Zdzisław Leśniak

Drama Series - 1974, 16 episodes • as kupiec włoski

Janosik was a television series that aired in Poland in 1974. It is about a famous Polish highlander outlaw who in folk legends steals money and goods from the rich and helps out the poor. The series was directed by Jerzy Passendorfer. There are 13 1-hour episodes.

Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • as Andrzej in Joanna's Vision (uncredited)

An architect Joanna tells her friend Halina on the telephone about her love troubles and suddenly hears a nice man's voice: "The best cure for love is another love." Then she becomes a forgers dispatcher mistaken for Honorata by telephone and decides to work out a forgers secret and the secret of her new love Andrzej.

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m • as "Mały"

In the last few days of the Warsaw Uprising during World War II, a modest group of Resistance members remains. The band must take refuge in the sewers under the orders of leader Zadra, but it's only a matter of time before they will have to emerge. However, when they try, they are met only with intense hostility from the Nazis. Despite their attempts stay resolute through immense mental strain, it becomes increasingly apparent that they may be doomed.

Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • as Atos

The story of the tumultuous relationship between a Jewish girl called Noemi and a Polish art student named Kamil is set at the outbreak of World War II.

Movie - 1960, 2h 15m • as Hamles

Hamlet suspects his uncle has murdered his father to claim the throne of Denmark and the hand of Hamlet's mother, but the prince cannot decide whether or not he should take vengeance.

Movie - 1977, 2h 15m • as Reporter

Animated film about two young boys, Bolek and Lolek, who seek to fulfill the last will of Phileas Fogg who decided that his inheritor would be the one who made an identical round the world journey as he had done, using the means of transport generally in use in the nineteenth century. As they journey round the world, a bad character named Jeremiah tries to foil their attempts.

Movie - 1960, 2h 15m • as Man at a Gate (uncredited)

To convince the prison warden against releasing him, a middle-aged Polish man recounts his life, one he considers to have been characterized by exceptionally bad luck.

Movie - 1970, 2h 15m • as Class Supervisor

A young boy tries to earn the friendship of his new classmates, notorious bullies, which leads to tragic consequences.

Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • as Waiter (uncredited)

A dream-like meditation on post-industrial life in Communist Poland.

Movie - 1963, 2h 15m • as Cheerful passerby

A couple plans to spend a New Years Eve in a friend's empty apartment.

Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 1965, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

A prosecutor takes on the case of a peasant accused of murder.

Movie - 1967, 2h 15m • as Jester

A group of workers builds a bridge near a large dam. They get drunk with a visiting reporter, who falls into the river and disappears.

Movie - 1963, 2h 15m • as Radio Journalist (segment nr 1)

The movie consists of two satirical novels based on the same idea: both the "gangsters" and "philanthropists" end up in the courtroom.

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m • as Man leading a Wedding Procession

Róża marries a promising young architect, Juliusz. Then World War II breaks out and within weeks Juliusz is deported to a concentration camp. Months, and then years go by, until Róża abandons any hope that her husband might return. She meets and falls in love with another man, and tries to put her life back together, but one day, unexpectedly, Juliusz does return - a shattered, mere ghost of his former self, physically crippled and tormented by memories of the camps. First out of duty, then out of pity, Róża starts to care for him, but her feelings slowly are transformed into a kind of revulsion

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m • as Paluch

Mirek Kubiak is a primary school student. Like his friends, he is fascinated by Indians and would like to become a brave Apache. Uncle Eligiusz from America comes to his house. The boy becomes embroiled in a criminal scandal.

Movie - 1976, 2h 15m • as Bartolomeo

The protagonists of the film are two brothers - Smaller and Big, Filomena and the dog Klops. Big has problems at school, so he decides to run away from home. His brother decides to find him.

Movie - 1964, 2h 15m • as Anzelm

Freed Polish soldiers are trapped in a small town in Germany during the last days of World War II. After a doctor's daughter is raped by a concentration camp worker, the Poles allow her and her father to stay in the house that is their temporary quarters. While waiting to be repatriated, the war-weary group is forced to fight some German soldiers who invade the town. The war brings out conflicting emotions of the Poles who find themselves trapped in the house and once again under fire from the enemy.

Movie - 1974, 2h 15m • as Italian Trader

In the early 19th century, the legendary Tatra brigand Janosik defies the oppressive local nobility and Austrian troops by robbing the rich to give to the poor, becoming a folk hero among the peasants.

Movie - 1964, 2h 15m • as Ambassador's Secretary

Two Elderly Men are asked by the Prime Minister to take care of the city for one day. During this time, they have to deal with the heat, a diplomatic conflict, a love rivalry, and a lack of water. They do it in their style – with a song.

Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • as Kika's Lover (uncredited)

A bus crashes and its passengers find themeselves in the afterlife, which they find has the not only the same set of rules as Earth, but also the same bureaucratic chaos.

Movie - 1958, 2h 15m • as Zdzisio (uncredited)

A Pole and a German fall in love to the discouragement of their parents.

Movie - 1963, 2h 15m • as Hooligan in the park

A young teenager from the provinces comes to Warsaw to find her relatives and gets herself in various trouble.

Movie - 1961, 2h 15m • as Gangster

Absurd gag comedy about a grotesque pursuit of a "snow man" allegedly imported to Poland. A box with a shipment from India, which was supposed to contain a yeti, turned out to be empty. The desperate professor tries to find it. He even gets into prison, from which, however, he escapes handcuffed with the thief. Meanwhile, the "snow man" begins to be considered the perpetrator of more and more crimes. Eventually, everything becomes clear. In the telegram notifying of the shipment, a word was twisted and hence the whole misunderstanding.

Movie - 1960, 2h 15m • as American Soldier (uncredited)

A pianist from Poland visits a town in West Germany and starts to remember details about her life during the war.

Movie - 1961, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

A young public servant receives a house as a wedding gift, but upon arriving he finds only the doors, a military barrack and a tank hidden underground.

Movie - 1963, 2h 15m • as Wiktor Fagas "Chaplin"

A journalist investigates a hot new drink that just hit the market.

Movie - 1966, 2h 15m • as Man in a Wheelchair ("Third Sunday")

Three short stories depicting the adventures of athletes from various disciplines. Reserve goalkeeper Antoni gets a chance to play in a match as a substitute for his sick teammate. Hanka and Piotr, although they are in love with each other, only meet at competitions. Adam is the first to arrive in the town where the finish line of a cycling race is located. The residents celebrate his victory.

Movie - 1968, 2h 15m • as Groszek

A visit to Auschwitz changes the life of a young unambitious writer.

Movie - 1964, 2h 15m • as Tatar (uncredited)

Two Poles get out of Soviet Union with Polish Army. Based on autobiographical short stories by Józef Hen.

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m • as Nurse

An antique guitar brings upon a series of increasingly fantastical encounters.

Movie - 1973, 2h 15m • as Academic

A group of ethnography students meet the enigmatic Mruk family while doing an internship at the Świętokrzyskie Mountains.

Movie - 1960, 2h 15m • as Kajtek

A quarry worker falls in love with a practicing doctor.

Movie - 1972, 2h 15m • as Attorney

Romek is a boy whom nobody wants and who cannot find love in anyone. His mother has no interest in him at all. The boy gets under the influence of enterprising Janusz. This one teaches him to steal. During the first attempt, he is caught and puts in a juvenile court. The mother decides to take the opportunity to put him in an orphanage.