Death of a President
1977 · 144 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 291 VOTES · DIR. Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Overview
After Poland won freedom from of its long overlordship by Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, it took a further four years for its National Assembly to elect Gabriel Narutowicz as its first president. Narutowicz was a professor who until his election had been living in Switzerland. Those were chaotic times, and shortly after his election, he was assassinated by right-wing fanatics. This epic Polish film chronicles the circumstances of Narutowicz's election and assassination.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,764 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:59 Niewiadomski.
00:07:30 I pledge.
00:14:00 but I think, we should do our best
00:19:22 So far, no party meets my views.
00:23:31 I'm afraid that Piast put against the wall
00:28:31 This is ridiculous for our gr oup
00:33:23 due to some fatal accident.
00:37:10 Piotrowski Zygmunt.
00:40:56 What is this crowd? We are voting inside the room.
00:47:27 Traitor! Traitor!
00:52:06 I will be waiting for you in Seym.
00:57:12 Yes, I know, Sir.
01:01:40 Everyday hard work and not platitude.
01:06:22 We should go straight to the Seym.
01:11:54 Alright!
01:21:06 Long live!
01:26:21 We'll keep the red flag flying her e.
01:32:06 Who killed the worker?
01:36:31 the one who is the highest in charge.
01:44:10 for the being of the independent Republic of Poland
01:49:11 Your cousins!
01:55:05 Mr. President, you were chosen for this honorable post
01:59:12 Yes, of course, at 1 2 o'clock I will be with the president at Zacheta.
02:06:32 Page 5.
Cast & Characters
Zdzislaw Mrozewski
Gabriel Narutowicz
Marek Walczewski
Eligiusz Niewiadomski
Henryk Bista
Priest Nowakowski
Czeslaw Byszewski
Prime Minister Julian Nowak
Jerzy Duszynski
Józef Pilsudski
Edmund Fetting
General Józef Haller
Kazimierz Iwor
Herman Lieberman
Julian Jabczynski
Stefan Przezdziecki
Erwin Kohlund
Prof. Isseling
Zbigniew Krynski
Stanislaw Józef Thugutt
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,764
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:02:59
Final line02:06:32
Production Record
DirectorJerzy Kawalerowicz
LanguagePolish
IMDb votes291