Wojciech Has

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Born in Kraków, Poland, in 1925. Feature film director. Graduated in 1946 from Cracow Film Institute, also studied painting. From 1947 to 1957 made a number of documentary shorts and educational films. Feature film debut: _The Noose_ (Petla, 1958, co-scr.). Other films: _Farewells_ (Pozegnania, 1958, co-scr.), awarded in Locarno and London 1959; _... See full bio »

Born:

April 1, 1925 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland

Died:

October 3, 2000 (age 75) in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland

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Known For

Lydia Ate the Apple Director

(1958)

The Hourglass Sanatorium Director

(1973)

Jak byc kochana Director

(1963)

The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober Director

(1988)

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Director (27 credits)

1988 The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober

1986 Memoirs of a Sinner

1985 Pismak

1983 An Uneventful Story

1973 The Hourglass Sanatorium (as Wojciech J. Has)

1968 Lalka

1967 Walc minutowy (Short)

1966 Szyfry (as Wojciech J. Has)

1965 The Saragossa Manuscript (as Wojciech J. Has)

1963 Jak byc kochana (as Wojciech J. Has)

1962 Zloto

1961 Rozstanie (as Wojciech J. Has)

1960 One Room Tenants (as Wojciech J. Has)

1958 Lydia Ate the Apple (as Wojciech J. Has)

1958 The Noose (as Wojciech J. Has)

1955 Nasz zespól (Documentary short)

1952 Harcerze na zlocie (Documentary short)

1952 Karmik Jankowy (Documentary short) (as J.W. Has)

1952 Zielarze z Kamiennej Doliny (Documentary short)

1951 Mechanizacja robót ziemnych (Documentary short)

1951 Scentralizowana kontrola przebiegu produkcji (Documentary short)

1950 My City (Documentary short)

1950 Pierwszy plon (Documentary short)

1949 Jeden dzien w Polsce (Short)

1949 Parowóz P7-47 (Documentary short)

1948 Harmonia (Short)

1947 Brzozowa Street (Documentary short) (as Wojciech Jerzy Has)

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Writer (13 credits)

1988 The Tribulations of Balthazar Kober (writer)

1983 An Uneventful Story (writer)

1973 The Hourglass Sanatorium (as Wojciech J. Has)

1968 Lalka (writer)

1967 Walc minutowy (Short)

1961 Rozstanie (script)

1960 One Room Tenants (story - as Wojciech J. Has)

1958 Lydia Ate the Apple (screenplay)

1958 The Noose (story - as Wojciech J. Has)

1952 Zielarze z Kamiennej Doliny (Documentary short)

1950 Pierwszy plon (Documentary short)

1948 Harmonia (Short) (screenplay)

1947 Brzozowa Street (Documentary short) (as Wojciech Jerzy Has)

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Miscellaneous Crew (10 credits)

2000 Happy Man (artistic creative consultant - as Wojciech Jerzy Has)

2000 That Sleepless Night (Short) (advisor: pedagogogy - as Wojciech Jerzy Has)

1999 Wojtek (Short) (advisor: pedagogogy)

1998 Trzy dni z zycia malzenskiego (Short) (creative supervision)

1997 0 C (Short) (creative supervision)

1996 Spózniona podróz (Short) (creative supervision)

1996 Vis a vis (Short) (educational advisor)

1988 Robak (Short) (pedagogical supervisor)

1985 Z podniesionymi rekami (Short) (directing advisor - as Wojciech Jerzy Has)

1977 Indeks (directing advisor)

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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (2 credits)

1947 Jasne lany (second assistant director - as Hass Jerzy Wojciech)

1946 Dwie godziny (assistant director)

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Producer (2 credits)

2000 Happy Man (producer - uncredited)

1992 November (producer)

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Actor (1 credit)

1962 Zloto

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Self (1 credit)

1999 Idac, spotykajac (TV Movie documentary)
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

J.W. Has | Jerzy Has | Wojciech J. Has | Wojciech Jerzy Has | Hass Jerzy Wojciech

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Trivia:

Director of the Lodz Film School from the mid-1980's. See more »

Trademark:

Characters looking directly at the camera and addressing the viewers (for e.g. Tadeusz Fijewski in Lalka (1968) or Gustaw Holoubek in One Room Tenants (1960)).