Man of Marble (1977)
Overview
A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pl |
| Popularity | 2.682 |
Directed By
Andrzej Wajda
Crew
Andrzej Korzyński
Edward Kłosiński
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Andrzej Wajda
Jerzy Tomczuk
Alina Klobukowska
Witold Holtz
Andrzej Smulski
Maria Kalicinski
Iwona Kamińska
Wojciech Majda
Elżbieta Kozłowska
Jacek Lomnicki
Waldemar Król
Małgorzata Jaworska
Magdalena Stelmaszczyk
Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Jan Ossowski
Janusz Dziumowicz
Krystyna Grochowicz
Leszek Tarnowski
Renata Pajchel
Maria Osiecka-Kuminek
Anna Adamek
Allan Starski
Wiesława Starska
Lidia Rzeszewska
Piotr Zawadzki
Agnieszka Holland
TOP CAST
Krystyna Janda
Agnieszka
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Mateusz Birkut / Maciek Tomczyk
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Jerzy Burski
Jacek Lomnicki
Jerzy Burski (young)
Michał Tarkowski
Witek
Piotr Cieślak
Michalak
Wiesław Wójcik
Jodła
Krystyna Zachwatowicz
Hanka Tomczyk
Magda Teresa Wójcik
Editor
Bogusław Sobczuk
TV Editor
Leonard Zajączkowski
Leonard Zajączkowski, Agnieszka's DP
Jacek Domański
Sound Man
Zdzisław Kozień
Agnieszka's Father
Irena Laskowska
Museum Worker
Wiesław Drzewicz
Hanka's Husband
Kazimierz Kaczor
UB Colonel
Ewa Ziętek
Colonel's Secretary
Elżbieta Borkowska-Szukszta
Blonde
Andrzej Grąziewicz
Judge
Edmund Karwański
Prosecutor
Henryk Łapiński
Marcin Pawlusiak
Jerzy Moniak
Engineer Moniak
Irena Oberska
Zakopane Houseekeper
Zbigniew Płoszaj
Chronicle Sound Man
Juliusz Roland
Mieczysław Hertz
Maciej Rayzacher
ZMP Meeting Chairman
Grzegorz Skurski
Agnieszka's Driver
Dorota Stalińska
Photojournalist in Okęcie
Zdzisław Szymborski
Boardroom Member
Mariusz Świgoń
Construction Technician
Krystyna Wolańska
Marysia's Guardian
Andrzej Wykrętowicz
Jan Wołodkiewicz
Feliks Falk
Film Director (uncredited)
Stanisław Frąckowiak
Party Member from Warsaw (uncredited)
Witold Holtz
Man talking with Burski in Okęcie (uncredited)
Krzysztof Kiersznowski
Party Member congratulating Birkut (uncredited)
Jarosław Kopaczewski
Worker (uncredited)
Ilona Łepkowska
Organiser of Birkut's Demonstration in Żabinka Mała (uncredited)
Stanisław Michalik
Judge (uncredited)
Mieczysław Grąbka
Chronicle Narrator (voice)
Andrzej Seweryn
Record Beating Announcer (voice)
Agnieszka Holland
Woman talking with Birkut on a Recording (voice) (uncredited)
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