Movies and TvShows featuring "polish-adaptation-of-foreign-source-material" theme.

A story of a middle-aged Jew methodically preparing himself to be shipped off to a concentration camp. The main character, Jacob Rosenberg, is a former industrial counselor, who is forced to work as a street cleaner. He knows what the fate is holding for him in the future, nevertheless he takes it with and implacable calmness.

Playing with the Devil is a comedic fantasy movie based on a play. It tells the story of a devil who comes to Earth and disguises himself as a human. He starts playing pranks on people, causing chaos and hilarity. One day, he meets a princess who is not easily fooled and the devil's plans take an unexpected turn. Set in the 1940s, the movie combines elements of satire, fantasy, and humoristic literature.

The first movie adaptation of the Russian novel "The Twelve Chairs" by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeniy Petrov. The basic idea from this movie, in which a barber and an antique salesman were searching for money hidden in one of of twelve chairs, was later reused for other official and unofficial adaptions of the book