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Jerzy Skolimowski
Director

Jerzy Skolimowski

5 May 1938Born
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Łódź, PolandBirthplace

Biography

Jerzy Skolimowski (Polish: [ˈjɛʐɨ skɔliˈmɔfskʲi]; born 5 May 1938) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist, actor and painter. Beginning as a screenwriter for Andrzej Wajda's Innocent Sorcerers (1960), Skolimowski has made more than twenty films since his directorial debut The Menacing Eye (1960). In 1967 he was awarded the Golden Bear prize for his Belgian film The Departure (1967).

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Among his other notable films is Deep End (1970), starring Jane Asher and John Moulder Brown as well as The Shout, starring Alan Bates, Susannah York and John Hurt, Moonlighting (1982), starring Jeremy Irons and Essential Killing, starring Vincent Gallo

He lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years where he painted in a figurative, expressionist mode and occasionally acted in films. He returned to Poland, and to filmmaking as a writer and director, after a 17-year hiatus with Four Nights with Anna (2008).

He received the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 2016 Venice Film Festival. His film EO (2022) was awarded the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAAngel of DeathFilm: Director
  2. 2025A Decent ManSeries: Professor Jerzy (4 episodes)
  3. 2023The PalaceFilm: Writer
  4. 2023Still HereSeries: Stanisław Czułkowski (7 episodes)
  5. 2022EOFilm: Director, Screenplay
  6. 2020It's Not UsFilm: Director
  7. 2020At Home - PolandSeries: Director (1 episode)
  8. 2018The Stolen CaravaggioFilm: Jerzy Kunze
  9. 2018JuliusFilm: Olgierd 'Chorwat' Szybenik
  10. 201511 MinutesFilm: Director, Screenplay
  11. 2012The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683Film: John III Sobieski
  12. 2012The AvengersFilm: Georgi Luchkov
  13. 2010Essential KillingFilm: Director, Screenplay
  14. 2009NaznaczonySeries: Wojciech Radler (13 episodes)
  15. 2008Four Nights with AnnaFilm: Director, Screenplay
  16. 2007Eastern PromisesFilm: Stepan
  17. 2000Before Night FallsFilm: Professor
  18. 1999Operacja SamumFilm: Hayes
  19. 1999L.A. Without a MapFilm: Minister
  20. 1996Mars Attacks!Film: Dr. Zeigler
  21. 199130 Door KeyFilm: dyrektor szkoły, Director, Screenplay
  22. 1990Skolimowski à la tableFilm
  23. 1989Torrents of SpringFilm: Wiktor Wiktorowicz, Director, Screenplay
  24. 1987Big ShotsFilm: Doc
  25. 1985The LightshipFilm: Director
  26. 1985White NightsFilm: Colonel Chaiko
  27. 1985MesmerizedFilm: Writer
  28. 1985Hands Up!Film: Andrzej Leszczyc, Zastawa (1967 footage) / Self (1981 footage), Director, Screenplay
  29. 1984Success Is the Best RevengeFilm: Screenplay, Director
  30. 1982MoonlightingFilm: Boss (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
  31. 1981Circle of DeceitFilm: Hoffmann
  32. 1978The ShoutFilm: Screenplay, Director
  33. 1972A Slip-UpFilm: Auto Shop Owner, Screenplay
  34. 1972King, Queen, KnaveFilm: Director
  35. 1971Deep EndFilm: Tube Passenger With Newspaper (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
  36. 1970The Adventures of GerardFilm: Screenplay, Director
  37. 1968Dialogue 20-40-60Film: Screenplay, Director
  38. 1968The Twenty-Year-OldsFilm: Director
  39. 1967The DepartureFilm: Director, Screenplay
  40. 1966BarrierFilm: Waiter - Announcer (voice) (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
  41. 1966NET PlayhouseSeries: Writer (1 episode)
  42. 1966Sposób byciaFilm: Leopold
  43. 1965Identification Marks: NoneFilm: Andrzej Leszczyc, Director, Screenplay
  44. 1965WalkoverFilm: Andrzej Leszczyc, Director, Screenplay
  45. 1962Night FareFilm: Screenplay
  46. 1962The NudeFilm: Director
  47. 1962Knife in the WaterFilm: Screenplay
  48. 1962BeautifulFilm: Director
  49. 1961Your Money or Your LifeFilm: Director, Writer
  50. 1961BoxingFilm: Director, Screenplay
  51. 1961ErotiqueFilm: Director, Writer
  52. 1960Innocent SorcerersFilm: Boxer (uncredited), Screenplay
  53. 1960Little HamletFilm: Director
  54. 1960The Menacing EyeFilm: Director, Writer

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