minutes
Piastun
Daniel Olbrychski Michal Zebrowski Jerzy Trela Anna Dymna Malgorzata Foremniak Ewa Wisniewska Marina Aleksandrova Bogdan Stupka Maciej Kozlowski
In the 9th century, a tyrant oppresses pre-Christian Slavic tribes living on the Polish lands. They must unite for the common future.
Drama
1971
88 Minutes
Wit
Daniel Olbrychski Jan Kreczmar Jan Nowicki Halina Mikolajska
At the request of his father and aunt, a young engineer (Daniel Olbrychski) reluctantly returns home to help his troubled family.
Biography, Drama
West Germany|Czechoslovakia
1986
122 Minutes
Leo Jogiches
Barbara Sukowa Daniel Olbrychski Otto Sander Adelheid Arndt Jürgen Holtz Doris Schade Hannes Jaenicke
marxist lover pacifist philosopher wife politician intricate passionate berlin prison political rally protest world war i social injustice murder imprisonment rosa luxemburg sacrifice underdog 1920s
After years of political agitation, Rosa Luxemburg, Karl Liebknecht, and Leo Jogiches form a revolutionary German party, the Spartacists.
Drama
Poland|France
1999
125 Minutes
Boguslaw Linda Daniel Olbrychski Andrzej Sewereyn Grazyna Szapolowska Marek Kondrat Michal Zebrowski Alicja Bachleda-Curus Krzysztof Kolberger Sergei Chacourov Jerzy Binczycki Jerzy Gralek
young man beautiful woman teen girl uncle judge emotional melodramatic poland household romance loyalty social change family history feud rivalry discovery 19th century
In the early 1810s, Poles, part of Russia's client state of Lithuania, think independence will come if they join forces with Napoleon when he invades Russia. This unity of purpose, in one ... See full summary »
Drama
Poland|Soviet Union
1969
160 Minutes
Azja Tuhaj-Bejowicz
Tadeusz Lomnicki Magda Zawaszka Daniel Olbrychski Jan Nowicki Mariusz Dmochowski Barbara Brylska
colonel soldier invader orphan love interest monk thrilling rousing patriotic emotional poland battlefield monastery border town invasion military grief love triangle religion
In 1668 Polish colonel Michael Wolodyjowski, 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.
Sci-Fi
USA|France
2016
96 Minutes
Wladimir Sokulow
Clemens Schick Lena Lauzemis Daniel Olbrychski Simon Schwarz Stipe Erceg Marion Mitterhammer Dagmar Koller Christoph Luser Jaschka Lämmert Marcus Signer Dirk Nocker
Two sisters who have been raised in isolation, are subjected to the torment of their abusive, drug dealing father.
War, Drama, History
UK
2011
116 Minutes
Pilsudski
Borys Szyc Natasza Urbanska Michal Zebrowski Daniel Olbrychski Jerzy Bonczak Adam Ferency Boguslaw Linda Ewa Wisniewska
cavalryman dancer singer engaging warsaw rally battle cabaret poetry transformation 1920s
A brief canter through the life and work of one of Britain's most unbelievable artists.
Drama
West Germany|France|Poland|Yugoslavia
1979
142 Minutes
Jan Bronski
David Bennent Angela Winkler Mario Adorf Daniel Olbrychski Katharina Thalbach Heinz Bennent Andréa Ferréol Charles Aznavour
child mother father doctor little person brash disturbing quirky family home poland horrors of war childhood nazism growing up revenge 1930s
In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.
Drama
Poland
1968
105 Minutes
Daniel
Beata Tyszkiewicz Elzbieta Czyzewska Andrzej Lapicki Daniel Olbrychski Witold Holtz Malgorzata Potocka Bogumil Kobiela Elzbieta Kepinska
The disappearance of the leading actor from the film's set worries its director Andrzej. He embarks on a journey to look out for the actor with a young actor and missing actor's wife and mistress.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2010
100 Minutes
Orlov
Angelina Jolie Liev Schreiber Chiwetel Ejiofor Daniel Olbrychski Andre Braugher August Diehl Daniel Pearce Hunt Block Olek Krupa Corey Stoll Gaius Charles
cia agent spy fugitive boss president husband frenetic tense thrilling new york city washington, d.c. north korea on the run mistaken identity assassination plot violence death interrogation pursuit quest
A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Romance
Italy|Austria|West Germany|Canada
1988
90 Minutes
Father Adam
Burt Lancaster Ben Cross Olivia Hussey Daniel Olbrychski Andrea Occhipinti Jo Champa Melora Hardin Jonathan Crombie
young man young woman husband wife jeweler tender moving emotional jewelry shop family home marital problems new romance fidelity faith engagement marriage love discovery temptation 1980s
The Jeweller sells wedding rings to a young couple and teaches them some precious truths about the meaning of love and marriage. He also helps another couple fight for their troubled marriage, rebuilding their relationship.
