"Actor: Zbigniew Cybulski"

• Saragossa Manuscript (Restored Special Edition) | DVD | (19/03/2012) from £11.59   |  Saving you £6.40 (55.22%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Based on the book by the highly-esteemed Count Jan Potocki, the film version is reputedly a respectful, mostly faithful adaptation of this literary cat's cradle set in the weirdly fantastic landscapes of arid 17th-century Spain. The films creates a magical, sometimes disturbing world of the supernatural so it's no surprise that this was a counterculture classic and Jerry Garcia's favourite. Garcia, along with Scorsese, put up the money to have the film fully restored. In a gloriously convoluted structure, characters pop in and out of each other's stories with the random-logic of a drug-trip. These characters include sexy ghost-princesses, the demonically-possessed and many an errant corpse! The intriguing stylistic flourishes sit against the wonderful soundtrack, which was composed by Krzyszt Penderecki.

• Ashes And Diamonds | DVD | (28/05/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Maciek a young Resistance fighter is ordered to kill Szczuka a Communist district leader on the last day of World War II.

• The Andrzrej Wajda War Trilogy | DVD | (26/05/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.26

  Contains: A Generation (a.k.a Pokolenie): Set against the German occupation of Poland during World War Two this is the story of a group of youths and their coming of age. Canal (a.k.a Kanal): Set during the last days of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 this is the story of a company of men who are forced to say goodbye to their families and retreat to the sewers in a bid to flee the advancing deadly battle. Ashes And Diamonds (a.k.a Popiol i Diament): On the last day of World War Two a young Resistance fighter is ordered to kill a Communist leader. However his conscience is telling him not to obey knowing the consequences could be deadly he must decide whether to follow his orders for the last time.

• Ashes & Diamonds | Blu Ray | (21/12/2015) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  United Kingdom released, Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C DVD: LANGUAGES: Polish ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.66:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Remastered, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: On the last day of World War Two in a small town somewhere in Poland, Polish exiles of war and the occupying Soviet forces confront the beginning of a new day and a new Poland. In this incendiary environment we find Home Army soldier Maciek Chelmicki, who has been ordered to assassinate an incoming commissar. But a mistake stalls his progress and leads him to Krystyna, a beautiful barmaid who gives him a glimpse of what his life could be. Gorgeously photographed and brilliantly performed, Ashes and Diamonds masterfully interweaves the fate of a nation with that of one man, resulting in one of the most important Polish films of all time. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, Venice Film Festival, ...Ashes and Diamonds (1958) ( Popiól i diament ) ( PopióB i diament (Ashes & Diamonds) ) (Blu-Ray)

• Night Train (Pociag) | DVD | (27/05/2013) from £14.49   |  Saving you £-1.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Kawalerowicz's celebrated film is considered one of the finest achievements of Polish cinema. Employing a classic Hitchcockian premise - two people, one possibly a killer on the run, sharing a compartment on a crowded overnight train - Kawalerowicz turns a thriller into an intriguing character study of ordinary people in unusual circumstances. Featuring impressive performances from Lucyna Winnicka (Mother Joan of the Angels), Zbigniew Cybulski (the 'Polish James Dean') and Leon Niemczyk (Knife in the Water), Night Train is more than simply a thriller... taut and gripping but also suffused with humour and warmth and boasting a wonderful jazz score by renowned composer Andrzej Trzaskowski.

• Ashes & Diamonds | Blu Ray | (27/10/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £22.99

  On the last day of World War Two in a small town somewhere in Poland Polish exiles of war and the occupying Soviet forces confront the beginning of a new day and a new Poland. In this incendiary environment we find Home Army soldier Maciek Chelmicki who has been ordered to assassinate an incoming commissar. But a mistake stalls his progress and leads him to Krystyna a beautiful barmaid who gives him a glimpse of what his life could be. Gorgeously photographed and brilliantly performed Ashes and Diamonds masterfully interweaves the fate of a nation with that of one man resulting in one of the most important Polish films of all time. Arrow Academy presents Andrzej Wajda's masterpiece Ashes and Diamonds on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

• Polish Cinema Classics | DVD | (12/03/2012) from £43.75   |  Saving you £-3.76 (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  A 4-DVD set comprising four remarkable films (all available for the first time in the UK) from some of Polish cinemas most vital and provocative talents. All four films are newly remastered from brand new HD materials.Titles Comprise:Eroica: Andrzej Munk's two-part anti-war poem is a darkly comic, intelligent and insightful satire on duty, courage and heroism.Night Train: Night Train (1959): Jerzy Kawalerowicz's homage to Hitchcock. Two people - one of whom may be a vicious murderer - on the run and on a train bound for the Baltic coast. Taut and gripping with a wonderful jazz score.Innocent Sorcerers: Innocent Sorcerers (1960): Following after his renowned War Trilogy, Andrzej Wajda made this provocative film about contemporary youth from a script co-written by Jerzy Skolimowski. A young womanising doctor meets his match in the form of a spirited young woman.Goodbye, See You Tomorrow: Janusz Morgenstern's touching story of young love. With outstanding performances from Polish superstar Zbigniew Cybulski (known as the 'Polish James Dean') and a young Roman Polanski, and with music by the great Polish composer Krzysztof Komeda (Rosemary's Baby).

• Innocent Sorcerers (Niewinni czarodzieje) | DVD | (10/09/2012) from £14.49   |  Saving you £-1.50 (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Following his renowned War Trilogy, Andrzej Wajda made this provocative film from a script co-written by Jerzy Skolimowski (Deep End).A commentary on the lives of young people who grew up in the new, post-war communist Poland, Wajda chronicles a bohemian milieu of motor-scooters, love, sex and jazz with great vitality and humour. The rebellion the film depicts is social and moral, not political - and the film angered both Communist and Church authorities by showing its young characters' explicit rejection of any ideological affinity.With an outstanding cast headed by Tadeusz Lomnicki and including Polish superstar Zbigniew Cybulski and a young Roman Polanski in one of his earliest acting roles, this is a key film in its director's output - and one that has substantially grown in stature over time.

• The Saragossa Manuscript | DVD | (26/03/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  At last Mr Bongo Films presents the full-length masterpiece of this incredible film. Martin Scorses, Francis Ford Coppola, Luis Bunuel and Jerry Garcai have at various times described The Saragossa Manuscript as their favorite film. Based on the book by the highly-esteemed Count Jan Potocki, the film version is reputedly a respectful, mostly faithful adaptation of this literary cat s cradle set in the weird fantasy landscapes of arid 17th-century Spain. The films creates a magical, sometimes disturbing, world of the supernatural so it s no surprise that this was a counterculture classic and Jerry Garcia s favourite. He, along with Martin Scorsese, put up part of the money to have it restored to its full length. Besides the convoluted structure, characters pop in and out of each other s stories with the random logic of a trip. The characters includes sexy ghost princeses, demon-possesions and many a corpse. The intruiging stylistic flourishes sit against the wonderful soundtrack, which was composed by Krzyszt Penderecki, famous for the scores of The Shining and Wild At Heart.