Himilsbach. Prawdy, bujdy, czarne dziury (2002)
The life of Jan Himilsbach (1931-1988) - stonemason, docker, sailor, actor, screenwriter and writer - is a collection of anecdotes on the one hand, and a string of overwhelming events on the other. As a juvenile shoemaker he was sent to a reformatory, as a railroad thief - to prison, and as a laborer - to a quarry in the God's Gift mine. The film uses interviews with Jan Himilsbach, excerpts from films featuring him, the song "Happiness, Where Are You," for which he wrote the lyrics, and autobiographical novellas set in Minsk Mazowiecki.
Directors:
Stanisław Manturzewski, Małgorzata Łupina.
Writer:
Stanisław Manturzewski
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Jan Himilsbach as Self |
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Cezary Kosiński as Dziki Jaś |
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Zbigniew Domagalski as Ksiądz |
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Adam Dzienis as Żołnierz |
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Jolanta Mrotek as Policjantka Mańka Pędzel |
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Adrian Sulik as Mały Himilsbach |
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Modest Ruciński as Żołnierz |
| Directing | Stanisław Manturzewski | Director |
| Directing | Małgorzata Łupina | Director |
| Writing | Stanisław Manturzewski | Screenplay |
| Camera | Krzysztof Pakulski | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Maria Chilarecka | Sound |
| Sound | Marzena Majcher | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Zbigniew Domagalski | Producer |
| Production | Zbigniew Domagalski | Production Manager |