Daniel OLBRYCHSKI

Actor

Poland

Daniel Olbrychski © Katarzyna Paskuda

Born in Poland in 1945, Daniel Olbrychski made his debut age 16 and has become one of the greatest actors of his generation. The favourite actor of Wajda, he has worked with the Polish directors Hoffman, Zanussi, Kieslowski and Bajon, and, for his international career, been directed by Lelouch, Mikhalkov, Bolognini, Kaufman, Schlöndorff, Jancsó, von Trotta, Losey and Noyce. He appeared in The Tin Drum and Dangerous Moves (Academy Awards for best foreign language film in years1980 and 1985). A Shakespearian actor, he has played Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear. In 1985 he portrayed Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind at the Marigny theatre in Paris. Among the many honours he has received, we reference those from France: Chevalier (Knight) de la Légion d’honneur (1986) and Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1991).

Jury attendance

  • Member Cinéfondation & Short Films, 2015

Feature films

DIE BLECHTROMMEL

Cannes Classics, 2010Actor

THE BARBER OF SIBERIA

Out of Competition, 1999Actor

ROSA LUXEMBURG

In Competition - Feature Films, 1986Actor

POZA

Un Certain Regard, 1982Actor

LES UNS ET LES AUTRES

In Competition - Feature Films, 1981Actor

DIE BLECHTROMMEL

In Competition - Feature Films, 1979Actor

ZYCIE RODZINNE

In Competition - Feature Films, 1971Actor

KRAJOBRAZ PO BITWIE

In Competition - Feature Films, 1970Actor

POLOWANIE NA MUCHY

In Competition - Feature Films, 1969Actor

POPIOLY

In Competition - Feature Films, 1966Actor