Movie

Death of a President

★ 6.2/10 · 8 votes 1977 2h 24m Released

HistoryDrama

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.

Cast

Zdzisław Mrożewski Gabriel Narutowicz Marek Walczewski Eligiusz Niewiadomski Henryk Bista Priest Marceli Nowakowski C Czesław Byszewski Prime Minister Julian Nowa Jerzy Duszyński Józef Pilsudski Edmund Fetting General Józef Haller