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Daniel Olbrychski

Daniel Olbrychski

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daniel Olbrychski (Polish pronunciation: [ɔlˈbrɨxskʲi]; born 27 February 1945) is a Polish actor best known for leading roles in several Andrzej Wajda movies and also known for playing a defector and spymaster Vassily Orlov, alongside Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie in the movie Salt.

Known For

The Promised Land

The Promised Land

1975

The Tin Drum

The Tin Drum

1979

A Love in Germany

A Love in Germany

1983

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988

The Butler

The Butler

2018

The Last Days

The Last Days

1999

It's Me, the Thief

It's Me, the Thief

2000

With Fire and Sword

With Fire and Sword

1999

Raz, jeszcze raz

Raz, jeszcze raz

2020

Classmates

Classmates

2010

Salt

Salt

2010

Flash Back

Flash Back

1985

The Old Fairy Tale: When the Sun Was God

The Old Fairy Tale: When the Sun Was God

2003

The New Order

The New Order

2023

Talking Heads 2021

Talking Heads 2021

2021

Gebürtig

Gebürtig

2002

The Birch Wood

The Birch Wood

1970

The Turkish Gambit

The Turkish Gambit

2005

Bolero

Bolero

1981

Dangerous Moves

Dangerous Moves

1984

Terrarium

Terrarium

1981

Wizja lokalna 1901

Wizja lokalna 1901

1981

Two Words as the Key

Two Words as the Key

2023

Tolko ne seychas

Tolko ne seychas

2011

Legend No. 17

Legend No. 17

2013

Bis später - ich muss mich erschiessen

Bis später - ich muss mich erschiessen

1984

The Trout

The Trout

1982

Rosa Luxemburg

Rosa Luxemburg

1986

Rome Wants Another Caesar

Rome Wants Another Caesar

1974

Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes

Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes

1986

Lesser Evil

Lesser Evil

2009

Poznań 56

Poznań 56

1996

From a Far Country

From a Far Country

1981

Roly Poly

Roly Poly

1968

Battle of Warsaw 1920

Battle of Warsaw 1920

2011

Odwrócona góra albo film pod strasznym tytułem

Odwrócona góra albo film pod strasznym tytułem

2000

L'Orchestre rouge

L'Orchestre rouge

1989

Hans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake

Hans Kloss: More Than Death at Stake

2012

Children and Fish

Children and Fish

1996

The Story About Master Twardowski

The Story About Master Twardowski

1996

The Vulture

The Vulture

2013

Decalogue III

Decalogue III

1989

The Silence Of Elsewhere

The Silence Of Elsewhere

1990

The Structure of Crystal

The Structure of Crystal

1969

Różaniec z granatów

Różaniec z granatów

1970

Transatlantis

Transatlantis

1995

The Cop & the Girl

The Cop & the Girl

1985

Family Life

Family Life

1971

Jowita

Jowita

1967

The Knight

The Knight

1980

Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei

1971

The Fall of Italy

The Fall of Italy

1981

Zoo

Zoo

1988

Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba

Iron & Blood: The Legend of Taras Bulba

2009

Farewell Moscow

Farewell Moscow

1987

Revisited

Revisited

2009

The Deluge

The Deluge

1974

The Barber of Siberia

The Barber of Siberia

1998

So Much for Justice!

So Much for Justice!

2010

Powstaniec 1863

Powstaniec 1863

2024

Faust

Faust

1976

Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel

Das lange Gespräch mit dem Vogel

1992

Samosiuk. The Independent Film Republic

Samosiuk. The Independent Film Republic

2012

The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683

The Day of the Siege: September Eleven 1683

2012

Persona non grata

Persona non grata

2005

A Man and His Dog

A Man and His Dog

2009

Mountains at Dusk

Mountains at Dusk

1970

The Ashes

The Ashes

1965

The Maids of Wilko

The Maids of Wilko

1979

Roza

Roza

1982

Scenes From The Director's Life

Scenes From The Director's Life

1970

Screen Tests

Screen Tests

1977

Makbet

Makbet

1969

Nitschewo

Nitschewo

2004

Milady

Milady

2004

Anthony Zimmer

Anthony Zimmer

2005

Ivan & Abraham

Ivan & Abraham

1993

Examination

Examination

1968

Fanciful

Fanciful

2015

We Summon You

We Summon You

1981

If You Go Away

If You Go Away

2011

To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest

1988

Przedwiośnie

Przedwiośnie

2001

Le Monde Désert

Le Monde Désert

1985

Then There Will Be Silence

Then There Will Be Silence

1966

The Jeweller's Shop

The Jeweller's Shop

1989

1953. Fight for Hope

1953. Fight for Hope

2024

Nietzsche in Russia

Nietzsche in Russia

2008

Maryla. Tak kochałam

Maryla. Tak kochałam

2022

Escape

Escape

1997

Z miłości

Z miłości

2011

Colonel Wolodyjowski

Colonel Wolodyjowski

1969

If I Were 1000 Years Old

If I Were 1000 Years Old

1983

Everything for Sale

Everything for Sale

1969

Gulczas, what do you think...

