Our story of the month: February
2004
Sir
Roger received a lifetime achievement award in Warsaw
On January 19th, during the Telekamery
2004 gala in the Polish Theatre in Warsaw, Sir Roger Moore received
a lifetime achievement award.
Sir Roger arrived in Warsaw with his wife on January 18th. He
stayed in the Intercontinental hotel where the press conference
took place on the next day and after which he has been given a special
present - amber cuff-links in golden setting. In the afternoon on
January 19th Sir Roger met with his fans at the Traffic Club in
the centre of Warsaw.
The main feature of Sir Roger's visit in Warsaw was
the Telekamery gala which took place in the evening.
Sir Roger appeared on stage with real class, receiving
a standing ovation. He was very suave and humourous which
made the event even more special. It was a very big success
for the organizers and Sir Roger's presence will be remembered
as one of the highlights in the history of the gala.
(AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
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After the gala Sir Roger and his wife took part
in a party alongside other evening's winners and the organizers.
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During Sir Roger's visit in Poland he has also visited
elementary school named by UNICEF. In the meantime, He has
also managed to give short interviews for some local newspapers
and TVP2 (Polish public TV channel).
(AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)
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On the very next day after the gala Sir Roger has
sent his greetings to the organizers saying how happy he is about
his visit in Poland.
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Sir Roger Moore is a household name in Poland. He became
famous in 60s and 70s, when "The Saint" and "Ivanhoe" were
first shown on Polish television. In fact "The Saint" was
the first modern TV series to be aired on Polish television,
and Poland was the only country behind the Iron Curtian in
which we could follow adventures of Simon Templar. The James
Bond movies were forbidden at that time in Poland thus they
weren't shown in theatres. When the video market spread in
1980s Poles at last managed to become familiar with Roger
Moore's interpretation of Agent 007, James Bond. The Bond
pictures with Moore became so popular within video collectors
that in 1988 "Live and Let Die" and "Moonraker" were shown
in theatres. 15 and 8 years after their original release both
films have attracted lots of attention from Polish audience.
Nowadays various Polish TV channels return to "The Saint",
the Bonds and many other movies with Moore (such as "Gold",
"North Sea Hijack", "Escape to Athena", "Bed & Breakfast",
"Bullseye!" and "The Man Who Wouldn't Die") very often. All
of the mentioned pictures are always high on the list when
we look at the statistics. Also in 1996 when "The Quest" hit
the big screen in Poland it soon became a box office hit with
critical acclaim for Sir Roger's role as Lord Dobbs.
Courtesy of RM
- a Polish Fansite dedicated to Sir Roger's work, both
as an actor and UNICEF ambassador. This website - launched
in February 2002 - results entirely from an admiration for
Sir Roger's activities. This website has already met with
a very big interest, especially from young people and is available
both in Polish and English. And... huge thanks again to Bartosz!
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August
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- December
(2003)
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