Jan Lenica(1928-2001)

Director
Writer
Art Department

Jan Lenica was born on 4 January 1928 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He was a director and writer, known for Adam 2 (1968), Die Nashörner (1964) and Labirynt (1962). He died on 5 October 2001 in Berlin, Germany.

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 9 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Adam 2

7.1

Director

1968

Die Nashörner

6.6

Short

Director

1964

Labirynt

6.7

Short

Director

1962

6.1

Short

Director

1965

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Director

Wyspa R.O.
5.5
Short
- Director
- 2001
Ubu et la grande Gidouille
6.2
- Director
- 1979
Fantorro le dernier justicier
5.1
Short
- Director
- 1973
Adam 2
7.1
- Director
- 1968
Wege zum Nachbarn
Short
- Director
- 1966
La femme fleur
Short
- Director
- 1965
A
6.1
Short
- Director
- 1965
Die Nashörner
6.6
Short
- Director
- 1964
Labirynt
6.7
Short
- Director
- 1962
Italia '61
2.2
- Director
- 1961
Nowy Janko muzykant
5.8
Short
- Director
- 1961
Monsieur Tête
5.5
Short
- Director
- 1959
Dom
5.5
Short
- Director
- 1959
Le sentiment recompensé
5.6
Short
- Director
- 1958
Strip-Tease
Short
- Director
- 1957

Writer

Art Department

Répulsion
7.6
- poster artist : West Germany (uncredited)
- 1965
Muriel ou le temps d'un retour
7.0
- titles
- 1963
Le Petit Soldat
7.1
- poster artist : West Germany (uncredited)
- 1963
Mamma Roma
7.8
- poster artist : West Germany (uncredited)
- 1962
L'enfance d'Ivan
8.0
- poster artist : West Germany (uncredited)
- 1962
L'Ombre
6.8
- poster artist : West Germany (uncredited)
- 1956
La grande illusion
8.1
- poster artist : West Germany (1960, uncredited)
- 1937

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Influential animator/director, often of macabre, nightmarish visions in the vein of Bosch or Lovecraft. Former magazine illustrator, trained as a graphic artist, with other qualifications in music and architecture. Early in his career designed award-winning posters for screen and stage.