Henryk Baranowski
Henryk Baranowski (9 February 1943 – 27 July 2013) was a Polish theatre, opera and film director, actor, stage designer, playwright, screenwriter and poet. He is best known for his starring role in the film ''
Dekalog: One'' directed by
Krzysztof Kieślowski, and also appeared as Rosa's brother Josef in ''
Rosa Luxemburg'' directed by
Margarethe von Trotta and as Napoleon in ''
Pan Tadeusz'' directed by
Andrzej Wajda. He directed over 60 theater and opera productions in Europe, Russia and the US and was the Artistic Director of the Teatr Śląski (
Silesian Theatre) in Katowice in the mid 2000s. He also directed four "television theatre" productions: ''...yes I will Yes'' (1992, adapted from ''
Ulysses'' by
James Joyce), ''For Phaedra'' (1998), ''Saint Witch'' (2003), and ''Night is the Mother of Day'' (2004).
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