# List of films made in Poland in the Interwar Period

Poland existed as a state for the first time in over a hundred years with the proclamation of the Second Polish Republic in 1918. This state lasted until Poland was invaded and partitioned by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union in the fall of 1939.

## 1910s

* Corka Pani X (1919)

## 1920s

* The Jews in Poland (1920)
* Pan Twardowski (1921) – directed by Wiktor Biegański
* Uroda zycia (1921) – directed by Eugeniusz Modzelewski and William Wauer
* Otchlan pokuty (1922) – directed by Wiktor Biegański
* Strzal (1922) – directed by Danny Kaden, Władysław Lenczewski
* Tajemnica przystanku tramwajowego (1922) – directed by Leon Trystan
* Zazdrosc (1922) – directed by Wiktor Biegański
* The Idol (1923) – directed by Wiktor Biegański
* Niewolnica milosci (1923) – directed by Jan Kucharski, Stanislaw Szebego and Adam Zagórski
* Tkies khaf (1924) (in Yiddish) – directed by Zygmund Turkow
* Iwonka (1925) – directed by Emil Chaberski
* Czerwony blazen (1926) – directed by Henryk Szaro
* Tredowata (1926) – directed by Boleslaw Mierzejewski and Edvard Pukhalsky
* Bunt krwi i zelaza (1927) – directed by Leon Trystan
* Kochanka Szamoty (1927) – directed by Leon Trystan
* Orle (1927) – directed by Wiktor Biegański
* Ziemia obiecana (1927) – directed by Zygmund Turkow and Aleksander Hertz
* Dzikuska (1928) – directed by Henryk Szaro
* Huragan (1928) – directed by Joseph Lejtes
* Kropka nad i (1928) – directed by Juliusz Gardan
* Liebeshölle (1928) – directed by Wiktor Biegański
* Pan Tadeusz (1928)- directed by Ryszard Ordynski
* Przedwiosnie (1928) – directed by Henryk Szaro
* Szalency (1928) – directed by Leonard Buczkowski
* Kult ciala (1929) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Mocny czlowiek (1929) – directed by Henryk Szaro
* Nad Radem (1929) – directed by Aleksander Ford

## 1930s
### 1930–1934

* Exile to Siberia (1930) – directed by Henryk Szaro
* Gwiazdzista eskadra (1930) – directed by Leonard Buczkowski (lost film)
* Janko Muzykant (1930) – directed by Ryszard Ordynski
* Mascotte (1930) – directed by Aleksander Ford
* Narodziny gazety (1930) – directed by Aleksander Ford
* Niebezpieczny romans (1930) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Tetno Polskiego Manchestern (1930) – directed by Aleksander Ford
* Cham (1931) – directed by Jan Nowina-Przybylski
* Dziś mamy bal (1931) – directed by Jerzy Zarzycki
* Tytoniówka (1931) – directed by Jerzy Zarzycki
* Uwiedziona (1931) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Bezimienni bohaterowie (1932) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Dziesięciu z Pawiaka (1932) – directed by Ryszard Ordynski
* Głos pustyni (1932)- directed by Michał Waszyński
* Halutzim (1932)- directed by Aleksander Ford
* Księżna Łowicka (Noc listopadowa) (1932) – directed by Mieczysław Krawicz and Janusz Warnecki
* Legion ulicy (1932) – directed by Aleksander Ford
* Morze (1932) – directed by Wanda Jakubowska, Stanislaw Wohl and Jerzy Zarzycki
* Reportaż nr 2 (1932) – directed by Jerzy Zarzycki
* Sto metrów miłosci (1932) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Szyb L23 (1932) – directed by Leonard Buczkowski
* Dzieje grzechu (1933) – directed by Henryk Szaro
* Dziesięć procent dla mnie (1933) – directed by Juliusz Gardan
* Jego ekscelencja subiekt (1933) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Każdemu wolno kochać (1933) – directed by Mieczysław Krawicz and Janusz Warnecki
* Prokurator Alicja Horn (1933) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Romeo i Julcia (1933) – directed by Jan Nowina-Przybylski
* Ułan i dziewczyna (1933) – directed by Henryk Szaro
* Wyrok życia (1933) – directed by Juliusz Gardan
* Zabawka (1933) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Szpieg w masce (1933) – directed by Mieczysław Krawicz
* Budujemy (1934) – directed by Wanda Jakubowska
* Czarna perła (1934) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Czy Lucyna to dziewczyna (1934) – directed by Juliusz Gardan
* Córka generała Pankratowa (1934) – directed by Mieczyslaw Znamierowski
* Kocha, lubi, szanuje (1934) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Młody las (1934) – directed by Joseph Lejtes
* Parada rezerwistów (1934) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Piesniarz Warszawy (1934) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Przebudzenie (1934) – directed by Aleksander Ford, Wanda Jakubowska and Jan Nowina-Przybylski
* Przybłęda (1934) – directed by Jan Nowina-Przybylski and Jan Rogozinski
* Śluby ułańskie (1934) – directed by Mieczysław Krawicz
* Świt, dzień i noc Palestyny (1934) – directed by Henryk Bojm
* Co mój mąż robi w nocy (1934) – directed by Michał Waszyński

