List of Polish films of the 1960s

List of films produced in the Cinema of Poland in the 1960s.

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1960
Bad Luck Andrzej Munk Bogumił Kobiela Comedy Entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival
Knights of the Teutonic Order Aleksander Ford Grażyna Staniszewska, Urszula Modrzyńska, Mieczysław Kalenik, Aleksander Fogiel Historical Drama
1961
Mother Joan of the Angels Jerzy Kawalerowicz Mieczysław Voit, Lucyna Winnicka, Anna Ciepielewska, Franciszek Pieczka Horror Won the Special Jury Prize at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival

Adapted from Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz 's novel of the same name

Also known as The Devil and the Nun

Ogniomistrz Kaleń Ewa Petelska, Czesław Petelski Wiesław Gołas War movie
Tonight a City Will Die Jan Rybkowski Andrzej Łapicki Historical Drama Entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival
1962
All Souls' Day Tadeusz Konwicki Ewa Krzyżewska, Edmund Fetting Drama
The Impossible Goodbye Stanisław Jędryka Wiesław Gołas Entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival
Knife in the Water Roman Polanski Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz Psychological Thriller Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1963 Academy Awards, won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1962 Venice Film Festival
1963
Black Wings Ewa Petelska, Czesław Petelski Kazimierz Opaliński Drama Entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival

Adapted from Juliusz Kaden-Bandrowski's novel of the same name

How to Be Loved Wojciech Has Zbigniew Cybulski, Barbara Krafftówna Historical Drama Entered into the 1963 Cannes Film Festival

Adapted from Kazimierz Brandys's novel with the same name

Passenger Andrzej Munk Aleksandra Śląska Drama Entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival
1964
The First Day of Freedom Aleksander Ford adeusz Łomnicki Drama Entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival
Prawo i pięść Jerzy Hoffman Gustaw Holoubek Historical Drama Adapted from Józef Hen's novel Toast
1965
The Ashes Andrzej Wajda Daniel Olbrychski Drama Entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival

Adapted from Stefan Żeromski's novel of the same name.

The Saragossa Manuscript Wojciech Has Zbigniew Cybulski, Iga Cembrzyńska, Joanna Jędryka Historical Drama Adapted from Jan Potocki's novel The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
Three Steps on Earth Jerzy Hoffman, Edward Skórzewski Irena Orska Drama Entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival
1966
Bariera Jerzy Skolimowski Joanna Szczerbic, Jan Nowicki Comedy drama
Pharaoh Jerzy Kawalerowicz Jerzy Zelnik, Piotr Pawłowski, Leszek Herdegen, Wiesława Mazurkiewicz, Barbara Brylska Egyptian history.
Politics.
Adapted from Bolesław Prus' novel, Pharaoh. Entered into the 1966 Cannes Film Festival
1967
Westerplatte Stanisław Różewicz Zygmunt Hübner, Arkadiusz Bazak Historical Entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival
1968
Colonel Wolodyjowski Jerzy Hoffman Tadeusz Łomnicki, Daniel Olbrychski, Mieczyslaw Pawlikowski, Magdalena Zawadzka Historical drama Entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival

Adapted from Nobel Prize laureate Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel Pan Wołodyjowski.

The Doll Wojciech Jerzy Has Beata Tyszkiewicz, Mariusz Dmochowski Drama Adapted from Bolesław Prus's novel The Doll
Matthew's Days Witold Leszczyński Franciszek Pieczka Drama Due to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival
1969
How I Unleashed World War II Tadeusz Chmielewski Marian Kociniak Historical comedy Adapted Kazimierz Sławiński's novel Przygody kanoniera Dolasa (The Adventures of Dolas the Cannoneer)
Hunting Flies Andrzej Wajda Zygmunt Malanowicz, Małgorzata Braunek Comedy Entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival
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