Andrzej Mularczyk

Andrzej Edward Mularczyk (13 June 1930 – 21 June 2024) was a Polish writer, screenwriter, reporter, and author of radio dramas.

Biography Mularczyk was born on 13 June 1930. His brother was the Polish writer Roman Bratny.

He made his literary debut in 1943 in the conspiratorial publication Dźwigary, which published his work (anonymously). After the war, in 1949 he began to work as a journalist at the same time as he was pursuing studies in the Journalism Department of the University of Warsaw. He completed his studies in 1955. He worked as a reporter and columnist for the weekly publication "Świat". He was a member of the Związek Literatów Polskich from 1955 and of the Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich from 1964.

In 1970–1977 he worked as literary director in the film group Iluzjon, and also worked for Polish Radio for many years.

Many films have been based on his screenplays, including some that are very widely known in Poland such as the series Sami swoi, Nie ma mocnych, Kochaj albo rzuć, and the television serial Dom. He wrote a total of around 40 screenplays. He was the author of the film story Post mortem. Katyń, released in 2007, which served as the basis for Andrzej Wajda’s film Katyń about the Katyn massacre.

Under the pseudonym Andrzej Jurek he co-authored the screenplay for the film Liczę na wasze grzechy, together with Jerzy Janicki.

Mularczyk died on 21 June 2024, at the age of 94.

Selected films Screenplay 1958: Miasteczko 1964: Przerwany lot 1966: Ktokolwiek wie... 1967: Sami swoi 1967: Julia, Anna, Genowefa... 1971: Jeszcze słychać śpiew i rżenie koni... 1971: Na przełaj 1973: Sobie król 1973: Droga 1974: Nie ma mocnych 1974: Cień tamtej wiosny 1974: Głowy pełne gwiazd 1975: Niespotykanie spokojny człowiek 1976: Ostatnie takie trio 1977: Kochaj albo rzuć 1978: Rodzina Połanieckich 1978: Wielki podryw 1980-2000: Dom 1982: Wyjście awaryjne 1982: Jest mi lekko 1983: Marynia 1986: Rykowisko 1988: Pięć minut przed gwizdkiem 1988: Cesarskie cięcie 1989: Goryl, czyli ostatnie zadanie... 1994: Jest jak jest 1999: Wrota Europy 2004: Cudownie ocalony 2007: Katyń - together with Andrzej Wajda 2016: Afterimage

Awards and distinctions 1989 – Prix Italia in the category "Fiction" for radio dramas (screenplay) Z głębokości wód 1996 – Prix Italia in the category "Fiction" for radio dramas (screenplay) Cyrk odjechał, lwy zostały 2005 – Diamentowy Mikrofon [Diamond Microphone]