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DVD: Agent #1 DVD: Austeria DVD: Big Brawl - Wielka Wyspa
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The adventures of real-life Polish spy and war hero Jerzy Szajnowicz-Iwanow are brought to the big screen in this gripping action drama from renowned screenwriter Aleksander Scibor-Rylski (Man of Iron) and director Zbigniew Kuzminski (On the Banks of the On the first day of World War I, a group of Jews flee from the Cossack army in Polish Galicia and finds itself trapped overnight in a border inn. From veteran Polish director Jan Lomnicki (Just Beyond the Forest) comes this action-packed story of the rise and fall of a notorious Polish criminal during the first years after communism.
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DVD: Border Street - Ulica Graniczna DVD: Chopin - Desire For Love DVD: Divine Mercy - No Escape
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Considered to be the best post-war Polish film, a tragedy about Warsaw ghetto involving an array of people of different ethnic and social classes who are all neighbors trying to survive in an everchanging period. A tangled web of unruly passion lies at the center of this drama, chronicling the stormy affair between the great piano virtuoso Frederic Chopin and the flamboyant feminist writer Aurore Dupin, who called herself George Sand. This is the moving story of St. Faustina, a young Polish nun chosen by God to share His message of mercy with the whole world. Filmed in Poland, the Vatican, Germany, and the United States. Coincidentally, the beginning part of this DVD was filmed at the
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DVD: Enigma Secret DVD: Everything For Sale - Wszystko Na Sprzedaz - A Film By Andrzej Wajda DVD: Far From Poland - Daleko Od Polskie
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The story of the breaking of the Nazi secret coding machine Enigma, by three Polish mathematicians. Although Alan Turing tends to get much of the credit for breaking the Nazi "Enigma" codes during World War II, three Polish mathematicians did preliminary Inspired by the tragic death of the great Polish actor Zbigniew Cybulski, this Andrzej Wajda film focuses on the behind-the-scenes lives of a director and his actors when they are disrupted by the mysterious murder of their leading man. FAR FROM POLAND portrays the birth of the Solidarity movement at the Gdansk shipyards through moving personal testimony and a chilling look at the psychology of a censor.
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DVD: Faustina: The Apostle of Divine Mercy DVD: In Desert and Wilderness (W Pustyni I W Puszczy) DVD: Innocent Sorcerers - Niewinni Czarodzieje By Andrzej Wajda
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This award-winning movie is a beautiful representation of the mystical life of St. Maria Faustina, who became the "Apostle of Divine Mercy". It tells the story of her mystical experiences as a nun living in a convent in Poland in the early 20th century. This internationally critically acclaimed and award-winning film combines a children's adventure story with the look and feel of Lawrence of Arabia. At the end of the 19th century two kids -- children of engineers working on the Suez Canal -- are kidnapp A neglected masterpiece by Andrzej Wajda, reflective of the best of 1960s Polish cinema. Wry and cynical in tone, the work is important for being "the first film in Eastern Europe to chronicle the disillusionment of the younger generation" (San Francisco
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DVD: Jerzy Popieluszko: Messenger Of The Truth DVD: Landscape After Battle - Krajobraz Po Bitwie By Andrzej Wajda DVD: Lotna
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Narrated by actor Martin Sheen, this powerful documentary tells the remarkable true story of Polish martyr and 20th century hero, Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko. Father Jerzy, the chaplain of the Solidarity movement in Poland, was murdered in 1984 at the age With its breathtaking cinematography, this Andrzej Wajda film is a romantic yet fatalistic fable of budding love and the war that would not end. The film tells the powerful love story between two Poles at the end of World War II and portrays the destructi DVD: Lotna
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DVD: Maria and Napoleon DVD: Modjeska - Woman Triumphant DVD: Nine Days that Changed the World
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From the pages of history comes this dramatic tale of forbidden passions and political intrigue by accomplished Polish filmmaker Leonard Buczkowski (The Eagle). In 1807, Napoleon meets and falls in love with 22-year-old Polish countess Marie Walewska The film is about conquest; “attaining the unattainable;” about the life of an artist missionary. The American journey of the nineteenth century iconic Polish actress Helena Modjeska as she builds her own persona one step at a time to later become an icon Pope John Paul II's historic nine-day pilgrimage to Poland in June of 1979 created a revolution of conscience that transformed Poland and fundamentally reshaped the spiritual and political landscape of the 20th Century.
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DVD: Pope John Paul II - Special Collector's Edition DVD: Pope of the Century DVD: Popieluszko: Freedom is Within Us
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Pope John Paul II's historic visit to North America in 1979 captured hearts across the continent and reaffirmed his role as a spiritual world leader. DVD: Pope of the Century The stirring, powerful true story of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko, the courageous young priest martyr who became the chaplain and spiritual leader of the large trade union in Poland, Solidarity, in the 1980s. At 37 yrs. old, Fr. Popieluszko was brutally
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DVD: Red Star Double Headers DVD: Road to the West - Droga Na Zachod DVD: Siege By Julien Bryan
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DVD: Red Star Double Headers DVD: Road to the West - Droga Na Zachod 1940 Academy Award-Nominated Newsreel. Original film footage of the Siege of Warsaw shot by American photojournalist Julien Bryan, the last neutral journalist remaining in Warsaw during September 1939.
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DVD: Stara Basn - When The Sun Was God DVD: The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler DVD: The Legend of Pinky Deras - The Greatest Little Leaguer There Ever Was
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The old legend, "When The Sun Was God", takes place in 9th century Europe, when different Slavic tribes lived on the land that later becomes Poland, at a time when each tribe worshipped it's own, separate god. This is the compelling story of Polish Catholic social worker, Irena Sendler, one of the most remarkable, and unlikely, heroes of World War II, saving 2,500 Jewish children during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Of all the kids who ever played Little League, the best of the best was a boy you’ve probably never heard of: Art “Pinky” Deras. In the summer of 1959, he led the team from Hamtramck, Mich., to the Little League World Series title, and in the process, he
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Written By Buddy Moorehouse
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DVD: The Polish Americans - as seen on PBS DVD: Three Stories Of Galicia DVD: White Eagle in Borrowed Skies
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THE POLISH AMERICANS applauds the spirit, determination and solidarity of an immigrant success story like no other. Using vintage film footage, family photos, personal recollections and experiences, this documentary special embodies Polish pride In the epic settings of the events that changed the course of modern history, THREE STORIES OF GALICIA reveals the intimate stories of three courageous individuals who took it upon themselves to preserve the dignity of the human spirit. The history of the Polish Airforce during World War II! Poland was the first country to fight against Germany during World War II. In September 1939 its air force fought courageously in mostly obsolete aircraft to defend the Homeland.
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Written and Directed by Gerald M. Kochan
   
 
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