Karol Adwentowicz was a Polish actor and theater director.

Adwentowicz fought in the Polish Legions in World War I

Polish Legions in World War I

Polish Legions was the name of Polish armed forces created in August 1914 in Galicia. Thanks to the efforts of KSSN and the Polish members of the Austrian parliament, the unit became an independent formation of the Austro-Hungarian Army...

. During the Nazi occupation of Poland he was imprisoned in Pawiak

Pawiak

Pawiak was a prison built in 1835 in Warsaw, Poland.During the January 1863 Uprising, it served as a transfer camp for Poles sentenced by Imperial Russia to deportation to Siberia....

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He directed several theaters both before and during the war and also founded the Teatr Kameralny in Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

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Adwentowicz was one of the most recognized tragedy actors in his contemporary Poland, particularly for his role as Hamlet

Hamlet

The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...

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Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1912	Pomszczona krzywda
1934	Przeor Kordecki - obronca Czestochowy Przeor Kordecki - obrońca Częstochowy Przeor Kordecki - obrońca Częstochowy is a Polish historical film. It was released in 1934....	Augustyn Kordecki

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