The following is a list of Silesian-language films. After World War II quite a number of feature films was shot in Silesian or with an extensive use of Silesian, alongside dialogs in Polish, German and Czech. The vast majority of such films were produced in Poland, and some in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic.
Janusz Gajos is a Polish film, television and theatre actor as well as pedagogue and photographer. Professor of Theatre Arts and an Honorary Doctor of the National Film School in Łódź, he is considered one of the greatest Polish actors.
Kazimierz Julian Kutz was a Polish film director, author, journalist and politician, one of the representatives of the Polish Film School and a deputy speaker of the Senate of Poland.
Wojciech Jerzy Has was a Polish film director, screenwriter and film producer.
The Leon Schiller Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Łódź, commonly known as Łódź Film School is a Polish academy for future actors, directors, photographers, camera operators and television staff. It was founded on 8 March 1948 in Łódź (Lodz).
Andrzej Grabarczyk is a Polish actor. His father, Wincenty Grabarczyk, is a veteran actor and theatrical director. In 1978, Andrzej completed study at the Warsaw State College Of Theatrical Arts.
Jarosław Kazimierz Kukulski was a Polish composer. He was the husband of late singer Anna Jantar and the father of singer Natalia Kukulska.
How I Unleashed World War II is a 1970 Polish comedy film directed by Tadeusz Chmielewski and based on Kazimierz Sławiński's novel "Przygody kanoniera Dolasa". It was shot in Sochi, Baku, Poświętne and Łódź, among other places.
The Pacification of Wujek was a strike-breaking action by the Polish police and army at the Wujek Coal Mine in Katowice, Poland, culminating in the massacre of nine striking miners on December 16, 1981.
Jan Aleksander Englert is a Polish film actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since 1957. Since 2003 he has served as Artistic Director of the National Theatre in Warsaw.
Maciej Kozlowski was a Polish actor, mostly known for his roles in Kingsajz, Psy, Kiler, With Fire and Sword and Schindler's List and the TV series M jak miłość.
Andrzej Piotr Grabowski is a Polish actor, singer and comedian. He is best known for playing the role of Ferdynand Kiepski in the TV series The Lousy World.
Anna Nehrebecka-Byczewska is a Polish film actress and politician.
Michał Lorenc is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work on films Little Rose (2010), Bastard (1997), Blood and Wine (1996) and 300 Miles to Heaven (1989). He is currently considered one of the most important contemporary Polish film score composers.
Maciej Masłowski was a Polish art historian.
The Polish Film Academy is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of motion pictures.
Maria Gładkowska is a Polish film, stage, and television actress. She gained critical acclaim in the 1980s that culminated in her Zbigniew Cybulski Award (1988). Gładkowska portrayed Daisy, Princess of Pless, her breakthrough performance in Magnat (1987), which was included in the list of 100 Best Polish Films of all time.
Andrzej Skupiński was a Polish actor.
Jan Kidawa-Błoński is a Polish film director, producer and screenwriter.
Aleksandra Gintrowska is a Polish singer and actress also appearing under the pseudonym O.L.A. which translates as "the heart of the word POLAND".