Jerzy Hoffman

Jerzy Hoffman
Born	(1933-03-15) 15 March 1933 Kraków, Poland
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1964 - present

Jerzy Hoffman (born March 15, 1932) is a Polish film director and screenwriter.

Career

His 1965 film Three Steps on Earth was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize.^[1] His 1969 film Colonel Wolodyjowski was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival.^[2] In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.^[3] In 1981 he was a member of the jury at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.^[4] In 1985 he was a member of the jury at the 14th Moscow International Film Festival.^[5]

Hoffman directed Battle of Warsaw 1920 in 2011, the first Polish 3D feature film, stating “The fact that Poles made a film in 3D is not a miracle”.^[6]

Personal life

Hoffman was born to Jewish parents Siegmund Hoffman and Maria Schmelkes. He is the father of early Macintosh development team member Joanna Hoffman.

Selected filmography

Jerzy Hoffman's star in Łódź

• Battle of Warsaw 1920 (2011)
• Ukraine - The Birth of a Nation (2008)
• An Ancient Tale (Stara Baśń, 2003)
• With Fire and Sword (Ogniem i mieczem, 1999)
• A Beautiful Stranger (Piękna nieznajoma, 1992)
• After Your Decrees (Wedle wyroków Twoich, 1983)
• The Quack (Znachor, 1981)
• To the Last Drop of Blood (Do krwi ostatniej, 1978)
• Leper (Trędowata, 1976)
• The Deluge (Potop, 1974) - nominated for a Best Foreign Film Oscar^[7]
• Colonel Wolodyjowski (Pan Wołodyjowski, 1968 )
• The Father (Ojciec, 1967)
• The Market of Miracles (Jarmark cudów, 1966)
• Three Steps on Earth (1965)
• The Law and the Fist (Prawo i pięść, 1964)

See also

• Cinema of Poland
• List of Polish-language films
• Museum of Communism, Poland

References

External links

• Jerzy Hoffman at the Internet Movie Database