Adolf Dymsza
Know for: Acting
Born: 1900-04-07
Place of birth: Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire [now Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland]
Also know as:
Janko Muzykant (1930)
A talented violin-playing country boy struggles to get acceptance for his love for music.
Nikodem Dyzma (1956)
Nikodem Dyzma is a poor dancer who comes to Warsaw to find a job. The problem is that nobody wants to hire him. One day he finds an invitation to the...
Octopus Cafe (1959)
Comic stories of Varsovians living under the Nazi occupation and struggling with the enemy.
Antek policmajster (1935)
A wanted Pole arrives in Tsarist Russia and assumes the identity of a Police Chief.
Romeo i Julcia (1933)
Professor Platfus and Teofil Rączka run the "Romeo and Julcia" Intermediation Office.
Irene, Go Home! (1955)
A factory foreman discovers (to his discontent) that his housewife secretly takes driving lessons in order to get a job and send their son to...
Treasure (1949)
The first Polish post-war comedy. Witek and Krysia, a married couple, move to Warsaw and have nowhere to stay. They rent a room in a house with many...
Paweł & Gaweł (1938)
Two neighbours with similar names, Paweł and Gaweł, meet a violinist girl Violetta who pretends to be a child. When Paweł learns she's...
The Twelve Chairs (1933)
The first movie adaptation of the Russian novel "The Twelve Chairs" by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeniy Petrov. The basic idea from this movie, in which a...
Sportowiec mimo woli (1940)
A story about a misunderstanding between a hairdresser and world renowned hockey player, due to coincidence, switching their jobs.
Mój stary (1962)
A boy awaits the return of his long-absent emigre father but is disappointed when they finally meet.
The Screw-Up (1937)
Polish comedian Adolf Dymsza cross-dressing and masquerading as a woman in order to gain the confidence of his sweetheart's domineering guardian.
Sprawa do załatwienia (1953)
A series of misfortunes plagues a journalist and his new friend.
Arena (1967)
In one of the occupied European cities, the commandant of the garrison gathers a troupe of circus performers. Coming from different countries, they...
ABC miłości (1935)
Wincenty Poziomka tries to earn his living and falls in love.
Wind from the Sea (1930)
The last Polish silent film.
Robert and Bertrand (1938)
Robert and Bertrand covered accused of theft and are sent to prison where they meet Irena.
Pan Dodek (1971)
A cinematic ode to actor Adolf Dymsza, one of the biggest stars of pre-war Polish cinema. The film combines footage from Dymsza's new movies and...