Death of a President

Death of a President

7.2/10
2h24min
1977Drama

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In post-World War I Poland, professor Gabriel Narutowicz faces political turmoil as the first President, leading to a tragic assassination.

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Set at the historic moment of rebirth of Poland after World War I. The newly organized National Assembly elected Gabriel Narutowicz, a professor returning home from Switzerland to enter public life, as the first President in the history of Polish Republic. The film shows the turmoil leading to Narutowicz's election by a National Assembly divided between Polish Nationalists and the minorities, comprising one third of the population. A few days after the election the President was assasinated by a fanatic Nationalist while opening an art exhibit.