Jerzy Hoffman
Encyclopedia
Jerzy Hoffman is a Polish
film director
and screenwriter
. He is the father of early Macintosh
development team member Joanna Hoffman
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He is the father of early Macintosh
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
development team member Joanna Hoffman
Joanna Hoffman
Joanna Hoffman was the fifth person hired by Jef Raskin to be part of the original Apple Macintosh developer team. She acted as the team's only marketing person for more than a year; among her contributions was writing the first draft of the Macintosh User Interface Guidelines.Before joining...
.
Selected filmography
- Battle of Warsaw 1920 (2011)
- Ukraine - The Birth of a Nation (2008)
- An Ancient TaleAn Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a GodAn Ancient Tale: When the Sun Was a God is a 2003 Polish film , directed by Jerzy Hoffman. The film is based on an 1876 novel, Stara baśń, by Józef Ignacy Kraszewski...
(Stara Baśń, 2003) - With Fire and SwordWith Fire and Sword (film)With Fire and Sword is the English title of the Polish film Ogniem i Mieczem, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman, released in 1999...
(Ogniem i mieczem, 1999) - A Beautiful StrangerA Beautiful Stranger (film)A Beautiful Stranger is the English title of the Polish film Piękna nieznajoma directed by Jerzy Hoffman, released in 1992.-Synopsis:In 1916 a young Russian officer is asked to transport important documents by train. Several factions pursue the papers....
(Piękna nieznajoma, 1992) - After Your Decrees (Wedle wyroków Twoich, 1983)
- The Quack (Znachor, 1981)
- To the Last Drop of Blood (Do krwi ostatniej, 1978)
- Leper (Trędowata, 1976)
- The DelugeThe Deluge (film)The Deluge is the English title of the Polish film Potop, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman, released in 1974. The film is based on the novel by the Nobel Prize-winning Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz...
(Potop, 1974) - nominated for a Best Foreign Film OscarAcademy AwardsAn Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers... - Colonel WolodyjowskiColonel Wolodyjowski (film)Colonel Wolodyjowski is the English title of the Polish film Pan Wołodyjowski, a historical drama directed by Jerzy Hoffman, released in 1968. The film is based on Fire in the Steppe, a novel by the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz...
(Pan Wołodyjowski, 1968 ) - The Father (Ojciec, 1967)
- The Market of Miracles (Jarmark cudów, 1966)
- The Law and the FistPrawo i pięśćPrawo i pięść is a Polish 1964 drama film directed by Jerzy Hoffman and Edward Skórzewski. Based on a novel by Józef Hen, the film achieved cult status in the history of Polish cinema.The film is set in 1945, immediately after the end of World War II...
(Prawo i pięść, 1964)
See also
- Cinema of PolandCinema of PolandThe history of cinema in Poland is almost as long as history of cinematography, and it has universal achievements, even though Polish movies tend to be less commercially available than movies from several other European nations....
- List of Polish-language films
- Museum of Communism, Poland