Jakub Goldberg
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Jakub Goldberg (August 29, 1924 in Warsaw, Poland – April 27, 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Polish scriptwriter, assistant director and actor.
A graduate of the prestigious Polish Film School in Łódź, Goldberg was a well-known personality in the post-war Polish film community. He worked as a collaborator and assistant director for Polish film directors such as Andrzej Munk, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, and Roman Polanski
. As an actor, most notably he starred as one of the two men carrying the wardrobe (opposite Henryk Kluba) in Roman Polanski
's award-winning landmark short film Two Men and a Wardrobe
(1958). He also played the electricity meter man in Polanksi's short film When Angels Fall (1959). He was co-writer and assistant director of Polanski's feature debut Knife in the Water
(1962). The communists forced him to leave Poland, his home, in 1969, and he later became a lecturer at the film academy in Copenhagen.
A graduate of the prestigious Polish Film School in Łódź, Goldberg was a well-known personality in the post-war Polish film community. He worked as a collaborator and assistant director for Polish film directors such as Andrzej Munk, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, and Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers."...
. As an actor, most notably he starred as one of the two men carrying the wardrobe (opposite Henryk Kluba) in Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers."...
's award-winning landmark short film Two Men and a Wardrobe
Two Men and a Wardrobe
Two Men and a Wardrobe is a short Polish black and white silent movie directed by Roman Polański.- Plot :The film features two men, played by Jakub Goldberg and Henryk Kluba, who emerge from the sea carrying a large wardrobe, which they proceed to carry into a town...
(1958). He also played the electricity meter man in Polanksi's short film When Angels Fall (1959). He was co-writer and assistant director of Polanski's feature debut Knife in the Water
Knife in the Water (film)
Knife in the Water is a 1962 Polish drama film directed by Roman Polański. It is Polanski's first feature film, featuring three characters in a story of rivalry and sexual tension.-Plot:...
(1962). The communists forced him to leave Poland, his home, in 1969, and he later became a lecturer at the film academy in Copenhagen.
Actor
- Gdy spadają anioły (aka When Angels Fall ) as the Meter Man (19591959 in filmThe year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.-Events:* The Three Stooges make their 190th and last short film, Sappy Bull Fighters....
) - Dwaj ludzie z szafąTwo Men and a WardrobeTwo Men and a Wardrobe is a short Polish black and white silent movie directed by Roman Polański.- Plot :The film features two men, played by Jakub Goldberg and Henryk Kluba, who emerge from the sea carrying a large wardrobe, which they proceed to carry into a town...
(aka Two Men and a WardrobeTwo Men and a WardrobeTwo Men and a Wardrobe is a short Polish black and white silent movie directed by Roman Polański.- Plot :The film features two men, played by Jakub Goldberg and Henryk Kluba, who emerge from the sea carrying a large wardrobe, which they proceed to carry into a town...
) as Man with a Wardrobe (19581958 in filmThe year 1958 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 16- "In the Money" by William Beaudine is released on this date. It would be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began back in 1946....
)
Writer
- Nóż w wodzieKnife in the Water (film)Knife in the Water is a 1962 Polish drama film directed by Roman Polański. It is Polanski's first feature film, featuring three characters in a story of rivalry and sexual tension.-Plot:...
(aka Knife in the Water) (19621962 in filmThe year 1962 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*May - The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards are officially founded by the Taiwanese government....
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