---
title: 'Death of a President (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jerzy Kawalerowicz'
released: '1977-10-10'
runtime_minutes: 144
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Poland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-of-a-president-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078283/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Death of a President (1977)

1977 · 144 min · Drama · Poland

Original title: Śmierć prezydenta

## Synopsis

Death of a President is a 1977 Polish drama film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution. The film was also selected as the Polish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jerzy Kawalerowicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-kawalerowicz)
- **Screenplay:** [Jerzy Kawalerowicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-kawalerowicz), [Bolesław Michałek](https://cinepixo.com/people/boles-aw-micha-ek)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Adam Walaciński](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-walacinski)
- **Director of Photography:** [Witold Sobociński](https://cinepixo.com/people/witold-sobocinski), [Jerzy Łukaszewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-ukaszewicz)

## Cast

- [Adam Baumann](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-baumann)
- [Edmund Fetting](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-fetting)
- [Henryk Bista](https://cinepixo.com/people/henryk-bista)
- [Andrzej Krasicki](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-krasicki)
- [Tomasz Zaliwski](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomasz-zaliwski)
- [Zdzisław Szymborski](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdzis-aw-szymborski)
- [Tadeusz Teodorczyk](https://cinepixo.com/people/tadeusz-teodorczyk)
- [Jerzy Duszyński](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerzy-duszynski)
- [Józef Kalita](https://cinepixo.com/people/jozef-kalita)
- [Szymon Szurmiej](https://cinepixo.com/people/szymon-szurmiej)
- [Zdzisław Mrożewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/zdzis-aw-mrozewski)
- [Liliana Komorowska](https://cinepixo.com/people/liliana-komorowska)
- [Andrzej Grąziewicz](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-graziewicz)
- [Andrzej Szenajch](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrzej-szenajch)
- [Marek Walczewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/marek-walczewski)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-of-a-president-1977
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