Jan Rybkowski
Jan Izydor Rybkowski (4 April 1912 – 29 December 1987) was a Polish film director. He directed 30 films between 1949 and 1984. His 1961 film Tonight a City Will Die was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival.
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Jan Rybkowski
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- Name
- Jan Rybkowski
- Born
- 4 April 1912
- Birthplace
- Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Congress Poland
- Died
- 29 December 1987
- Place of death
- Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Poland
- Honours
- Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland · Work Flag Order and 2nd class · Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta · Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Languages
- Polish
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Biography
Biography
Two years later, he was a member of the jury at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.
Jan Rybkowski grób - Warszawa, Cmentarz Wojskowy na Powązkach
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• Name — Jan Rybkowski • Born — 4 April 1912 • Birthplace — Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Congress Poland • Died — 29 December 1987 • Place of death — Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1949–1984 • Illustration — Grave of Jan Rybkowski at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw
Documentary record
Jan Rybkowski was a director, born on 4 April 1912 and died on 29 December 1987 in Konstancin-Jeziorna. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Warsaw Premiere (1951) • Nikodem Dyzma (1956) • Kapelusz pana Anatola (1957) • Pan Anatol szuka miliona (1958) • Inspekcja pana Anatola (1959) • Tonight a City Will Die (1961) • Spotkanie w "Bajce" aka Meeting in the Fable (1962) • Chłopi (TV series) (1972) by novel of Władysław Reymont • The Peasants (1973) • Gniazdo (1974) • Border (1977) by novel of Zofia Nałkowska • Rodzina Połanieckich (TV series) (1978) by novel of Henryk Sienkiewicz • Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy (TV series) (1980) by novel of Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
Life and career
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Life and career
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1912
Jan Rybkowski born at Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
1987
Jan Rybkowski died at Konstancin-Jeziorna.
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Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
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Jan Rybkowski received Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland, Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta and Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
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MANIFESTATIONS OF COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA IN THE FILMS OF POLISH DIRECTOR AND SCREENWRITER JAN RYBKOWSKI (1949–1954), European Historical Studies, 2025Crossref registry
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