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Bohdan Poręba

1934 – 2014

Polish film director

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Lived 1934 – 2014 (aged 79). Bohdan Poręba was a Polish film director, theatre director, director, polish scout and screenwriter.

Bohdan Poręba (5 April 1934 – 25 January 2014) was a film and theatre director and screenwriter.

Biography His father was a soldier of Polish Legions and member of the Home Army, and his mother was a teacher. Bohdan Poręba until 1945 lived with his family in Vilnius. In 1955 graduated in film direction from the Łódź Film School.

He headed Profil Film Unit from 1975 to 1981 and from 1982 to 1998. He was a member of the Polish United Workers' Party (from 1969) From 1986 to 1989 he was an artistic director of the . He was married twice. He was buried at the Northern Communal Cemetery in Warsaw. Jarosław Dąbrowski (1975) Gdzie woda czysta i trawa zielona (1977) Polonia Restituta (1980) Katastrofa w Gibraltarze (1983) (1986) (1988) (1991)

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Awards for Wyspa wielkiej nadziei (1958) Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1983)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
National Film School in Łódź
Awards
Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta; Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence; Zasłużony Działacz Kultury; Honorary badge "For Merits for Warsaw"; Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland; Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Bohdan Poręba's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Bohdan Poręba?

Polish film director (1934–2014)

When was Bohdan Poręba born?

Bohdan Poręba was born on 5 April 1934 in Vilnius.

When did Bohdan Poręba die?

Bohdan Poręba died on 25 January 2014 in Warsaw.

What was Bohdan Poręba's occupation?

Bohdan Poręba was a film director, theatre director, director, polish scout and screenwriter.

What nationality was Bohdan Poręba?

Bohdan Poręba was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bohdan Poręba

· Wikidata: Q4372978

· DBpedia: Bohdan Poręba

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