Wojciech Pszoniak
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wojciech Pszoniak (born in 1942 in Lwów, currently Ukraine), is a Polish film and theater actor. Pszoniak gained international visibility following Andrzej Wajda's 1975 film The Promised Land, in which he played Moritz, one of the three main characters. The actor left Poland during the period of political unrest in 1980-1981, which saw the appearance of the Solidarity trade union and ended with the imposition of martial law on December 13, 1981. Pszoniak found roles in France, where he is currently living and working. Since the fall of communism in Eastern Europe in 1989, Pszoniak has appeared in Polish movies and plays. Internationally, he simplified his first name into Wojtek, which is the standard diminutive of the relatively formal Wojciech in the Polish language. Pszoniak often plays Jewish characters, although he is not of Jewish descent. In France, this is partially attributable to his role in The Promised Land, as well as his foreign accent. Pszoniak did not speak French when he emigrated to France, so he learned his theatrical lines phonetically; in movies like Danton, where he played Robespierre, his voice was dubbed. An anecdote about his language skills relates that when he finally started speaking French, one director told him that he preferred his old accent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wojciech Pszoniak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
If You Saw His Heart
as Le polonais
If You Saw His Heart
as Le polonais
Z dala od orkiestry
as (voice)
Z dala od orkiestry
as (voice)
To Life
as L'imprimeur
To Life
as L'imprimeur
Demons Years Later
as Self
Demons Years Later
as Self
Nie ten człowiek
as baron
Nie ten człowiek
as baron
The Mole
as Stefan Garbarek
The Mole
as Stefan Garbarek
The Rabbi's Cat
as Vastenov (voice)
The Rabbi's Cat
as Vastenov (voice)
Robert Mitchum Is Dead
Robert Mitchum Is Dead
The Winner
as profesor Karloff
The Winner
as profesor Karloff
Black Thursday
as Władysław Gomułka
Black Thursday
as Władysław Gomułka
The Rite of Passage
as Major Trzaska
The Rite of Passage
as Major Trzaska
Mystification
as Pinno
Mystification
as Pinno
Lesser Evil
as pacjent
Lesser Evil
as pacjent
Hope
as Benedykt Weber
Hope
as Benedykt Weber
Strike
Strike
Notturno
as Kajetan
Notturno
as Kajetan
Viper in the Fist
as Père Volitza
Viper in the Fist
as Père Volitza
The Pact of Silence
as L'archevêque
The Pact of Silence
as L'archevêque
Chaos
as Pali
Chaos
as Pali
The Annuity
as Łatka
The Annuity
as Łatka
Bajland
as Jan Rydel
Bajland
as Jan Rydel
Second life
as le père de Vincent
Second life
as le père de Vincent
La chica
La chica
Holy Week
as Councilman Zamojski
Holy Week
as Councilman Zamojski
East Wind
as pułkownik Lew Czeko
East Wind
as pułkownik Lew Czeko
Guilty of Innocence
as Ottenhagen
Guilty of Innocence
as Ottenhagen
Gawin
as Pierre / Xerkes
Gawin
as Pierre / Xerkes
Monsieur
as Kaltz
Monsieur
as Kaltz
Venetian Red
as Antonio Vivaldi
Venetian Red
as Antonio Vivaldi
Coupe franche
as Gyuri
Coupe franche
as Gyuri
To Kill a Priest
as Bridge Player
To Kill a Priest
as Bridge Player
Les années sandwiches
as Max
Les années sandwiches
as Max
Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné
as Judge
Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné
as Judge
Angry Harvest
as Cybulkowski
Angry Harvest
as Cybulkowski
Dangerous Moves
as Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm
Dangerous Moves
as Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm
The Window
as Waiter
The Window
as Waiter
Daimler-Benz Limousine
as Bogdański
Daimler-Benz Limousine
as Bogdański
Danton
as Maximilien Robespierre
Danton
as Maximilien Robespierre
Spokojne lata
as Śliz
Spokojne lata
as Śliz
Golem
as Prisoner
Golem
as Prisoner
Hospital of the Transfiguration
as Marglewski
Hospital of the Transfiguration
as Marglewski
Aria for an Athlete
as Siedelmayer, dyrektor cyrku
Aria for an Athlete
as Siedelmayer, dyrektor cyrku
Rekolekcje
as Marek
Rekolekcje
as Marek
Ich czworo
as Mąż
Ich czworo
as Mąż
The Shadow-Line
as Conductor (uncredited)
The Shadow-Line
as Conductor (uncredited)
Convicted
as Ryszard Bielczyk
Convicted
as Ryszard Bielczyk
The Promised Land
as Moryc Welt
The Promised Land
as Moryc Welt
The Nest
as Mieszko I
The Nest
as Mieszko I
Ostatni liść
as Berman
Ostatni liść
as Berman
The Wedding
as Journalist / Stanczyk
The Wedding
as Journalist / Stanczyk
Clergyman
as Man
Clergyman
as Man
An old beggar with a hurdy-gurdy
as Self
An old beggar with a hurdy-gurdy
as Self