Man of Iron

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Man of Iron is a 1981 Polish political drama film by Andrzej Wajda that portrays the rise of the Solidarity movement and the struggle against the communist regime in Poland.

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Man of Iron canonical 3

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instanceOf Polish film
film
academyAwardsEdition 54th Academy Awards
awardYear 1981
cinematographyBy Edward Kłosiński
countryOfOrigin Poland
depicts Solidarity trade union movement
linked to: Solidarity movement

opposition to communist regime in Poland
director Andrzej Wajda
distributor Zespół Filmowy X
editedBy Halina Prugar-Ketling
featuresCharacter Agnieszka
Maciej Tomczyk
Winkel
filmFestivalAward Palme d'Or
linked to: Palme d’Or
filmingLocation Gdańsk
Gdańsk Shipyard
follows Man of Marble
genre historical drama
political drama
includesCameoBy Lech Wałęsa
isSequelTo Man of Marble
language Polish
musicBy Andrzej Korzyński
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
originalTitle Człowiek z żelaza
partOf Andrzej Wajda's Solidarity trilogy
portraysEvent August 1980 strikes in Poland
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes

Gdańsk Shipyard strikes
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes
portraysRealPerson Lech Wałęsa
producer Barbara Pec-Ślesicka
productionCompany Zespół Filmowy X
releaseYear 1981
runtimeMinutes 153
screenwriter Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
setInCountry Poland
setInPeriod Solidarity movement
stars Andrzej Seweryn
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Krystyna Janda
Marian Opania
theme freedom of speech
political repression
role of media in politics
workers' rights
wonAwardAt 1981 Cannes Film Festival

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Andrzej Wajda notableWork Man of Iron
Man of Marble sequel Man of Iron
Daniel Olbrychski notableWork Man of Iron