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Julian Dziedzina
2026-11-15 06:20:36 · The Daily Ledger
Julian Dziedzina (21 October 1930, Lesko, Poland – 21 May 2007, Łódź) was a Polish director, film critic, and a longtime lecturer at the National Film School in Łódź.
Life
In 1956, he graduated from the Directing Department at the National Film School in Łódź. He started a puppet theater and amateur stage in Wałbrzych. He was also a film critic. As a director he made his debut with the film Koniec nocy, starring, among others, Zbigniew Cybulski and Roman Polański.

His most famous work was Bokser, with Daniel Olbrychski in the lead role. The film Field received three awards at the International Film Festival for Youth in Venice.

Dziedzina was buried in the Starym cemetery in Łódź.

Filmography
Feature films
Koniec nocy (1956) – director, screenwriter
Eroica (1957) – castmember
Zagubione uczucia (1957) – cooperating director, screenwriter
Miasteczko (1958) – director, screenwriter
Decyzja (1960) – director
Mam tu swój dom (1963) – director
Rachunek sumienia (1964) – director, screenwriter
Święta wojna (1965) – director
Bokser (1966) – director
Ortalionowy dziadek (1968) – director
Otello z M-2 (1968) – director
Czekam w Monte-Carlo (1969) – director
Kryształ (1971) – director
Mały (1970) – director
Portfel (1970) – director
Trochę nadziei (1971) – director
Wizyta (1971) – director
Bitva o Hedviku (1972) – director
Na niebie i na ziemi (1973) – director
Czerwone ciernie (1976) – director, screenwriter
Umarli rzucają cień (1978) – director, screenwriter
Tajemnica starego ogrodu (1983) – director, screenwriter
TV series
Ucieczka z miejsc ukochanych (1987) – director, screenwriter
Dziewczyna z Mazur (1990) – director
W piątą stronę świata (1990) – director, screenwriter
References
Julian Dziedzina at Filmweb
Julian Dziedzina at FilmPolski
Julian Dziedzina at E-teatr
External links
Photos of Julian Dziedzina
Łódź Film School alumni
Polish film directors
Polish theatre directors
1930 births
2007 deaths
Academic staff of Łódź Film School