Kazimierz Wichniarz
Encyclopedia
Kazimierz Wichniarz was a Polish
actor. In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award nominated film The Deluge
under Jerzy Hoffman
.
He is interred at the Powązki Cemetery
in Warsaw.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
actor. In 1974 he starred in the Academy Award nominated film The Deluge
The Deluge (film)
The Deluge is the English title of the Polish film Potop, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman, released in 1974. The film is based on the novel by the Nobel Prize-winning Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz...
under Jerzy Hoffman
Jerzy Hoffman
Jerzy Hoffman is a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is the father of early Macintosh development team member Joanna Hoffman.-Selected filmography:*Battle of Warsaw 1920...
.
He is interred at the Powązki Cemetery
Powazki Cemetery
Powązki Cemetery , also known as the Stare Powązki is a historic cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw, Poland. It is the most famous cemetery in the city, and one of the oldest...
in Warsaw.
Honours and awards
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1984); previously awarded the Officer's Cross (1975) and the Knight's Cross (1967)
- Gold Cross of Merit (1956)
- Medal of the 10th anniversary of the Polish People's Republic (1955)
- Medal of the 40th anniversary of the Polish People's Republic (1984)
- Badge of Merit in Culture (1975)
- Gold Badge of Trade Unions (1975)
- Badge "For merits for Warsaw" (1967)
- Prize of the City of Warsaw (1980)