Marek Kondrat
Marek Tadeusz Kondrat (born 18 October 1950) is a former Polish TV, film and theatrical actor, director.
He is a graduate of the Jan Śniadecki High School No. 30 in Warsaw. In 1972, he graduated from the National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw (PWST). He played his first role as a child in 1961 film Historia żółtej ciżemki.
Between 1972-1973, he worked at the Stanisław Wyspiański Silesian Theatre in Katowice. He also worked at the Dramatic Theatre in Warsaw (1973–1984, 1987–1988), French Institute (1984), New Theatre (1985–1986), Comedy Theatre (1989), Za Dalekim (1990), Ateneum Theatre (1992–1999) and Zygmunta Hübner's Theatre (2002).
His most notable roles, which made him one of the most popular actors in Poland, are featured in such films as Janusz Majewski's 1975 film Hotel Pacific, Andrzej Wajda's 1976 film Smuga cienia where he played the role of Joseph Conrad, Krzysztof Zanussi's 1981 biographic film From a Far Country, Janusz Majewski's 1985 comedy film C.K. Dezerterzy, Kazimierz Kutz's 1996 film Pułkownik Kwiatkowski, Marek Koterski's 2002 film Day of the Wacko and 2006 film We're All Christs.
In 2002, he was awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
In 2007, he planned to revolutionize the Polish domestic wine market by introducing Winarium wine stores in every city with a population of over 100,000.
On 19 September 2015 he married Antonina Turnau, daughter of Grzegorz Turnau.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 4.655 |
Birthday | 1950-10-18 |
Place of Birth | Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland |
Also Known As | Марек Кондрат, |
1999
Pan Tadeusz
5.5/53
A grand and patriotic tale of Poland's struggle for freedom just before Napoleon's war with Russia. Written in poetic style by Adam Mickiewicz, this s...
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Pan Tadeusz
2002
Day of the Wacko
7.623/191
It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from direc...
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Day of the Wacko
1997
Killer
7.63/150
An innocent cab driver is mistaken for a contract killer and imprisoned. Soon, he is sprung by a mob boss who needs a "killer" for a few more jobs.
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Killer
1999
With Fire and Sword
7/93
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With Fire and Sword
1981
Hamadria
0/0
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Hamadria
1986
The Deserters
7.2/31
Set in military barracks in a small town during World War I. The soldiers herded in the barracks are 'politically suspect' mix of characters from all...
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The Deserters
1998
Deserter's Gold
5.9/16
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Deserter's Gold
1991
Polish Cuisine
4/2
A Polish lieutenant from the Royal Air Force comes home with his British wife and faces political persecution.
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Polish Cuisine
1999
Killer 2
7.135/96
Jurek Kiler has become a VIP - sponsoring the Polish government, playing tennis with the President, meeting world leaders. He must oversee a transfer...
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Killer 2
2001
Money Is Not Everything
6.591/44
The protagonist of the film is a 50-year-old businessman, Tomasz Adamczyk, who wants to give up running his winery business and devote himself to his...
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Money Is Not Everything
1992
Pigs
7.13/78
In good old days Franz Maurer and his partners from secret police used to live like kings. Now, they all must adapt to new post-communist environment...
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Pigs
1983
The Land of Mirage
0/0
Officer Karikas from Petersburg should be in Saratov with her servant,in the way he played cards and losing much,even to stuck in the hotel.Local offi...
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The Land of Mirage
1995
Devilish Education
6.3/10
Gosia is a beautiful and innocent young maid on the catholic countryside tending the cattle. One summer day she is having a bath in the river naked as...
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Devilish Education
2002
Hacker
4.1/22
Two friends make a bet. One of them - an A student and a computer genius Marcin - under the terms of the dispute must be received five days of complet...
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Hacker
1979
Playing with the Devil
9/3
The fearless soldier, Marcin Kabat, returns to his hometown from a long war.
