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Wojciech Pszoniak

Wojciech Pszoniak

Actor · Died October 19, 2020, aged 78 · Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wojciech Pszoniak (born in 1942 in Lwów, currently Ukraine), is a Polish film and theater actor. Pszoniak gained international visibility following Andrzej Wajda's 1975 film The Promised Land, in which he played Moritz, one of the three main characters. The actor left Poland during the period of political unrest in 1980-1981, which saw the appearance of the Solidarity trade union and ended with the imposition of martial law on December 13, 1981. Pszoniak found roles in France, where he is currently living and working. Since the fall of communism in Eastern Europe in 1989, Pszoniak has appeared in Polish movies and plays. Internationally, he simplified his first name into Wojtek, which is the standard diminutive of the relatively formal Wojciech in the Polish language. Pszoniak often plays Jewish characters, although he is not of Jewish descent. In France, this is partially attributable to his role in The Promised Land, as well as his foreign accent. Pszoniak did not speak French when he emigrated to France, so he learned his theatrical lines phonetically; in movies like Danton, where he played Robespierre, his voice was dubbed. An anecdote about his language skills relates that when he finally started speaking French, one director told him that he preferred his old accent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wojciech Pszoniak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 2, 1942
Died
October 19, 2020 (aged 78)
From
Lwów, Lwowskie, Poland [now Lviv, Ukraine]
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 75 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 9% in 30 days

What are Wojciech Pszoniak's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Morality
22%
Power
19%
Survival
14%
Bonds
12%
Society
6%
Betrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Hero
2 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
6
Dread
3
Contemplative
2
Absurd
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Wojciech Pszoniak's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Wojciech Pszoniak's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

75 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • If You Saw His Heart(2017)

    as Le polonais

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Z dala od orkiestry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as (voice)

  • Eccentrics, the Sunny Side of the Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Felicjan Zuppe

  • Carte blanche(2015)

    as Professor-Oculist

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • To Life(2014)

    as L'imprimeur

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Rosemary's Baby(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Wees

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Cassos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Monsieur Lodz

  • Nie ten człowiek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as baron

  • The Mole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Stefan Garbarek

  • The Rabbi's Cat(2011)

    as Vastenov (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Robert Mitchum Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • The Winner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as profesor Karloff

  • Black Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Władysław Gomułka

  • The Rite of Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Major Trzaska

  • Mystification (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Pinno

  • Mniejsze zlo(2009)

    as pacjent

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Benedykt Weber

  • Strike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Notturno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Kajetan

  • Oficerowie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 8 episodes · as Czesław Pieczur, teść Kalińskiego

  • Viper in the Fist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Père Volitza

  • The Pact of Silence(2003)

    as L'archevêque

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Chaos(2001)

    as Pali

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Annuity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · as Łatka

  • Bajland(2000)

    as Jan Rydel

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Second life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as le père de Vincent

  • Pour l'amour d'Élena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Souline

  • Our God's Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as The Stranger

  • Chicken Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Grandfather

  • La chica(1996)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Holy Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Councilman Zamojski

  • The Deep Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Mr. Miller

  • East Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as pułkownik Lew Czeko

  • Guilty of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Ottenhagen

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr Miller

  • Gawin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Pierre / Xerkes

  • Korczak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Henryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak

  • Monsieur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Kaltz

  • Venetian Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Antonio Vivaldi

  • Coupe franche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Gyuri

  • To Kill A Priest(1988)

    as Bridge Player

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Les années sandwiches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Max

  • Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Judge

  • Mit meinen heißen Tränen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kajetan

  • I Hate Actors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Hercule Potnik

  • Angry Harvest(1985)

    as Cybulkowski

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Henryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak

  • Dangerous Moves(1984)

    as Le grand maître Felton - l'équipe de Fromm

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Window (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Waiter

  • The Inn(1982)

    as Rudy Josełe

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Daimler-Benz Limousine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Bogdański

  • Danton(1983)

    as Maximilien Robespierre

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Przeprowadzka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Andrzej Nowicki

  • Spokojne lata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Śliz

  • Olympics 40 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Otto Schultze

  • Golem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Prisoner

  • The Tin Drum(1979)

    as Fajngold

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Hospital of the Transfiguration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Marglewski

  • Aria for an Athlete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Siedelmayer, dyrektor cyrku

  • Ziemia obiecana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 4 episodes · as Moryc Welt

  • Rekolekcje (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Marek

  • Rewizor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • The Gorgon Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Profesor, biegły sądowy podczas procesu w Krakowie

  • Ich czworo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mąż

  • I'm a Butterfly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Redactor Oswald

  • The Shadow-Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Conductor (uncredited)

  • Convicted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Ryszard Bielczyk

  • The Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Moryc Welt

  • The Nest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Mieszko I

  • Ostatni liść (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Berman

  • The Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Journalist / Stanczyk

  • Pilate and Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Jeszua Ha-Nocri

  • The Devil(1972)

    as Stranger / The Devil

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Face of an Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Tadeusz's Father

  • Clergyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Man

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 75 titles, 74 of them dated from 1971 to 2017; peak year 1983.

Biggest box office

Dangerous Moves (1984)

$2.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Danton (1983)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

Rosemary's Baby (2014)

Film career

19712017

Peak 1983 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1972Screen debut· The Devil
  • 1972First top-billed film· The Devil

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting75 of 75: 74 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndDirecting1 of 75: 0 only directing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s18 · acting1980s18 · acting1990s12 · acting2000s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew2010s15 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 12% of 17 roles
728297

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Wojciech Pszoniak's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

La chica (1996)

73rd percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Danton (1983)

Midcredits 89th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Wojciech Pszoniak's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Wojciech Pszoniak work with?

People who share at least 2 of Wojciech Pszoniak's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Agnieszka Holland shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers