Biography
Sylwester Chęciński (21 May 1930 – 8 December 2021) was a Polish film and television director. He was born in Susiec, Poland, on 21 May 1930. Chęciński died in Wrocław on 8 December 2021, at the age of 91.
Chęciński was born on 21 May 1930 in Skwarki, Lublin Voivodeship. In 1950, he graduated from the 1st Secondary School of General Education named after Jędrzej Śniadeckiego in Dzierżoniów, and in 1956 the Directing Department of the State Film School in Łódź.
He is best known for the trilogy Sami swoi, Nie ma mocnych and Kochaj albo rzuć. He directed his first film Historia żółtej ciżemki in 1961. From 1976 to 1980, he was the deputy artistic director of the film group "Iluzjon", and in the years 1988–1991 the deputy artistic director of the film group "Kadr". For lifetime achievement, he received "Platinum Lions" at the 39th Gdynia Film Festival (2014)[2] and the Polish Academy Life Achievement Award (2017).
Chęciński died on 8 December 2021, in Wrocław. On 18 December, after the mass in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wrocław, he was buried at the Grabiszyński Cemetery in Wrocław.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Came the Uhlans
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2006
Controlled Conversations
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1991
Big Shar
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1983
Bo oszalałem dla niej
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1980
Roman and Magda
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1979
Big Deal
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1977
Droga
Role: Director
TV • 1975
Take It Easy
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1974
Diament radży
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1971
Theatre Macabre
Role: Director
TV • 1971
First Love
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1971
Legenda
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1971
Only the Dead Can Answer
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1969
Our Folks
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1967
The Catastrophe
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1966
The Catastrophe
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1966
Agnes 1946
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1964
Story of the Golden Boot
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1961
The Return
Role: Assistant Director
MOVIE • 1960
Lotna
Role: Assistant Director
MOVIE • 1959