Władysław Ślesicki

Birthday: 1927-01-05
Deathday: 2008-12-09
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Gender: Male

Władysław Ślesicki was a Polish film director and screenwriter, recognized for his contributions to both documentary and feature films. During World War II, he was a member of the Home Army and participated in the Warsaw Uprising. After the war, Ślesicki studied history at the University of Warsaw and later graduated from the National Film School in Łódź. His notable documentaries include Płyną tratwy (The Rafts Sail On, 1962) and Rodzina człowiecza (Family of Man, 1966), which offer insightful portrayals of human experiences. In feature filmmaking, he is best known for directing W pustyni i w puszczy (In Desert and Wilderness, 1973), an adaptation of Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel. Ślesicki's work is celebrated for its depth and humanism, contributing significantly to Polish cinema.

Credits

Year Title
1982-01-01 Śpiewy po rosie
1980-01-28 Droga daleka przed nami...
1973-10-16 In Desert and Wilderness
1970-04-01 Sloping Fields
1969-04-25 Shifting Sands
1967-04-01 Energy
1966-06-06 Days Months Years
1966-04-01 Family of Man
1965-04-01 A Moment of Silence
1964-06-01 Before the Leaves Fall...
1964-04-01 The Mountain
1964-04-01 Sugar Mill in Morocco
1964-04-01 The Twenty-First
1962-06-04 The Rafts Sail On
1962-04-01 People and Fish
1961-04-01 Portrait of a Small Town
1960-12-31 Among Men
1959-04-01 A Day Without Sunshine
1958-06-06 The Story of the Road
1958-04-01 A Walk in Bieszczady
1957-04-01 A Team with Forest Spirit
1957-01-01 The People From an Empty Zone
1956-01-01 Where the Devil Says Goodnight
1954-04-01 The Gypsy Camp