### 1935–1939

* ABC miłości (1935) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Al Chet (1935) – directed by Alexander Marten
* Antek policmajster (1935) directed by Michał Waszyński
* Dwie Joasie (1935) – directed by Mieczysław Krawicz
* Dzień wielkiej przygody (1935) – directed by Joseph Lejtes
* Jaśnie pan szofer (1935) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Jego wielka miłość (1935) – directed by Mieczysław Krawicz
* Kochaj tylko mnie (1935) – directed by Marta Flantz
* Manewry miłosne (1935) – directed by Jan Nowina-Przybylski and Konrad Tom
* Nie miała baba kłopotu (1935) – directed by Michał Waszyński and Aleksander Ford
* Panienka z poste-restante (1935) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Pogrzeb Marszalka Józefa Pilsudskiego 12-V-18-V 1935 (1935) (documentary of Józef Pilsudski funeral)
* Rapsodia Bałtyku (1935)- directed by Leonard Buczkowski, Jakub Orlowski and Aleksander Pekalski
* Wacuś (1935)- directed by Michał Waszyński

## 1936

* 30 karatów szczęścia (1936) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Ada! To nie wypada! (1936) – directed by Konrad Tom
* Amerykańska awantura (1936) – directed by Ryszard Ordynski
* Bohaterowie Sybiru (1936) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Bolek i Lolek (1936) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Dodek na froncie (1936) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Droga młodych (1936) (in Yiddish) – directed by Aleksander Ford
* Dwa dni w raju (1936) – directed by Leon Trystan
* Fredek uszczesliwia swiat (1936) – directed by Zbigniew Ziembinski
* Jadzia (1936) – directed by Mieczysław Krawicz
* Miłość wszystko zwycięża (1936)
* Pan Twardowski (1936) – directed by Henryk Szaro
* Papa sie żeni (1936) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Róża (1936) – directed by Joseph Lejtes
* Straszny dwór (1936) – directed by Leonard Buczkowski
* Tajemnica panny Brinx (1936) – directed by Bazyli Sikiewicz
* Trędowata (1936) – directed by Juliusz Gardan
* Wacek na froncie (1936) – directed by Leonard Buczkowski
* Wierna rzeka (1936) – directed by Leonard Buczkowski
* Barbara Radziwiłłówna (1936) – directed by Joseph Lejtes
* Będzie lepiej (1936) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Yidl Mitn Fidl (1936) – directed by Joseph Green and Jan Nowina-Przybylski

