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Janusz Zaorski

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  • Writer
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Janusz Zaorski
Janusz Zaorski was born on 19 September 1947 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He is a director and writer, known for Matka Królów (1987), Pokój z widokiem na morze (1978) and Jezioro Bodenskie (1986). He is married to Anna Osmólska-Metrak.
BornSeptember 19, 1947
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BornSeptember 19, 1947
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Matka Królów (1987)
    Matka Królów
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1987
    Pokój z widokiem na morze (1978)
    Pokój z widokiem na morze
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1978
    Jezioro Bodenskie (1986)
    Jezioro Bodenskie
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1986
    Szczesliwego Nowego Jorku (1997)
    Szczesliwego Nowego Jorku
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Director

    • Syrenka Picassa
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Television Theater (1953)
      Television Theater
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • 1997–2026
    • Teatr Polskiego Radia (1952)
      Teatr Polskiego Radia
      7.6
      Podcast Series
      • Director
      • 2005–2021
    • The Generations (2016)
      The Generations
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Siberian Exile (2013)
      Siberian Exile
      4.9
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Lekarz drzew (2005)
      Lekarz drzew
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Marian Opania in Cudownie ocalony (2004)
      Cudownie ocalony
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Haker (2002)
      Haker
      4.1
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Szczesliwego Nowego Jorku (1997)
      Szczesliwego Nowego Jorku
      6.1
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Alina Janowska, Pawel Wawrzecki, and Ewa Zietek in Zlotopolscy (1997)
      Zlotopolscy
      3.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Police Secrets (1992)
      Police Secrets
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Panny i wdowy (1992)
      Panny i wdowy
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Katarzyna Figura in Panny i wdowy (1991)
      Panny i wdowy
      5.2
      • Director
      • 1991
    • Biale plamy, czarne dziury
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Grodno - Wilno
      • Director
      • 1990
    • Ojcze
      • Director
      • 1990

    Writer

    • Teatr Polskiego Radia (1952)
      Teatr Polskiego Radia
      7.6
      Podcast Series
      • adaptation
      • 2005–2007
    • Haker (2002)
      Haker
      4.1
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Szczesliwego Nowego Jorku (1997)
      Szczesliwego Nowego Jorku
      6.1
      • Writer
      • 1997
    • Panny i wdowy (1992)
      Panny i wdowy
      TV Mini Series
      • dialogue
      • 1992
    • Katarzyna Figura in Panny i wdowy (1991)
      Panny i wdowy
      5.2
      • dialogue
      • 1991
    • Do domu
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1990
    • Janusz Gajos in Pilkarski poker (1989)
      Pilkarski poker
      7.0
      • dialogue
      • 1989
    • Matka Królów (1987)
      Matka Królów
      7.3
      • Writer
      • 1987
    • Jezioro Bodenskie (1986)
      Jezioro Bodenskie
      5.6
      • Writer
      • 1986
    • Dziecinne pytania (1981)
      Dziecinne pytania
      6.8
      • dialogue
      • 1981
    • Jerzy Binczycki and Zofia Mrozowska in Zalegly urlop (1979)
      Zalegly urlop
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1979
    • Pokój z widokiem na morze (1978)
      Pokój z widokiem na morze
      7.2
      • writer
      • 1978
    • Zezem
      8.8
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1976
    • Partita na instrument drewniany (1976)
      Partita na instrument drewniany
      5.8
      • Writer
      • 1976
    • Boleslaw Plotnicki in Chleba naszego powszedniego (1974)
      Chleba naszego powszedniego
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 1974

    Actor

    • Night Silence (2024)
      Night Silence
      5.5
      • Professor in a TV Show
      • 2024
    • Teatr Polskiego Radia (1952)
      Teatr Polskiego Radia
      7.6
      Podcast Series
      • Roullot (voice)
      • 2005
    • Haker (2002)
      Haker
      4.1
      • Man in the cinema
      • 2002
    • E=mc2 (2002)
      E=mc2
      5.5
      • Protektor
      • 2002
    • Panny i wdowy (1992)
      Panny i wdowy
      TV Mini Series
      • Buyers of books in a Polish bookstore in Paris (uncredited)
      • 1992
    • Katarzyna Figura in Panny i wdowy (1991)
      Panny i wdowy
      5.2
      • Customer (uncredited)
      • 1991
    • Janusz Gajos in Pilkarski poker (1989)
      Pilkarski poker
      7.0
      • Dealer (uncredited)
      • 1989
    • Mniejsze niebo (1981)
      Mniejsze niebo
      6.5
      • Dr Barcz
      • 1981
    • Man of Iron (1981)
      Man of Iron
      7.3
      • Mundek (as J. Zaorski)
      • 1981
    • Rebus (1977)
      Rebus
      6.3
      • Activist
      • 1977
    • Screen Tests (1977)
      Screen Tests
      6.5
      • Receptionist
      • 1977
    • Zofia Mrozowska and Zdzislaw Wardejn in Klara i Angelika (1977)
      Klara i Angelika
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • 1977
    • Palec bozy (1973)
      Palec bozy
      5.8
      • Alfred Cyganiewicz
      • 1973

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • J. Zaorski
    • Born
      • September 19, 1947
      • Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
    • Spouse
      • Anna Osmólska-Metrak? - present

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      His father Tadeusz Zaorski was the deputy minister of culture and art in Poland in the 1960s. During this decade he was also the head of Polish cinema.

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