

Death of a President
1977
6.2
Overview:
After Poland won freedom from of its long overlordship by Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, it took a further four years for its National Assembly to elect Gabriel Narutowicz as its first president. Narutowicz was a professor who until his election had been living in Switzerland. Those were chaotic times, and shortly after his election, he was assassinated by right-wing fanatics. This epic Polish film chronicles the circumstances of Narutowicz's election and assassination.
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Director, Writer
Bolesław Michałek
Writer
Cast:
View full castZdzisław Mrożewski
Gabriel Narutowicz
Marek Walczewski
Eligiusz Niewiadomski
Henryk Bista
Priest Marceli Nowakow...
Czesław Byszewski
Prime Minister Julian ...
Jerzy Duszyński
Józef Pilsudski
Edmund Fetting
General Józef Haller