## 1937

* Dorożkarz nr. 13 (1937) – directed by Marian Czauski
* Dyplomatyczna żona (1937) – directed by Carl Boese and Mieczysław Krawicz
* Dziewczęta z Nowolipek (1937) – directed by Joseph Lejtes
* Halka (1937) – directed by Juliusz Gardan
* Królowa przedmiescia (1937) – directed by Eugeniusz Bodo
* Ksiazatko (1937) – directed by Stanislaw Szebego and Konrad Tom
* Niedorajda (1937) – directed by Mieczysław Krawicz
* O czym marza kobiety (1937) – directed by Alexander Marten
* Ordynat Michorowski (1937) – directed by Henryk Szaro
* Pan redaktor szaleje (1937) – directed by Jan Nowina-Przybylski
* Pani minister tanczy (1937) – directed by Juliusz Gardan
* Parada Warszawy (1937) – directed by Hanka Ordonówna and Konrad Tom
* Płomienne serca (1937) – directed by Romuald Gantkowski
* Skłamałam (1937) – directed by Mieczysław Krawicz
* Sztandar Wolnosci (1937)
* Tkies Khaf (1937) (in Yiddish) – directed by Henryk Szaro
* Trójka hultajska (1937) – directed by Henryk Szaro
* Ty co w ostrej swiecisz bramie (1937) – directed by Jan Nowina-Przybylski
* Ulica Edisony (1937) – directed by Wanda Jakubowska
* Weseli biedacy (1937) (in Yiddish) – directed by Leon Jeannot
* Znachor (1937) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Dybuk (1937) (in Yiddish) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* The Jester (1937) (in Yiddish) – directed by Joseph Green and Jan Nowina-Przybylski

## 1938

* Krwawa rosa (1938)
* Moi rodzice rozwodza sie (1938) – directed by Mieczysław Krawicz
* Ostatnia brygada (1938) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Pawel i Gawel (1938) – directed by Mieczysław Krawicz
* Profesor Wilczur (1938) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Robert and Bertram (1938) – directed by Mieczysław Krawicz
* Serce matki (1938) – directed by Michał Waszyński
* Strachy (1938) – directed by Eugeniusz Cekalski and Karol Szolowski
* Sygnały (film) (1938) – directed by Joseph Lejtes
* Szczęśliwa 13-ka (1938) – directed by Marian Czauski
* Ułan księcia Józefa (1938) – directed by Konrad Tom
* Wrzos (1938) – directed by Juliusz Gardan
* Piętro wyżej (1938) – directed by Leon Trystan
* Zapomniana melodia (1938) – directed by Jan Fethke and Konrad Tom
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1935 |||||
| Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła | Franciszek Ożga, Zbigniew Jaszcz | | | |
| Złota Maska | Jan Fethke | | | |
| Sportowiec mimo woli | Mieczysław Krawicz | | | |
| 1936 |||||
| 1937 |||||
| Testament profesora Wilczura | Leonard Buczkowski | | | |
| Dziennik polskiego lotnika | Eugeniusz Cękalski | | | |
| Niedokończona podróż | Eugeniusz Cękalski | | | |
| Land Of My Mother | Romuald Gantkowski | | | narrated in English by Ewa Curie (with use of color pictures from reportage Beautiful Poland 1938–1939 |
| 1938 |||||
| A Brivele der mamen | Joseph Green and Leon Trystan | Lucy Gehrman | Drama | A letter to mother; in Yiddish |
| Druga młodość | Michał Waszyński | Maria Gorczyńska | Drama, Romance | |
| Dziewczyna szuka miłosci | Romuald Gantkowski | Mieczysław Cybulski | Drama, Romance | |
| Florian | Leonard Buczkowski | Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski | Romance, War | |
| Dziewczyna szuka miłosci | Romuald Gantkowski | Mieczysław Cybulski | Drama, Romance | |
| Za winy niepopełnione | Eugeniusz Bodo | Jerzy Pichelski | Drama, Romance | |
| Gehenna | Michał Waszyński | Lidia Wysocka | Drama, Romance | |
| Granica | Joseph Lejtes | Elżbieta Barszczewska | Drama, Romance | |
| Kobiety nad przepaścią | Michał Waszyński| and Emil Chaberski | Maria Bogda | Drama | |
| Kościuszko pod Racławicami | Joseph Lejtes | Tadeusz Bialoszczynski | Drama, History | |
| Ludzie Wisly | Aleksander Ford and Jerzy Zarzycki | Ina Benita | Comedy, Drama, Musical | |
| Mamele | Joseph Green and Konrad Tom | Molly Picon | Comedy, Musical | |
| Kobiety nad przepaścią | Michał Waszyński| and Emil Chaberski | Maria Bogda | Drama | |
| 1939 |||||
| Białystok | Saul Goskind and Yitzhak Goskind | Asher Lerner | documentary | Jewish Life in Bialystok Available online with English narration here |
| Kraków | Saul Goskind and Yitzhak Goskind | Asher Lerner | documentary | Jewish Life in Krakow Available online with English narration here |
| Łódź | Saul Goskind and Yitzhak Goskind | Asher Lerner | documentary | Jewish Life in Lodz Lost film |
| Lwów | Saul Goskind and Yitzhak Goskind | Asher Lerner | documentary | Jewish Life in Lwow Available online with English narration here |
| Warszawa | Saul Goskind and Yitzhak Goskind | Asher Lerner | documentary | A Day in Warsaw Available online with English narration here |
| Wilno | Saul Goskind and Yitzhak Goskind | Asher Lerner | documentary | Jewish Life in Vilna Available online with English subtitles here and with English narration here |
| On a heym | Aleksander Marten | Aleksander Marten | Drama | aka Bezdomni, Without a Home; last Yiddish language feature before the German invasion |
| Biały Murzyn | Leonard Buczkowski | Tamara Wiszniewska | Drama, Romance | |
| Bogurodzica | Jan Fethke, Henryk Korewicki | Maria Bogda | Drama | |
| Doktór Murek | Juliusz Gardan | Franciszek Brodniewicz | Drama | |
| Czarne diamenty | Jerzy Gabryelski | Ina Benita | Drama | |
| Geniusz sceny | Romuald Gantkowski | Ludwik Solski | Biography | |
| Ja tu rządzę | Mieczysław Krawicz | Zbigniew Rakowiecki | Comedy, Romance | |
| Kłamstwo Krystyny | Henryk Szaro | Elżbieta Barszczewska | Drama | |
| Nad Niemnem | Wanda Jakubowska and Karol Szołowski | Elżbieta Barszczewska | Drama | lost film |
| O czym się nie mówi | Mieczysław Krawicz | Stanisława Angel-Engelówna | Romance | |
| Rena | Michał Waszyński | Stanisława Angel-Engelówna | Drama | |
| Trzy serca | Michał Waszyński | Jerzy Pichelski | Comedy, Romance | |
| U kresu drogi | Michał Waszyński | Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski | Drama | |
| Włóczegi | Michał Waszyński | Kazimierz Wajda | Comedy, Romance | |

