Death of a President

October. 10,1977      
Rating:
7.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Zdzisław Mrożewski as  Gabriel Narutowicz
Marek Walczewski as  Eligiusz Niewiadomski
Henryk Bista as  Priest Marceli Nowakowski
Jerzy Duszyński as  Józef Pilsudski
Edmund Fetting as  General Józef Haller
Tomasz Zaliwski as  Maciej Rataj
Andrzej Krasicki as  Antoni Kamieński
Zbigniew Kryński as  Stanisław Thugutt
Lucjan Dytrych as  Ignacy Daszyński
Teodor Gendera as  Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski

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Reviews

Diagonaldi
1977/10/10

Very well executed

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Micitype
1977/10/11

Pretty Good

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Crwthod
1977/10/12

A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

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Kaelan Mccaffrey
1977/10/13

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

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