Tomasz Mędrzak

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Tomasz Mędrzak
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BornTomasz Mędrzak
(1954-12-18) December 18, 1954 (age 63)
Łódź, Poland
Years active 1973-1999

Tomasz Mędrzak (born December 18, 1954 in Łódź, Poland [1] ), was a teenage star of the 1973 In Desert and Wilderness movie and miniseries (1973), where he played Staś Tarkowski, having Monika Rosca as young partner. He is the son of Stefania Mędrzak.

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Desert and Wilderness is a 1973 Polish film directed by Władysław Ślesicki. Adapted from the 1911 novel In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz, it tells the story of two kids, Staś Tarkowski and Nel Rawlison, kidnapped by the rebels during Mahdi's rebellion in Sudan..

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He later did acting studies and has played a few movie roles. But he has always been focused rather on theatre. In 1996, he has been an art director of the Ochota theater in Warsaw. [1] He didn't really want to play Staś. He went to the auditions because he was interested in technical aspects of cinematography. Some time after being chosen, he wanted to decline, but the wife of the movie's director persuaded him to stay.

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Filmography [1]

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980-2000 Dom Leszek TalarGuest Star (2 episodes)
1993 Wow Episode "Pechowy dzień"
1991 V.I.P.. Jan Ramus Polish film
1988 And the Violins Stopped Playing A Manuncredited
1985 Lustro made-for-television
1986 The Republic of Hope Edward Wodniczak Polish film
1985 Republika Ostrowska Mini series
1985 Lustro Not to be confused with the 1986 movie above.
1981 Przypadki Piotra S. made-for-television
1980 Polonia restituta A son of the doctorEpisode 1 (uncredited)
1980 Królowa Bona CourtierEpisode #1.9
1979 A Long Way to Go PiotrFilm
1973 In Desert and Wilderness Staś TarkowskiMiniseries
1973 In Desert and Wilderness Staś TarkowskiMovie

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  1. 1 2 3 "Tomasz Mędrzak" (in Polish). FilmPolski.pl. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
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