ryszard bugajski (27 april 1943 – 7 june 2019) was a polish movie director and screenwriter. he was born in warsaw. he directed 23 movie and television shows, starting in 1972. he directed and co-wrote the anti-communist movie "interrogation" (1982). it was entered into the 1990 cannes film festival after being censored by the polish communist authorities for years. bugajski also directed the canadian drama movie "clearcut" (1991) and the polish historical movie "generał nil" (1996).