Man of Iron (1981)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | pl |
| Popularity | 2.472 |
Directed By
Andrzej Wajda
Crew
Andrzej Wajda
Edward Kłosiński
Halina Prugar-Ketling
Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
Allan Starski
Magdalena Dipont
Wiesława Starska
Piotr Zawadzki
Anna Adamek
Andrzej Korzyński
TOP CAST
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Maciek Tomczyk / Mateusz Birkut
Krystyna Janda
Agnieszka
Marian Opania
Winkel
Irena Byrska
matka Hulewicz
Wiesława Kosmalska
Wiesława Hulewicz
Bogusław Linda
Dzidek
Franciszek Trzeciak
Badecki
Janusz Gajos
zastępca szefa Radiokomitetu
Andrzej Seweryn
kapitan Wirski
Marek Kondrat
Grzenda
Jerzy Trela
Antoniak, działacz opozycji
Krzysztof Janczar
Kryska, przyjaciel Maćka w 1970
Krystyna Zachwatowicz
Hanka Tomczyk, żona Birkuta
Bogusław Sobczuk
redaktor tv
Wojciech Alaborski
personalny
Leonard Andrzejewski
SB-ek na cmentarzu na pogrzebie Birkuta
Artur Barciś
student
Zbigniew Buczkowski
kierowca prezesa Radiokomitetu
Jacek Domański
pracownik telewizji
Bożena Dykiel
kadrowa
Adam Ferency
stoczniowiec
Lech Grzmociński
kierowca, pracownik SB
Tadeusz Gwiazdowski
stoczniowiec
Michał Juszczakiewicz
młody stoczniowiec
Maja Komorowska
aktorka recytująca wiersz Miłosza
Helena Kowalczykowa
kasjerka
Irena Kownas
kobieta przygotowywana do programu radiowego
Krzysztof Machowski
pracownik telewizji
Stanisław Michalski
przewodniczący Rady Zakładowej w stoczni
Kazimierz Orzechowski
ksiądz odprawiający mszę w stoczni
Tatiana Sosna-Sarno
sekretarka w tv
Lech Sołuba
dziennikarz
Marcin Troński
doradca prezesa Radiokomitetu
Jan Szczepański
SB-ek przeszukujący mieszkanie pani Hulewicz
Krzysztof Zaleski
funkcjonariusz więzienny
Janusz Zaorski
Mundek
Halina Łabonarska
lekarka w szpitalu psychiatrycznym; nie występuje w napisach
Jolanta Kozak-Sutowicz
przedszkolanka z Elbląga mająca wystąpić w telewizji
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