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Death of a President

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.

Top Cast

  • Zdzisław Mrożewski

    Zdzisław Mrożewski

    Gabriel Narutowicz

  • Marek Walczewski

    Marek Walczewski

    Eligiusz Niewiadomski

  • Henryk Bista

    Henryk Bista

    Priest Marceli Nowakowski

  • Czesław Byszewski

    Czesław Byszewski

    Prime Minister Julian Nowak

  • Jerzy Duszyński

    Jerzy Duszyński

    Józef Pilsudski

  • Edmund Fetting

    Edmund Fetting

    General Józef Haller

  • Kazimierz Iwor

    Kazimierz Iwor

    Herman Lieberman

  • Tomasz Zaliwski

    Tomasz Zaliwski

    Maciej Rataj

  • Roman Sikora

    Roman Sikora

    Wojciech Trąmpczyński

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.

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