1
The Last Stage
1948· 1h 47m· Drama
7.229
Best Polish Movies of the 1940s
This collection ranks 25 Polish-language movies released in the 1940s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 entry is The Last Stage. These films were originally released in Polish (język polski).
25 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
- 2
The Steel Hearts
1948· 1h 9m· War, Drama
8.01 - 3
Accordion
1947· 11m· Drama
7.09 - 4
Forbidden Songs
1947· 1h 37m· Music, War, Drama
7.424 - 5
Jasne łany
1947· 1h 40m· Drama
7.01 - 6
Majdanek - Cemetery of Europe
1944· 24m· Documentary
5.54 - 7
Wife and Not Wife
1941· 1h 1m· Drama
9.01 - 8
Teacher
1949· 9m
—0 - 9
Border Street
1949· 1h 55m· War, Drama
6.47 - 10
Storm in Poland
1947· 13m· Documentary
—0 - 11
The Others Will Follow
1949· 1h 52m· Drama, War
9.01 - 12
Przez Łzy do Szczęścia
1943· 1h 25m· Drama, Romance
6.52 - 13
Little Citizens
1949· 13m· Documentary
—0 - 14
Brzozowa Street
1947· 9m· Documentary
5.33 - 15
Warsaw Suite
1946· 19m· Documentary
—0 - 16
The Golden Mask
1940· 1h 15m· Drama, Romance
6.01 - 17
The Mine
1947· 10m· Documentary
6.01 - 18
Treasure
1949· 1h 42m· Romance, Comedy
6.98 - 19
The Great Way
1947· 1h 27m· Drama, War
5.01 - 20
W chłopskie ręce
1947· 29m· Drama
—0 - 21
Pan Piórko śni
1949· 11m· Animation
—0 - 22
The Last Parteitag in Nuremberg
1946· 19m· Documentary
—0 - 23
Sportowiec mimo woli
1940· 1h 4m· Comedy
6.52 - 24
In the Time of King Krakus
1947· 15m· Animation
—0 - 25
Steam Locomotive Pt 47
1949· 8m· Documentary
6.02
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Frequently asked questions
How many Polish movies came from the 1940s?
25 Polish-language films from the 1940s carry real rating data.
How are these Polish films ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
What is the highest-rated Polish movie of the 1940s?
The Last Stage holds the top position in this collection.