Man of Iron

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📊 Film Specifications

Director Andrzej Wajda
Writer Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski (Writer)
Original Title Człowiek z żelaza
Release Date July 27, 1981
Runtime 147 min (2h 27m)
Country Poland
Language PL
Budget N/A
Box Office $492,035
Studios Zespół Filmowy "X"

Man of Iron (1981)

Directed by Andrzej Wajda
• Written by Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
⭐ 3.5 / 5 (96 votes) ⏱️ 147 min 🎬 Drama, History

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96 ratings
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Synopsis

In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends disgruntled radio reporter Winkel to Gdańsk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers - particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an independent labour union leader whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews the people surrounding Tomczyk, including his detained wife, Agnieszka.

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Director Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Wajda
Director
 Writer Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
Writer
 Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Maciek Tomczyk / Mateusz Birkut
 Krystyna Janda
Krystyna Janda
Agnieszka
 Marian Opania
Marian Opania
Winkel
 Irena Byrska
Irena Byrska
matka Hulewicz
 Wiesława Kosmalska
Wiesława Kosmalska
Wiesława Hulewicz
 Bogusław Linda
Bogusław Linda
Dzidek
 Franciszek Trzeciak
Franciszek Trzeciak
Badecki
 Janusz Gajos
Janusz Gajos
zastępca szefa Radiokomitetu
 Andrzej Seweryn
Andrzej Seweryn
kapitan Wirski
 Marek Kondrat
Marek Kondrat
Grzenda
 Jerzy Trela
Jerzy Trela
Antoniak, działacz opozycji
 Krzysztof Janczar
Krzysztof Janczar
Kryska, przyjaciel Maćka w 1970