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Man of Iron

(1981)

July 27, 1981 2h 27m
70%
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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.

Andrzej Wajda

Director

Top Billed Cast

JR

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

Maciek Tomczyk / Mateusz Birkut

KJ

Krystyna Janda

Agnieszka

MO

Marian Opania

Winkel

IB

Irena Byrska

matka Hulewicz

WK

Wiesława Kosmalska

Wiesława Hulewicz

BL

Bogusław Linda

Dzidek

FT

Franciszek Trzeciak

Badecki

JG

Janusz Gajos

zastępca szefa Radiokomitetu

AS

Andrzej Seweryn

kapitan Wirski

MK

Marek Kondrat

Grzenda

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