About

Known credits:
22
Birthday:
1930-05-21
Place of birth:
Susiec, Polska
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Sylwester Chęciński

Overview

Sylwester Chęciński (21 May 1930 – 8 December 2021) was a Polish film and television director. He was born in Susiec, Poland, on 21 May 1930. Chęciński died in Wrocław on 8 December 2021, at the age of 91.

Chęciński was born on 21 May 1930 in Skwarki, Lublin Voivodeship. In 1950, he graduated from the 1st Secondary School of General Education named after Jędrzej Śniadeckiego in Dzierżoniów, and in 1956 the Directing Department of the State Film School in Łódź.

He is best known for the trilogy Sami swoi, Nie ma mocnych and Kochaj albo rzuć. He directed his first film Historia żółtej ciżemki in 1961. From 1976 to 1980, he was the deputy artistic director of the film group "Iluzjon", and in the years 1988–1991 the deputy artistic director of the film group "Kadr". For lifetime achievement, he received "Platinum Lions" at the 39th Gdynia Film Festival (2014)[2] and the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award (2017).

Chęciński died on 8 December 2021, in Wrocław. On 18 December, after the mass in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wrocław, he was buried at the Grabiszyński Cemetery in Wrocław.

Known for

Acting
1955 The Hours of Hope Actor Violinist (uncredited) 58
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Directing
2006 Came the Uhlans Directing Director 59
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1991 Controlled Conversations Directing Director 59
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1983 Big Shar Directing Director 59
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1980 Bo oszalałem dla niej Directing Director N/A
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1979 Roman and Magda Directing Director 58
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1977 Big Deal Directing Director 59
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1975 Droga Directing Director 69
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1974 Take It Easy Directing Director 60
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1971 Diament radży Directing Director N/A
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1971 First Love Directing Director N/A
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1971 Legenda Directing Director 58
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1969 Only the Dead Can Answer Directing Director 59
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1967 Our Folks Directing Director 62
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1966 The Catastrophe Directing Director 58
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1964 Agnes 1946 Directing Director 58
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1961 Story of the Golden Boot Directing Director 59
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1960 The Return Directing Assistant Director 58
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1959 Lotna Directing Assistant Director 58
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1957 Spotkania Directing Assistant Director 58
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1957 Winter Twilight Directing Assistant Director 59
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Writing
1966 The Catastrophe Writing Screenplay 58
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