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Playing with the Devil
1984
A Year of the Quiet Sun
6.603/29
Shortly after World War II an American soldier (Norman) and a Polish refugee (Emilia) fall in love. Eventually he will return to the U.S. and both exp...
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A Year of the Quiet Sun
1981
From a Far Country
3.9/11
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From a Far Country
1981
Man of Iron
6.8/67
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Man of Iron
1978
A Room with a View on the Sea
5.5/2
Two psychiatrists attempt to save a suicidal man.
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A Room with a View on the Sea
2002
Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek wśród złodziei marzeń
4.9/5
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Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek wśród złodziei marzeń
2007
Richie
4.423/13
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Richie
1999
Operacja Samum
5.944/18
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Operacja Samum
1985
Woman in a Hat
6.5/6
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Woman in a Hat
1992
Czy ktos mnie kocha w tym domu
8.5/2
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Czy ktos mnie kocha w tym domu
1961
Story of the Golden Boot
6.417/7
Set in the Middle Ages the film tells the story of a wonder child, the little sculptor Wawrzek, who goes to work for a great master, Wit Stwosz. The s...
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Story of the Golden Boot
1983
An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill
4.3/3
Drama about historical figure Barbara Radziwiłł, her romance with King Sigismund II August, her death and her posthumous return to Vilnius.
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An Epitaph for Barbara Radziwill
1975
The End of the Holiday
6.8/4
A coming of end story about fourteen years old Yurek, his adventures during the vacations and his first love.
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The End of the Holiday
1980
Childhood Sins
6/1
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Childhood Sins
1990
Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland
5.5/6
A sociologist nearing middle-aged returns to Poland after several years of giving lectures abroad. The changing economy of the country and business su...
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Capital, or How to Make Money in Poland
1981
Shivers
6.553/19
A boy comes of age under an oppressive, cruel socialist government and watches as it slowly but surely distorts his family, his school and even his ow...
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Shivers
1993
Taranthriller
0/0
Looking for a place to conduct research, docent Marek and his family move into an old villa where strange events take place.
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Taranthriller
1984
Pastorale heroica
0/0
War film directed by Henryk Bielski.
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Pastorale heroica
1992
Po własnym pogrzebie
0/0
The film is a continuation of the 1984 film I died to live. Leopold Wójcik, faking his own death, returns to the underground. Unlike the previous part...
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Po własnym pogrzebie
2001
Weiser
5.7/9
The film is based on the well-known, translated into many languages novel of writer Pawel Huelle. It is imbued with nostalgia and the atmosphere of my...
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Weiser
1994
Reverted
7.1/4
Young democracy activist is being chased by police in a very funny way.
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Reverted
1990
Po upadku
7.5/1
A story of high-ranking party members from the 1970s embroiled in political deception.
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Po upadku
1997
Pułapka
2/1
An actor returns to Poland after 12 very unsuccessful years in the United States only to find himself entangled in a noirish situation reminiscent of...
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Pułapka
1994
Szczur
7/1
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Szczur
1976
The Shadow-Line
6/3
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The Shadow-Line
1996
Colonel Kwiatkowski
6.852/27
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Colonel Kwiatkowski
1996
Nothing Funny
7/65
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Nothing Funny
1982
Yokohama
0/0
An American actress temporarily stops in Warsaw on her way to Japan, where she gets acquainted with the Polish writer.
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Yokohama
1995
Skutki noszenia kapelusza w maju
7/2
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Skutki noszenia kapelusza w maju
1975
Hotel Pacific
7.368/20
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Hotel Pacific
1984
Vieras
0/0
A Polish guest and Finnish engineer both fall for the same mysterious woman.
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Vieras
1991
Obywatel świata
0/0
Old friends come to the reunion of alumni, for whom the meeting after many years is an opportunity for memories, but also comparisons of who have been...
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Obywatel świata
1981
Childish Questions
8.2/3
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1963
Między brzegami
0/0
A small fishing village between the sea and the lake. One day, when all the men went out to catch, a viper bitten Grandpa Filip and little Madzia was...
