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| List of Polish films |
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List of films produced in the Cinema of Poland in the 1980s.
| Cinema of Poland |
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| |
| List of Polish films |
| Interwar Period |
| Pre 1930 |
| 1930s |
| 1940s |
| 1950s |
| 1960s |
| 1970s |
| 1980s |
| 1990s |
| 2000s |
| 2010s |
| 2020s |
List of films produced in the Cinema of Poland in the 1980s.
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