Gulczas, what do you think...

2001

Hunting Flies

Hunting Flies

1969

Landscape After Battle

Landscape After Battle

1970

The Wedding

The Wedding

1973

Hidden Reserves

Hidden Reserves

2016

The Revenge

The Revenge

2002

The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend

The Perfect Guy for My Girlfriend

2009

Rola

Rola

1971

Winter's Daughter

Winter's Daughter

2011

Wounded in the Forest

Wounded in the Forest

1964

Marie Curie

Marie Curie

2016

Laços de Sangue

Laços de Sangue

1992

Casablanca, Casablanca

Casablanca, Casablanca

1985

Miracle

Miracle

2018

Countess Cosel

Countess Cosel

1968

The Pacifist

The Pacifist

1970

Pilate and Others

Pilate and Others

1972

Studniówk@

Studniówk@

2018

Van Goghs

Van Goghs

2018

Dear Karl

Dear Karl

1984

The Marriage of Convenience

The Marriage of Convenience

1967

Dagny

Dagny

1977

Love Steps

Love Steps

1990

Weekend Stories: The Last Circle

Weekend Stories: The Last Circle

1998

Lepiej być piękną i bogatą

Lepiej być piękną i bogatą

1993

Pestka

Pestka

1996

Passenger from San Francisco

Passenger from San Francisco

2019

What a Country!

What a Country!

2018

Bastard

Bastard

1994

Liberation: Breakthrough

Liberation: Breakthrough

1970

Sequence of Feelings

Sequence of Feelings

1993

Liberation: The Battle of Berlin

Liberation: The Battle of Berlin

1971

Butterflies

Butterflies

1991

Politics

Politics

2019

Break Point

Break Point

2004

Bird Talk

Bird Talk

2019

Smród

Smród

1995

Indián

Indián

2022

Kill It and Leave This Town

Kill It and Leave This Town

2020

Kung-fu

Kung-fu

1980

Titanium White

Titanium White

2022

The Last Wager

The Last Wager

1989

Axiliad

Axiliad

1986

DJ

DJ

2018

...jestem przeciw

...jestem przeciw

1985

Skok

Skok

1969

War of Love

War of Love

2010

The Taste of the Black Earth

The Taste of the Black Earth

1970

Boxer

Boxer

1967

The Hexer

The Hexer

2001

Jacek

Jacek

2012

The Deluge: Postscriptum

The Deluge: Postscriptum

2024

Short Breath of Love

Short Breath of Love

1992

Leaving Eden

Leaving Eden

2026

Pan Olbrychski

Pan Olbrychski

2025

Bittersweet Longing...

Bittersweet Longing...

1993

On The Set

On The Set

1968

Notturno

Notturno

2006

Wesele

Wesele

2019

Music Hall

Music Hall

1986

Aktorka

Aktorka

2015

Balkan Island: The Last Story of the Century

Balkan Island: The Last Story of the Century

1997

Uratowane z potopu

Uratowane z potopu

2019

Na dobre i na złe

Na dobre i na złe

1999

Days of Honor

Days of Honor

2008

The Turkish Gambit

The Turkish Gambit

2006

The Secret of the Sahara

The Secret of the Sahara

1988

Przedwiośnie

Przedwiośnie

2002

Komisarz Alex

Komisarz Alex

2012

Mit meinen heißen Tränen

Mit meinen heißen Tränen

1986

Love at First Sight

Love at First Sight

1992

Ziemia obiecana

Ziemia obiecana

1978

Kryminalni

Kryminalni

2004

Dom

Dom

1980

Souvenir from Odesa

Souvenir from Odesa

2018

Przygody pana Michała

Przygody pana Michała

1969

Stara baśń. Kiedy słońce było bogiem

Stara baśń. Kiedy słońce było bogiem

2003

The Butler

The Butler

2022

With Fire and Sword

With Fire and Sword

2001

Motion of No Confidence

Motion of No Confidence

2022

Biała wizytówka

Biała wizytówka

1989

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

My Agent

My Agent

2022

Simple Case

Simple Case

2024

As the Days Come and the Days Go

As the Days Come and the Days Go

1980

Hrabina Cosel

Hrabina Cosel

1969

Kampf der Tiger

Kampf der Tiger

1988

13 posterunek

13 posterunek

1997

Dekalog

Dekalog

1989

Chillers

Chillers

1990

The Fall of the Empire

The Fall of the Empire

2005