Australian Film Posters

Part 3 - Polish Posters

Compiled by Michael Organ

Introduction

The following is a listing of Polish posters of Australian films and films about Australia from countries such as Italy and Russia. Polish movie posters are distinguished by their artistry and unique design elements. Unlike the traditional American and Australia poster, they are usually impressionistic and painterly, rarely bearing the traditional features of poster design such as head shots of the stars, direct images from the film or the large, bold title lettering so common in American posters. Polish movie posters have a unique style which strongly contrasts with their more tradtional Australian counterparts. Information on this site has been complied from the following Polish movie poster web sites:

* Polish Posters Shop - Poland. Includes theatre, opera, exhibition and film posters plus detailed biographical information on individual artists.
* Polish Poster Gallery- Warsaw, Poland. Includes movie, theatre, music, circus and political posters.
* The Art of Poster - Polish posters 1900-2005. Includes movie, political and circus posters.
* Classic Polish Film Posters - Database, information about and images of Polish film posters. Entries for more than 356 individual artists and 6265 movie posters. * Cinematic - Polish movie poster section of an international movie poster site.
* Cyrk - Polish circus poster site, also with movie posters.

Chronological Listing of Polish Posters of Australian Films

Poster	Title	Description
	The Overlanders / Zwyciezcy Stepow	1947 Artist: Henryk Tomaszewski (1914-2005). Size: 23 x 34 inches / 59 x 86 cm British Australian co-production. Original release 1947. Polish release date 1948. Director: Harry Watt. Starring: Chips Rafferty and John Nugent Hayward.
	Bush Christmas / Mali Detektywi	1948 Artist: Eryk Lipinski (1908-1991). Size: 23 x 33 inches / 58 x 82 cm British Australian co-prduction. Original release 1948. Polish release date - unknown. Director: Ralph Smart. Starring: Chips Rafferty and John Fernside.
	Eureka Stockade / Fort Eureka	1954 Artist: Witold Chmielewski (b.1910). Size: 23 x 33 inches / 58 x 82 cm British Australian co-production. Original release 1949. Polish release 1954. Director: Harry Watt. Starring: Chips Rafferty, Alicia Dunne and Peter Finch.
	The Shiralee / Coreczka	1957 Artist: Viktor Gorka (1922-2004). Size: 23 x 33 inches / 58 x 82 cm. British Australian co-production. Original release 1957. Polish release date 1957. Director: Leslie Norman. Starring: Peter Finch and Dana Wilson.
	On the Beach / Ostatni Brzeg	1959 Artist: Krajewski Andrzej (b.1933). Size: 23 x 33 inches / 58 x 82 cm. American production. Original release 1959. Polish release date 1967. Director: Stanley Kramer. Starring: Ava Gardner, Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins.
	Na Szlakach Australii / Roads of the Fifth Continent	1964 Artist: Liliana Baczewska Size: 20 x 20 inchces / 52 x 52 cm. Russian documentary production by Gruzja Film. Original release 1964. Polish release 1965. Director: Georgii I. Asatiani.
	Wake in Fright / Na Krancu Swiata (Outback)	1971 Artist: Wiktor Gorka (1922-2004). Size: 22 x 33 inches / 58 x 82 cm. American Australian co-production. Original release 1971. Polish release 1972. Director: Ted Kotcheff. Starring: Donald Pleasance, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty and Sylvia Kay.
	Ned Kelly	1970 Artist: Maria Mucha Ihnatowicz (b.1937). Size: 23 x 33 inches / 58 x 82 cm. British production. Original release 1969/70. Polish release 1973. Circulation: 11.500. Director: Tony Richardson. Starring: Mick Jagger.
	Wloch Szuka Zony / Girl in Australia / Bello Onesto Emigrato Australia Sposerebbe Compaesana Illibata	1971 Artist: Jerzy Flisak (b.1930). Size: 27 x 39 inches / 67 x 97 cm. Italian production. Orignal release 1971. Polish release date 1974. Director: Luigi Zampa. Starring: Claudia Cardinale and Alberto Saudi.
	Picnic at Hanging Rock / Picnic Pod Wiszaca Skala	1975 Artist: Danuta "Danka" Baginska-Andrejew (b.1951). Size: 19 x 26 inches / 49 x 67 cm. Australian production. Original release 1975. Polish release 1978. Director: Peter Weir. Starring: Rachel Roberts, Helen Morse and Anne Lambert.
	Picnic at Hanging Rock / Picnic Pod Wiszaca Skala	1975 Artist: Wiktor Sadowski (b.1953). Size: 27 x 39 inches / 67 x 97 cm. Australian production. Original release 1975. Polish re-release 1992. Director: Peter Weir. Starring: Rachel Roberts, Helen Morse and Anne Lambert.
	Caddie	1976 Artist: Jerzy Flisak (b.1930). Size: 27 x 39 inches / 67 x 97 cm. Australian production. Original release 1976. Polish release 1978. Circulation: 7,000. Director: Donald Crombie. Starring: Helen Morse.
	Storm Boy / Chlopiec z burzy	1976 Artist: Eryk Lipinski (1908-1991). Size: 23 x 33 inches / 58 x 82 cm. Australian production. Original release 1976. Polish release 1978.
	Blue Fin / Blekitna Pletwa	1978 Artist: Danuta "Danka" Baginska-Andrejew (b.1951). Size: 27 x 39 inches / 67 x 97 cm. Australian production. Original release 1978. Polish release 1980.
	Man of Flowers / Kwiaty Jego Zycia	1983 Artist: Wieslaw Walkuski (b.1956). Size: 27 x 39 inches / 67 x 97 cm. Australian production. Original release 1983. Polish release 1984. Director: Paul Cox.
	The Year of Living Dangerously / Rok niebezpiecznego zycia	1982 Artist: Jerzy Flisak (b.1930). Size: 27 x 39 inches / 67 x 97 cm. Australian production. Original release 1982. Polish release 1985. Director: Peter Weir.
	Crocodile Dundee / Krokodyl Dundee	1986 Artist: Andrzej Pagowski (b.1953). Size: 27 x 39 inches / 67 x 97 cm. Australian production. Original release 1986. Polish release 1987. Director: Peter Faiman.
	Crocodile Dundee II / Krokodyl Dundee II	1988 Artist: Mieczyslaw Wasilewski (b.1942). Size: 27 x 39 inches / 67 x 97 cm. Australian production. Original release 1988. Polish release 1989. Circulation: 7,590. Director: John Cornel.