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Man of Iron

Man of Iron

19817.02h 27m

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.

Directed by Andrzej Wajda
Written by Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
Box Office0Revenue: $492K

Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

individualstrike

About Man of Iron

Man of Iron is a drama, history film released in 1981 exploring themes of individual, strike. Directed by Andrzej Wajda, it stars Jerzy Radziwiłowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania. 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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