About Ewa Petelska
Lived 1920 – 2013 (aged 92). Ewa Petelska was a Polish film director, screenwriter and director.
Ewa Petelska (24 December 1920 – 20 August 2013) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. She directed 26 films between 1951 and 1985. Her 1963 film Black Wings (Czarne skrzydła) was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. Her 1973 film Copernicus (Kopernik) was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.
She often collaborated with her husband, Czesław Petelski.
Selected filmography Ogniomistrz Kaleń (1961) Black Wings (1963) Tortura nadziei (1967) Kwestia sumienia (1967) Copernicus (1973) Kazimierz Wielki (1976)
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Who was Ewa Petelska?
Polish film director, screenwriter (1920-2013)
When was Ewa Petelska born?
Ewa Petelska was born on 24 December 1920 in Pyzdry.
When did Ewa Petelska die?
Ewa Petelska died on 20 August 2013 in Warsaw.
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Ewa Petelska was a film director, screenwriter and director.
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Ewa Petelska was Polish.
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