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Once he was established in film he specialized in adapting Broadway plays into silent films. He is currently a promotor and patron of several Silesia-based cultural feasts and societies, including the Festiwal Filmów Kultowych, Festiwal Sztuki Reżyserskiej, Cultural Congress of the Upper Silesia, Council of Culture of the Silesian Voivodship, Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice ([1]) and Committee for the Construction of Silesian Museum.

After her are Yuri Artsutanov, William Fields, Olga Tass, Kazimierz Kutz, Ivor Allchurch, and James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife. He later returned to Silesia, where he founded the Silesia Film Company and became the chief director of Katowice television.

Kutz's most significant achievement during this period was the "Silesian trilogy":

"Salt of the Black Earth" (1969): The story of seven brothers who go to war during the Second Silesian Uprising.

"Pearl in the Crown" (1971): A strike by miners after their mine is flooded by German owners.

"Beads of a Rosary" (1979): The story of a retired miner who refuses to leave his home in a mining town.

Social and Political Involvement

Academia and Television:

Lectured at the Silesian University's Radio and Television Faculty (1981-1983).

Taught directing at the Higher Theatre School in Kraków (1985-1991).

Served as the director of the Polish Television Centre in Katowice (1987-1990 and 1990-1991).

Politics:

Elected to the Polish Parliament (1997 onwards).
Known as a vocal critic of the Polish government.

Advocated for Silesian autonomy and the development of the Silesian language.

Personal Life

Kutz is married to Iwona and has four children: Gabriel, Tymek, Wiktoria, and Kamila.

Since 1987, was Principal Director in the Polish Television Centre in Katowice and, between 1990 and 1991, headed the Centre. Before him are María Guadalupe García Zavala, Albert Corey, Maximos IV Sayegh, Wollmar Boström, George M. Cohan, and Zofka Kveder. In 1997, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Opole.

Kazimierz Kutz

Kazimierz Kutz was born on 16 February 1929 in Szopienice, since 1960 district of Katowice, to a railway worker and a former partisan of the Silesian Uprisings.

After finishing his studies in 1954 he started working as an assistant to Andrzej Wajda.

His film debut was Krzyż Walecznych (1959). After him are David Twohy (1955), James Algar (1912), Stan Brakhage (1933), Tommy Lee Wallace (1949), Max Hardcore (1956), and Peter Berg (1962).

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Kazimierz Kutz

Polish director and screenwriter
Date of Birth: 16.02.1929
Country: Poland

Content:
  1. Kazimierz Kutz: A Life Dedicated to Film and Politics
  2. Film Career
  3. Social and Political Involvement
  4. Taught directing at the Higher Theatre School in Kraków (1985-1991).
  5. Politics:
  6. Personal Life

Kazimierz Kutz: A Life Dedicated to Film and Politics

Early Life and Education

Kazimierz Kutz was born in 1929 in Katowice, Poland.

Wanda Wiłkomirska is the 1,682nd most popular musician (down from 1,606th in 2024), the 1,118th most popular biography from Poland (down from 1,095th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Polish Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Wanda Wiłkomirska ranks 1,682 out of 3,175.

After him are John Fenning, Einar Arnórsson, Matthew Henson, Aleksei Dikiy, Anna Ostroumova-Lebedeva, and Robert E. Sherwood.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William C.

deMille ranks 8,964 out of 20,380. Among people deceased in 2018, Wanda Wiłkomirska ranks 409. Before her are Tomasz Stańko (1942), Szymon Goldberg (1909), Ewa Demarczyk (1941), Paweł Mąciwoda (1967), Bronisław Kaper (1902), and Harry Winter (1914).

kazimierz kutz biography of william

He was also working for several branch and cultural organisations. In 2001 he was elected for his second term as a non-partisan candidate, and in 2005 re-elected for the third term. Since then he finished more than 20 pictures, including six about his home region - Silesia. After her are Dariush Shayegan, George Deukmejian, Bob Clotworthy, Diana Der Hovanessian, Olga Jackowska, and Jeanne Ashworth.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Wanda Wiłkomirska ranks 1,118 out of 1,694.

After the peaceful transition to democracy in 1989 Kutz became the head of the Polish TV branch in Kraków (until 1991).

For his involvement in the matters of Silesia, and for his films depicting the traditions and problems of that part of Poland, he is considered by some the spokesman of all Silesians. After him are Shekhar Kapur, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Alexander Mitta, Priit Pärn, Kazimierz Kutz, and Erik Ode.

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Before her are Józef Pińkowski, Bruno Belin, Pat Crawford Brown, Marcelino dos Santos, Charlotte Froese Fischer, and Amar Bose. During his studies, he worked as an assistant to renowned Polish director Andrzej Wajda.

Film Career

Kutz made his directorial debut in 1953 with a short film. Before her are Tadeusz Ślusarski (1950), Jan Werner (1946), Zygmunt Maszczyk (1945), Andrzej Zieliński (1936), Christoph Hein (1944), and Dieter Kottysch (1943).

He was also a noted playwright prior to moving into film.