Drama
France
1981
173 Minutes
Karl Kremer
James Caan Geraldine Chaplin Robert Hossein Nicole Garcia Daniel Olbrychski Jacques Villeret Jorge Donn Evelyne Bouix Rita Poelvoorde Macha Méril Francis Huster
Trough fabulous music, this movie tracks three generations of musicians and dancers from Russia, Germany, France and the U.S., from before World War II through the war and the Holocaust, to... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
France|Liechtenstein|Switzerland
1985
100 Minutes
Tac-Tac
Michel Piccoli Alexandre Arbatt Leslie Caron Liv Ullmann Daniel Olbrychski Michel Aumont
chess player protégé wife hypnotist defector government official suspenseful intricate geneva hospital gas station press conference swimming pool chess cold war student-teacher relationship alcoholism smoking death threat rivalry
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Horror, Animation
Poland
2020
88 Minutes
Andrzej Wajda Maja Ostaszewska Krystyna Janda Daniel Olbrychski Magdalena Cielecka Anna Dymna Zbigniew Rybczynski Marek Kondrat
Fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, the hero hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to him are alive.
Drama
Poland|Italy|Russia|France
2005
110 Minutes
Wiceminister spraw zagranicznych
Zbigniew Zapasiewicz Nikita Mikhalkov Jerzy Stuhr Remo Girone Daniel Olbrychski Andrzej Chyra Maria Bekker Ryszard Barycz
Wiktor, Polish ambassador to Uruguay, comes back home to attend his wife's funeral and face his old Russian friend, suspected of having an affair with Wiktor's deceased spouse.
Action, War
Poland
2012
108 Minutes
Werner
Stanislaw Mikulski Emil Karewicz Tomasz Kot Piotr Adamczyk Daniel Olbrychski Marta Zmuda Trzebiatowska Grzegorz Kowalczyk Adam Woronowicz Jerzy Bonczak Piotr Garlicki Wojciech Mecwaldowski
spy agent engaging room trail treasure world war ii nazis pursuit 19th century
In 1945, Polish intelligence agent Hans Kloss, codenamed J-23, goes to Konigsberg to search for the treasure stolen by the Nazis. It's there that he meets his old friend and rival, SS Officer Hermann Brunner.
Drama
West Germany|France
1983
107 Minutes
Wiktorczyk
Hanna Schygulla Piotr Lysak Marie-Christine Barrault Armin Mueller-Stahl Elisabeth Trissenaar Daniel Olbrychski Bernhard Wicki
In May of 1983, a man turns 49 and, with his 17-year old son, journeys to the village in Baden that he left 40 years before. He wants to discover what happened then, the truth about an ... See full summary »
Drama, History, Biography
Poland|Germany|France
2016
100 Minutes
Emile Amagat
Karolina Gruszka Arieh Worthalter Charles Berling Izabela Kuna Malik Zidi André Wilms Daniel Olbrychski Marie Denarnaud Samuel Finzi Piotr Glowacki Jan Frycz
Follows the famous physicist and chemist Marie Curie and her struggle for recognition in the male-dominated science community in early 20th century France.
Drama
Sweden|USA
1988
171 Minutes
Interior Ministry Official
Daniel Day-Lewis Juliette Binoche Lena Olin Derek de Lint Erland Josephson Pavel Landovský Donald Moffat Daniel Olbrychski Stellan Skarsgård
surgeon photographer artist professor unrestrained sultry tense prague geneva countryside polyamory prague spring warsaw pact love triangle invasion discovery escape temptation 1960s
In 1968, a Czech doctor with an active sex life meets a woman who wants monogamy, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.
Drama
Poland
2019
134 Minutes
Deputy Stefan
Iwona Bielska Marcin Bosak Janusz Chabior Andrzej Grabowski Wojciech Kalinowski Ewa Kasprzyk Antoni Królikowski Daniel Olbrychski
Portraying the events that have taken place in Polish politics in recent years.
Drama, History
2012
114 Minutes
F. Murray Abraham Enrico Lo Verso Alicja Bachleda-Curus Jerzy Skolimowski Piotr Adamczyk Cristina Serafini Marius Chivu Antonio Cupo Giorgio Lupano Yorgo Voyagis Daniel Olbrychski
grand vizier sultan prophet dark vienna rome siege ottoman empire battle quest 17th century
In the summer of 1683, 300,000 warriors of the Ottoman Empire laid siege to Vienna. On Sept. 11, the main battle between Polish cavalry and the Turks began.
Drama, History
Poland
1999
183 Minutes
Izabella Scorupco Michal Zebrowski Aleksandr Domogarov Andrzej Seweryn Bogdan Stupka Krzysztof Kowalewski Zbigniew Zamachowski Wiktor Zborowski Wojciech Malajkat Ewa Wisniewska Ruslana Pysanka
soldier love interest fiancé aunt friend brash striking ukraine battlefield war love triangle chase kidnapping revolution adventure rescue love 17th century
An epic story about the Ukrainian uprising against the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth magnates in the 17th Century.