Gangsters and Philantropists

Feb 15, 1963

1h 22m

★ 6.5

Overview

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

Genres

Action

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Zespół Filmowy "Kamera"

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Cast

'Profesor' the gangster ("Professor")

Gustaw Holoubek

Brother ("Professor")

Jacek Hahn

Brother ("Professor")

Janusz Hahn

"Śruba" ("Professor")

Gustaw Lutkiewicz

"Parmezan" ("Professor")

Mirosław Majchrowski

"Łysy" ("Professor")

Wojciech Rajewski

Coach Driver ("Professor")

Roman Kłosowski

Radio Journalist ("Professor")

Zdzisław Leśniak

Militiaman ("Professor")

Marian Łącz

Judge ("Professor")

Kazimierz Opaliński

Judge's Maid ("Professor")

Danuta Wodyńska

"Łysy's" Wife

Karolina Borchardt

A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies bank teller Leon Poole as the inside man. In capturing him, detective Sam Wagner accidentally kills Poole's young wife, and at his trial Poole swears vengeance against Wagner. Poole begins his plans to get revenge when he escapes his captors.

9.0

Under Still Waters

Sep 16, 2016

Young lawyer Rebeka is given a case involving the murder of a production designer, and the main suspect is her childhood friend Jana. What first seems like a very straightforward case gradually reveals the dark sides, mysterious depths and stray ways of human nature.

6.6

April 1, 2000

Nov 19, 1952

It is the year 2000 and the World Global Union is in charge, although other countries are allowed to elect their own government leaders, as long as they support the Union. When Austria's newly-elected president, played by Josef Meinrad, makes his inauguration speech he declares Austria independence and issues an edict ending Austria's financial support for the Global Union.

4.8

A Case for Murder

May 19, 1993

Jack Hammett is an aggressive young defence attorney on the rise up the corporate ladder. In the courtroom he's known as the "Hail Mary Kid" for his ability to win the unwinnable cases. When one of the firm's lawyers, Darren Gaines, is murdered and Gaines' wife is charged, Hammett is assigned as her attorney. Hammett asks Kate Weldon, a recently hired lawyer, to assist him. Together they discover some inconsistencies in the case as well as a possible connection to the recent murder of a judge.

7.8

Anatomy of a Murder

Jul 1, 1959

Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.

7.3

A Place in the Sun

Jun 12, 1951

A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.

6.2

Dust Be My Destiny

Sep 16, 1939

Embittered after serving time for a burglary he did not commit, Joe Bell is soon back in jail, on a prison farm. His love for the foreman's daughter leads to a fight between them, leading to the older man's death due to a weak heart. Joe and Mabel go on the run as he thinks no-one would believe a nobody like him.

5.2

The Hunt For the BTK Killer

Oct 9, 2005

After 31 years at-large, detectives in Wichita, Kansas hone in on the serial killer known as BTK.

5.9

Bordertown

Jan 23, 1935

An ambitious Mexican-American gets mixed up with the neurotic wife of his casino boss.

6.6

Disorder in the Court

May 30, 1936

The Stooges are key witnesses at a murder trial. Their friend Gail Tempest, who dances at the Black Bottom cafe where the Stooges are musicians, is accused of killing Kirk Robin.

7.3

The Talk of the Town

Aug 20, 1942

Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.

5.3

Wanted: Jane Turner

Dec 4, 1936

Investigators set out to capture a gang of thieves transporting stolen cash through the U.S. mail.

6.3

Tom Horn

Mar 28, 1980

A renowned former army scout is hired by ranchers to hunt down rustlers but finds himself on trial for the murder of a boy when he carries out his job too well. Tom Horn finds that the simple skills he knows are of no help in dealing with the ambitions of ranchers and corrupt officials as progress marches over him and the old west.

5.8

Judge Dredd

Jun 30, 1995

In a dystopian future, Dredd, the most famous judge (a cop with instant field judiciary powers) is convicted for a crime he did not commit while his murderous counterpart escapes.

5.5

Striptease

Jun 28, 1996

Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to take it all off. Erin strips to conquer, but she faces unintended circumstances when a hound dog of a Congressman zeroes in on her and sharpens the shady tools at his fingertips, including blackmail and murder.

7.6

A Short Film About Killing

Mar 11, 1988

Jacek climbs into the taxi driven by Waldemar, tells him to drive to a remote location, then brutally strangles him, seemingly without motive.

7.0

Heart Blackened

Nov 2, 2017

A father goes all out to clear his daughter from any wrong doing in the murder of his fiancée. When all evidence points to her, he takes matters into to his own hands to save his daughter and outwit the judiciary system.

6.4

High Crimes

Apr 5, 2002

A female attorney learns that her husband is really a marine officer awol for fifteen years and accused of murdering fifteen civilians in El Salvador. Believing her husband when he tells her that he's being framed as part of a U.S. Military cover-up, the attorney defends him in a military court.

6.9

New Trial

Feb 15, 2017

A taxi driver is found dead, and Hyun-woo, the only witness, charged with a murder and serves 10 years in prison. While offering pro bono services, a lawyer Junyoung meets Hyun-woo, and they begin their journey to prove his innocence.

5.6

The Juror

Feb 2, 1996

With his gangster boss on trial for murder, a mob thug known as "the Teacher" tells Annie Laird she must talk her fellow jurors into a not-guilty verdict, implying that he'll kill her son Oliver if she fails. She manages to do this, but, when it becomes clear that the mobsters might want to silence her for good, she sends Oliver abroad and tries to gather evidence of the plot against her, setting up a final showdown.