About Jan Rybkowski
Lived 1912 – 1987 (aged 75). Jan Rybkowski was a Polish film director, screenwriter and director.
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. Two years later, he was a member of the jury at the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival.
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
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Who was Jan Rybkowski?
Polish film director (1912–1987)
When was Jan Rybkowski born?
Jan Rybkowski was born on 4 April 1912 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
When did Jan Rybkowski die?
Jan Rybkowski died on 29 December 1987 in Konstancin-Jeziorna.
What was Jan Rybkowski's occupation?
Jan Rybkowski was a film director, screenwriter and director.
What nationality was Jan Rybkowski?
Jan Rybkowski was Polish.
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