Janusz Morgenstern

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1922-11-16

Deathday 2011-09-06 (88 years old)

Place of Birth Mikulińce, obwód tarnopolski, Polska (obecnie Ukraina)

Also Known As Janusz „Kuba” Morgenstern, Януш Моргенштерн

Janusz Morgenstern

Biography

Janusz "Kuba" Morgenstern was a Polish film director and producer. Janusz Morgenstern was born in 1922 to a Jewish family in the town of Mikulińce, Poland (now Mykulyntsi, Ukraine), to Dawid Morgenstern and Estera (née Druks). He debuted as a director with the film Good bye, Till Tomorrow (1960). His other films include Jowita (1967), We Have to Kill this Love (1972), W-Hour (1979), Lesser of Two Evils (2009). TV series directed by Morgenstern included: Stake Larger than Life (1967–1968), Columbuses (1970) and Polish Roads (1976).

Known For

Director

2009
Lesser Evil

as Director

2000
The Yellow Scarf

as Director

1981
The Smaller Sky

as Director

1979
Godzina W

as Director

1977
Polskie drogi

as Director

1974
S.O.S.

as Director

1972
To Kill This Love

as Director

1970
Kolumbowie

as Director

1968
1967
Jowita

as Director

1965
Back to Life Again

as Director

1964
Adam's Two Ribs

as Director

1962
Opening Tomorrow

as Director

1961
Ambulance

as Director

1960
1959
Lotna

as First Assistant Director

1958
Ashes and Diamonds

as First Assistant Director

1957
The Real End of the Great War

as First Assistant Director

1957
Kanal

as Assistant Director

1955
Atlantic Story

as Assistant Director

Producer

2013
Był sobie dzieciak

as Co-Producer

2012
Ixjana

as Co-Producer

2012
Rose

as Co-Producer

2009
Lesser Evil

as Producer

2008
2007
Love in an Underground Passage

as Executive Producer

2006
Came the Uhlans

as Executive Producer

2006
2005
Heaven Hell

as Executive Producer

2005
St. Barbara's Day

as Executive Producer

2005
The Collector

as Producer

2004
Long Weekend

as Executive Producer

2004
Queen of Clouds

as Executive Producer

2003
White Dress

as Executive Producer

2002
Like Father Like Son

as Executive Producer

2002
All The Saints

as Executive Producer

2002
The Revenge

as Producer

2001
Requiem

as Co-Producer

2001
Coyote's Morning

as Producer

2000
The Yellow Scarf

as Executive Producer

2000
Cud purymowy

as Executive Producer

2000
Night of St. Nicholas

as Executive Producer

2000
Boys Don't Cry

as Producer

2000
The Big Animal

as Executive Producer

1998
Deserter's Gold

as Producer

1998
1996
Miss Nobody

as Producer

1995
Golden Bottom

as Producer

1993
Colossus

as Producer

1991
Femina

as Producer

1990
Europa Europa

as Line Producer

1990
Korczak

as Producer

1990
Europa Europa

as Executive Producer

Writer

2009
Lesser Evil

as Screenplay

1981
The Smaller Sky

as Writer

1966
1962
Opening Tomorrow

as Screenplay

Actor

2024
Kuba

as Self (archive footage)

2011
Entanglement

as Professor Andrzej Zieleniecki

Crew

2012
Big Love

as In Memory Of

Art

1971
Leprosy

as Supervising Art Director

Creator

1974
S.O.S.

as Creator