Death of a President
- Original title
- Smierc prezydenta
- Year
- 1977
- Running time
- 144 min.
- Country
- Poland
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Historical
- Synopsis
- Set at the historic moment of rebirth of Poland after World War I. The newly organized National Assembly elected Gabriel Narutowicz, a professor returning home from Switzerland to enter public life, as the first President in the history of Polish Republic. The film shows the turmoil leading to Narutowicz's election by a National Assembly divided between Polish Nationalists and the minorities, comprising one third of the population. A few days after the election the President was assasinated by a fanatic Nationalist while opening an art exhibit.
- Awards
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1978: Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear - Outstanding Single Archievement
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