Skip to content

Discover Movies TV series My collection

Discover Movies TVCollection

One moment.

Finding a story worth your time.

A place for the films that stay with you.

About Privacy TMDB ↗

© 2026 Videolex

Gangsters and Philanthropists | Videolex

← Back to the collection

Gangsters and Philanthropists

1963-02-151h 22mAction / Comedy / Crime6.8/10TMDB · 18 votes

The movie consists of two satirical novels based on the same idea: both the "gangsters" and "philanthropists" end up in the courtroom.

The world, in frames.

Stills, posters, and artwork in every language.

Your next obsession.

Finding your next story…

Behind the frames.

Directed byJerzy Hoffman Edward Skórzewski

Original languagePolish

Original release1963-02-15

ProductionPoland

Where to watch

No viewing options have been listed for this region yet.

Availability data by JustWatch. Check the provider for current access.

The people behind the picture.

Gustaw Holoubek'Profesor' (segment nr 1)

Wiesław MichnikowskiAnastazy Kowalski (segment nr 2)

Hanka BielickaKowalski's Wife (segment nr 2)

Magdalena Celówna-JanikowskaHanka (segment nr 2)

Barbara ModelskaSinger (segment nr 2)

Jacek HahnTwin Brother (segment nr 1)

View full cast

Janusz HahnTwin Brother (segment nr 1)Gustaw Lutkiewicz'Śruba' (segment nr 1)Mirosław Majchrowski'Parmezan' (segment nr 1)Mieczysław PawlikowskiPieczarkiewicz (segment nr 2)Wojciech Rajewski'Łysy' (segment nr 1)Jerzy BieleniaMalaga ("Alcoholmeter")Karolina BorchardtWife of 'Łysy' (segment nr 1)Jerzy DukayWaiter ("Alcoholmeter")

Stanisław GawlikJudge ("Alcoholmeter")

Michał GazdaWaiter ("Alcoholmeter")

Marian JonkajtysDoctor ("Alcoholmeter")

Roman KłosowskiCoach Driver (segment nr 1)

Marian KociniakMan in the Restaurant ("Alcoholmeter")

Bohdan KrzywickiClient at the Restaurant ("Alcoholmeter")

Irena LaskowskaRestaurant Owner ("Alcoholmeter")

Zdzisław LeśniakRadio Journalist (segment nr 1)

Marian ŁączMilitiaman (segment nr 1)

Jan MayzelHanka's Boyfriend ("Alcoholmeter")

Włodzimierz NakwaskiWaiter ("Alcoholmeter")

Zbigniew OkszaRestaurant Owner ("Alcoholmeter")

Kazimierz OpalińskiJudge (segment nr 1)

Józef ParaRestaurant Manager's Substitute ("Alcoholmeter")

Adam PerzykWaiter ("Alcoholmeter")

Ryszard PietruskiAlojzy Superata ("Alcoholmeter")

Zdzisław TobiaszRude Waiter ("Alcoholmeter")

Zygmunt Wiaderny

Tadeusz WaczkowskiRestaurant Manager ("Alcoholmeter")

Danuta WodyńskaJudge's Maid (segment nr 1)

Janusz KoryzmaMan in the Courtroom ("Professor") (uncredited)

Janusz NasfeterProsecutor ("Professor") (uncredited)

Stanisław BarejaMan in the Restaurant ("Alcoholmeter") (uncredited)

Zofia CzerwińskaBuffet Lady ("Alcoholmeter") (uncredited)

Jerzy HoffmanDancing Man ("Alcoholmeter") (uncredited)

Wacław JankowskiWaiter ("Alcoholmeter") (uncredited)

Kazimierz StankiewiczCook ("Alcoholmeter") (uncredited)

Bohdan ŁazukaMan in the Restaurant #1 / Polite Waiter (voice) (uncredited)

Gangsters and Philanthropists poster

Your next obsession.

Follow the worlds, the minds, the feeling.

Hide watched

The Quack

19827.5

From the same director

With Fire and Sword

With Fire and Sword

19996.9

From the same director

The Deluge

19747.2

From the same director

Colonel Wolodyjowski

Colonel Wolodyjowski

19697.0

From the same director

Battle of Warsaw 1920

Battle of Warsaw 1920

20114.5

From the same director

The Old Fairy Tale: When the Sun Was God

The Old Fairy Tale: When the Sun Was God

20034.9

From the same director

The Law and the Fist

The Law and the Fist

19647.0

From the same director

The Leper

19766.5

From the same director

Connected by story, filmmaker, and a shared feeling.