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Man of Iron

Original title: Czlowiek z zelaza
1981 · 2 h 36 min
Directed by Andrzej Wajda
DramaHistory

Cast

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz Krystyna Janda Marian Opania

Plot

A journalist investigates a shipyard strike leader during the rise of Solidarity. It won the Palme d'Or.

Sinekatalog’s take

Andrzej Wajda's sequel to Man of Marble follows a journalist investigating a shipyard strike leader as Solidarity rises. Urgent and political, it won the Palme d'Or and helped define Polish cinema's moral force.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (4,297 votes)
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