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Polish spy or action films?


slick578  11 | 16  
8 Jan 2011 /  #1
Hey, I wanted some opinions about the best Polish spy or action films?

I'm definitely interested in seeing any and all Polish spy films but no one can recommend any!

any help?

Cheers!

Does that mean there is none! lol
alexw68  
10 Jan 2011 /  #2
Kapitan Kloss!
AdamKadmon  2 | 494  
10 Jan 2011 /  #3
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stawka_większa_niż_życie

"Życie na gorąco" Polish Bond :)
isthatu2  4 | 2692  
10 Jan 2011 /  #4
AdamKadmon

lol,this guy always reminds me of when i first started to learn Polish,the only time ive felt sorry for a "nazi" :)
ShortHairThug  - | 1101  
10 Jan 2011 /  #5
I'm definitely interested in seeing any and all Polish spy films but no one can recommend any!

Why watch some fictional movie when you can read about real polish spies. Rumour has it that when Ian Fleming created his fictional character James Bond he based him on the exploits of a real polish spy Rotmistrz Jerzy Sosnowski aka Georg von Nałęcz-Sosnowski who's numerous love affairs gain him a treasure trove of information during the inter-war period when he was based in Berlin. Come to think of it one of the characters in the polish series "Pogranicze w ogniu" was based on him as well as just one of the spies. So I guess you can watch all 24 episodes but fair warning it's not Hollywood.
isthatu2  4 | 2692  
10 Jan 2011 /  #6
Rumour has it that when Ian Fleming created his fictional character James Bond he based him on the exploits of a real polish spy

Yes,and Sherlock Holmes,he was based on a Polish detective,Churchil,didnt he model himself on a Polish minister?? ;)
Wroclaw  44 | 5359  
10 Jan 2011 /  #7
Yes,and Sherlock Holmes,he was based on a Polish detective

sherlock is based on a real scottish policeman.
Guest  
10 Jan 2011 /  #8
So I guess you can watch all 24 episodes but fair warning it's not Hollywood.

That's actually a brilliant review! Mind if I coin that? Next time I see a really good insightful, intelligent film that I like I'll say "Great film - it's not hollywood" :)
emha  - | 90  
10 Jan 2011 /  #9
Stawka większa niż życie

J-23 is OK :) with song in English
...
alexw68  
10 Jan 2011 /  #10
sherlock is based on a real scottish policeman.

Conan Doyle's chemistry professor, if I'm not mistaken.

Why watch some fictional movie when you can read about real polish spies.

Dead right, SHT. Jan Karski's story is just amazing.
isthatu2  4 | 2692  
10 Jan 2011 /  #11
Conan Doyle's chemistry professor, if I'm not mistaken.

It was a joke,after some one claims James Bond was inspired by a Polish spy....forgeting Ian Flemming was a spook himself...and that Bond is an english public school boy ...
ShortHairThug  - | 1101  
10 Jan 2011 /  #12
forgeting Ian Flemming was a spook himself...and that Bond is an english public school boy ...

Who said I forgot that Fleming was a spook. All I said is "Rumour has it", it's a tight niche organisation, they knew of each others exploits, more of a reason for the rumour to be true :)
Wroclaw  44 | 5359  
10 Jan 2011 /  #13
Conan Doyle's chemistry professor, if I'm not mistaken.

yes i know.

But, after a little search.

it seems the book that fooled victorian england also fooled me too.
isthatu2  4 | 2692  
11 Jan 2011 /  #14
more of a reason for the rumour to be true :)

On the larger balance of probabilities I agree 100% there probably was a dash of this Polish chap in the mix,but it was definatly a mix of people. Its funny these days as more MI6 files are being slightly declassified that some of the more absurd bond storylines are being shown to have a basis in fact; the wartime SOE operative who came ashore at the seaside resort part of the Hague,stripped off his dry suit and was wearing a white tuxedo,he got past the germans by pretending to be a drunk coming back from the cassino :)
strzyga  2 | 990  
11 Jan 2011 /  #15
Hey, I wanted some opinions about the best Polish spy or action films?

not spy but action:
Ekstradycja, Oficerowie - both in episodes
not bad, not so great either, watchable

Psy - a classic of sorts ;) plus other creations by Pasikowski. A lot of shooting and cursing.
OP slick578  11 | 16  
11 Jan 2011 /  #16
Kapitan Kloss = Brilliance

Thanks everyone :)
Mr Grunwald  33 | 2132  
16 Jan 2011 /  #17
pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogranicze_w_ogniu

Very good serial I recommend! :)

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