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Między brzegami
2006
We're All Christs
6.6/46
Adaś Miauczyński, a Polish intellectual, has severe alcohol problems which affect his relationship with his son Sylwek.
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We're All Christs
1989
A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve'
5.6/12
On the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.
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A Tale of Adam Mickiewicz's 'Forefathers' Eve'
2010
The Rite of Passage
5.7/5
A couple with two small children (Ludwik is fourteen and Hania is nine) travel from Lwow to a newly liberated Krakow. Ludwik attends a good school and...
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The Rite of Passage
2005
Trzeci
5.643/7
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Trzeci
1996
Bitter-Sweet
5.5/4
Mateusz, Igor, Marlon i Paulina chodzą do jednego liceum. Po powrocie z Budapesztu Mateusz dowiaduje się, że jeden z kolegów, niejaki Bąbel, powiesił...
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Bitter-Sweet
1997
Nocne Graffiti
5/6
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Nocne Graffiti
2010
The Day of the Cat
5.2/9
The Swiss President, called by all only "big hangover", is in trouble: the election is coming and according to surveys his chances are not very good....
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The Day of the Cat
1996
Self-Portrait with a Lover
5.1/5
It is July 1995. Kuba Mitura and his little daughter, Zuza, come to a great concert organised by Jurek Owsiak. Kuba tells the girl the story of his yo...
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Self-Portrait with a Lover
1979
Lesson of a Dead Language
0/0
An officer stationed in a remote Ukranian outpost at the end of the First World War is dying of consumption. Suffering from feverish dreams and halluc...
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Lesson of a Dead Language
1999
Father's Law
5.8/6
When the ex-racing driver's teenage daughter is brutally raped, her father seeks justice on his own.
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Father's Law
1983
Danton
6.9/156
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe...
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Danton
1992
Sauna
7/1
A film based on a simple situation: several men talk in the sauna.
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Sauna
1993
Lepiej być piękną i bogatą
5/1
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Lepiej być piękną i bogatą
1977
The Gorgon Case
5.8/6
In 1931, just before the New Year, in a house of architect Henryk Zaremba scream rips the night. The daughter of Zaremba is found killed in her bedroo...
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The Gorgon Case
1993
Człowiek z...
3.5/2
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Człowiek z...
1985
The House of Fools
5.625/12
The feature film debut of director Marek Koterski. Thirty-year-old Adaś Miauczyński visits his parents, which ends with his nervous breakdown.
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The House of Fools
1997
Weekend Stories: Little Faith
6/1
A rational young man and his devoutly Catholic wife believe their sickly son may have leukemia. As they await further tests over a weekend they both s...
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Weekend Stories: Little Faith
1985
No End
7/100
1982, Poland. A translator loses her husband and becomes a victim of her own sorrow. She looks to sex, to her son, to law, and to hypnotism when she h...
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No End
2016
Stanisław Lem: Autor Solaris
7.2/4
An account of the life and work of the Polish writer Stanisław Lem (1921-2006), a key figure in science fiction literature involved in mysteries and p...
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Stanisław Lem: Autor Solaris
2021
Kill It and Leave This Town
7.029/17
Fleeing from despair after losing those dearest to him, the hero hides in a safe land of memories, where time stands still and all those dear to him a...
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Kill It and Leave This Town
1994
Straszny sen Dzidziusia Górkiewicza
6/1
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Straszny sen Dzidziusia Górkiewicza
1994
Panna z mokrą głową
6/2
A young lady from a good home, full of life, wins the hearts of the greatest gloomy people and turns people into people open to the world. He infects...
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Panna z mokrą głową
1991
Eminent Domain
5.8/17
A high-ranking Polish politburo member is banished from the party, and must find out why. Set in 1979 Poland before the Solidarity events.
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Eminent Domain
2005
Solidarność, Solidarność...
6/1
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Solidarność, Solidarność...
1987
Weryfikacja
0/0
Martial Law in Poland. Marek the journalist steals a truck and starts his quest.
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