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Sylwester Checinski(1930-2021)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Actor
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Sylwester Checinski
Sylwester Checinski was born on 21 May 1930 in Susiec, Lubelskie, Poland. He was a director and assistant director, known for Love or Leave (1977), Nie ma mocnych (1974) and Katastrofa (1966). He died on 8 December 2021 in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland.
BornMay 21, 1930
DiedDecember 8, 2021(91)
BornMay 21, 1930
DiedDecember 8, 2021(91)
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  • Awards
    • 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Love or Leave (1977)
Love or Leave
7.0
  • Director
  • 1977
Nie ma mocnych (1974)
Nie ma mocnych
7.5
  • Director
  • 1974
Stanislaw Niwinski and Witold Pyrkosz in Katastrofa (1966)
Katastrofa
6.7
  • Director
  • 1966
Big Shar (1983)
Big Shar
7.3
  • Director
  • 1983

Credits

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Director

  • Stefan Burczyk in Przybyli ulani (2006)
    Przybyli ulani
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Television Theater (1953)
    Television Theater
    7.7
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1998–2000
  • Controlled Conversations (1991)
    Controlled Conversations
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Big Shar (1983)
    Big Shar
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Gabriela Kownacka and Zdzislaw Wardejn in Bo oszalalem dla niej (1980)
    Bo oszalalem dla niej
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Marzena Trybala in Roman i Magda (1979)
    Roman i Magda
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Love or Leave (1977)
    Love or Leave
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Nie ma mocnych (1974)
    Nie ma mocnych
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Wieslaw Golas in Droga (1973)
    Droga
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Theatre Macabre (1971)
    Theatre Macabre
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Janusz Klosinski in The Rajah's Diamond (1971)
    The Rajah's Diamond
    5.4
    TV Short
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Magdalena Zawadzka and Wojciech Szymanski in First Love (1971)
    First Love
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Legenda (1971)
    Legenda
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Tylko umarly odpowie (1969)
    Tylko umarly odpowie
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Our Folks (1967)
    Our Folks
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1967

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Powrót (1960)
    Powrót
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Lotna (1959)
    Lotna
    6.0
    • assistant director
    • 1959
  • Spotkania (1957)
    Spotkania
    5.7
    • assistant director
    • 1957
  • Zimowy zmierzch (1957)
    Zimowy zmierzch
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1957

Actor

  • Basn o ludziach stad (2003)
    Basn o ludziach stad
    6.6
    • Wlasciciel firmy transportowej
    • 2003
  • Sygnaly (1959)
    Sygnaly
    5.2
    • Militiaman (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • The Hours of Hope (1955)
    The Hours of Hope
    5.8
    • Violinist (uncredited)
    • 1955

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 21, 1930
    • Susiec, Lubelskie, Poland
  • Died
    • December 8, 2021
    • Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland(undisclosed)

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