Man of Iron (1981)
Directed by Andrzej Wajda · 147 min · Drama, History
45.9 TOPICAL score · #2,217 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Man of Iron (1981, directed by Andrzej Wajda) has a TOPICAL score of 45.9 - ranked 2,217 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Palme d'Or. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (95 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 34 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (95 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Palme d'Or
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 34 languages
- Still read3,419 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania, Irena Byrska