Korczak (1990)
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- Unrated
- 1h 58min
- Biography, Drama
- 06 May 1990 (Poland)
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The last days of life of the legendary Polish pedagogue Dr. Janusz Korczak and his heroic dedication to protecting Jewish orphans in the Warsaw Ghetto.
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| Wojciech Pszoniak | ... |
Henryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak
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| Ewa Dalkowska | ... |
Stefania 'Stefa' Wilczynska
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| Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska | ... |
Maria Falska
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| Marzena Trybala | ... |
Estera Winogronówna
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| Piotr Kozlowski | ... |
Heniek
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| Zbigniew Zamachowski | ... |
Icek Szulc
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| Jan Peszek | ... |
Max Bauer
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| Aleksander Bardini | ... |
Adam Czerniaków
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| Maria Chwalibóg | ... |
Czerniaków's wife
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| Andrzej Kopiczynski | ... |
Director at Polish Radio
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| Krystyna Zachwatowicz | ... |
Szloma's mother
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Jerzy Zass | ... |
German wachman on the bridge
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| Wojciech Klata | ... |
Szloma
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Michal Staszczak | ... |
Józek
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| Agnieszka Krukówna | ... |
Ewka
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Karolina Czernicka | ... |
Natka
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Maria Weymayr | ... |
Pola
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| Anna Mucha | ... |
Sabinka
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Adam Siemion | ... |
Abramek
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Wojciech Radecki |
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| Robert Atzorn | ... |
German Doctor
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| Janusz Bukowski | ... |
Polish doctor in Prison
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| Stanislawa Celinska | ... |
Saleswoman
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| Edgar Hoppe | ... |
Gestapo Officer
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Bernhard Howe |
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| Ewa Telega | ... |
Former fosterling of Korczak
(as Ewa Isajewicz-Telega)
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Piotr Kazimierski | ... |
Former fosterling of Korczak
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Grzegorz Klein | ... |
Former fosterling of Korczak
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| Zygmunt Kestowicz | ... |
Piotr Zalewski
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| Agnieszka Kumor | ... |
Mrs. Maria's caregiver
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| Olaf Lubaszenko | ... |
Tram driver shot for handing out bread in the Ghetto
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| Katarzyna Laniewska | ... |
Employee at Korczak's Orphanage
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| Alicja Migulanka | ... |
Washing woman
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| Wlodzimierz Press | ... |
A Jew in the Ghetto Street
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| Jan Prochyra | ... |
Gancwajch
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| Danuta Szaflarska | ... |
Mrs. Bauer, Max's mother
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Aniela Swiderska-Pawlik | ... |
Director's secretary at Polish Radio
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| Zbigniew Suszynski | ... |
Student talking to Korczak in September 1939
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Tomasz Traczynski | ... |
Bundu's fighter
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Jerzy Walczak | ... |
Bundu's fighter
(as Jan Walczak)
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Maciej Winkler | ... |
Former fosterling of Korczak
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| Jacek Wójcicki | ... |
Former fosterling of Korczak
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Witold Bielinski | ... |
German liquidating an Orphanage
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| Stanislaw Brudny | ... |
Polish Man in prison praying for Korczak
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| Jacek Domanski | ... |
Jewish policeman beating Szloma
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Tadeusz Hanusek |
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Hanna Kossowska | ... |
Woman in the Jewish column
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Grzegorz Pawlowski | ... |
Korczak's assistant
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| Teresa Szmigielówna | ... |
Guest in a Café
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Aleksander Trabczynski | ... |
Gestapo Officer in charge of filming in the Ghetto
