Death of a President

Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz

With Zdzisław Mrożewski, Marek Walczewski, Henryk Bista, Czesław Byszewski and Jerzy Duszyński

After Poland won freedom from of its long overlordship by Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918, it took a further four years for its National Assembly to elect Gabriel Narutowicz as its first president. Narutowicz was a professor who until his election had been living in Switzerland. Those were chaotic times, and shortly after his election, he was assassinated by right-wing fanatics. This epic Polish film chronicles the circumstances of Narutowicz's election and assassination.