## Polish films released during the war

| Title | Director | Notes |
| 1940 |||||
| Złota Maska | Jan Fethke | |
| Sportowiec mimo woli | Mieczysław Krawicz | |
| Żołnierz królowej Madagaskaru (film) | Jerzy Zarzycki | |
| 1941 |||||
| This Is Poland | Eugeniusz Cękalski | in English |
| Żona i nie żona | Eugeniusz Cękalski | |
| 1942 |||||
| Testament profesora Wilczura | Leonard Buczkowski | |
| Dziennik polskiego lotnika | Eugeniusz Cękalski | |
| Niedokończona podróż | Eugeniusz Cękalski | |
| White Eagle | Eugeniusz Cękalski | in English |
| Land of my Mother | Romuald Gantkowski | narrated in English by Ewa Curie (with use of color pictures from reportage Beautiful Poland 1938–1939 |
| 1943 |||||
| Polska parada | Michał Waszyński | |
| Calling Mr Smith | Franciszka, Stefan Themerson | experimental color film, in English |
| 1944 |||||
| Monte Cassino | Michał Waszyński | |
| Niezwyciężeni – Idziemy | Franciszek Ożga | |
| Warszawa Walczy! – Przegląd nr 1-3 | Jerzy Zarzycki | |
| 1945 |||||
| Budujemy Warszawę | Stanislaw Urbanowicz | |
| Łódź 1939-1945 | Leonard Buczkowski | |
| Majdanek – cmentarzysko Europy | Aleksander Ford | |
| Mary Visits Poland | Eugeniusz Cekalski | |