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| Rafal Walentowicz | ... |
Jewish Policeman
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| Ryszard Janikowski | ... |
SS-Man shooting at a tram driver (uncredited)
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Jerzy Kozlowski | ... |
Extras (uncredited)
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| Wojciech Skibinski | ... |
Jewish Policeman (uncredited)
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Monika Solubianka | ... |
Bauer's wife (uncredited)
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Nina Stiller | ... |
Singer in a Café (uncredited)
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Roman Szafranski | ... |
Guest in a Café (uncredited)
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Etl Szyc | ... |
Woman in the Jewish column (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Andrzej Wajda | ||
Written by
| Agnieszka Holland | ... | () |
Produced by
| Wolfgang Hantke | ... | delegate producer |
| Janusz Morgenstern | ... | producer |
| Willi Segler | ... | producer |
| David M. Thompson | ... | executive producer (as David Thompson) |
| Daniel Toscan du Plantier | ... | producer |
| Regina Ziegler | ... | producer |
Music by
| Wojciech Kilar | ||
Cinematography by
| Robby Müller | ||
Editing by
| Ewa Smal | ||
Production Design by
| Allan Starski | ||
Art Direction by
| Ewa Skoczkowska | ||
Set Decoration by
| Magdalena Dipont | ||
| Anna Kowarska | ||
Costume Design by
| Wieslawa Starska | ||
Production Management
| Christian Dressler | ... | assistant production manager |
| Ireneusz Kaznocha | ... | assistant production manager |
| Robert Lipinski | ... | production leader |
| Czeslawa Lukasiewicz | ... | assistant production manager |
| Halina Malek | ... | assistant production manager |
| Teresa Maleszewska | ... | production leader |
| Barbara Pec-Slesicka | ... | production manager |
| Konrad Piotrowski | ... | assistant production manager |
| Jaroslaw Pogorzelski | ... | assistant production manager |
| Marek Skladanowski | ... | production leader |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ami Drozd | ... | assistant director |
| Jerzy Gerlee | ... | assistant director |
| Krystyna Grochowicz | ... | second unit director |
| Wieslawa Klata | ... | assistant director |
| Andrzej Kotkowski | ... | assistant director |
| Malgorzata Lisak | ... | assistant director |
| Pawel Wierkowski | ... | second unit director |
Sound Department
| Krzysztof Jastrzab | ... | sound assistant |
| Boguslaw Nowak | ... | sound effects (as Bogdan Nowak) |
Stunts
| Zbigniew Modej | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Stanislaw Bilski | ... | assistant camera |
| Marek Modzelewski | ... | best boy |
| Jan Ossowski | ... | assistant camera |
| Roman Taborski | ... | assistant camera |
| Jakub Wdowicki | ... | assistant camera |
| Janusz Zachwajewski | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| Antoni Wit | ... | musical director |
Additional Crew
| Rafal Dabrowski | ... | reconstruction |
| Jan Rutkiewicz | ... | militaria |
| Malgorzata Zdziarska | ... | production secretary |
Production Companies
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Erato Films
- Erbograph Co.
- Regina Ziegler Filmproduktion
- Telmar Films Intl.
- Zespol Filmowy "Perspektywa"
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Distributors
- New Yorker Films (1991) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) (1991) (France) (theatrical)
- Academy Pictures (1992) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Ovo Films (1995) (Greece) (theatrical)
- absolut MEDIEN (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- absolut MEDIEN (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Rare Films and More (2018) (United States) (DVD) (English sub-titles) (Spanish sub-titles)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Account of the last days of life of the legendary Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his heroic dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war. Jewish doctor Henryk Goldszmit, known also as Janusz Korczak, is a man of high principles. He is unafraid of shouting at German officers and frequently has to be persuaded to save his own life. His orphanage, set up in a cramped school in the Warsaw ghetto, provides shelter to 200 homeless kids. Putting his experimental educational methods into practice, he installs a kind of children's self-government, whose justice is in a big contrast to what is happening in the outside world. Right in front of the school, dozens of kids are dying or being killed every day and their naked bodies lie on the street unattended. The ghetto's mayor assures Korczak that the orphanage will be saved. Korczak raises food and money for the orphanage from the rich Jews. In the final roundup he refuses to accept a Swiss passport and boards the train to Treblinka with his orphans.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The play performed by the children in the orphanage is "The Post Office" by Rabindranath Tagore. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Korczak (1993). See more » |
| Quotes |
Henryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak:
Everyone has betrayed us. This is the uniform of a betrayed soldier See more » |