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Man of Iron

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Sequel of:

Man of Marble

Sequel:

Walesa: Man of Hope

Original title

Czlowiek z zelaza (l'Homme de fer)

Year

1981

Running time

152 min.

Country

Poland

Director

Andrzej Wajda

Screenwriter

Aleksander Scibor-Rylski

Cast

Music

Andrzej Korzynski

Cinematography

Janusz Kalicinski, Edward Klosinski

Producer

Film Polski, Zespól Filmowy "X"

Genre

Drama | Sequel. Social Drama. Job/Employment

Synopsis

MAN OF IRON, Andrzej Wajda's account of the events at the Gdansk shipyard in the summer of 1980, stars Marian Opania as Winkiel, a burned-out, alcoholic journalist who's assigned to look into the activities of Maciek Tomzyk (Jerzy Radziwilowicz), the charismatic and articulate leader of striking shipyard workers. He turns out to be the son of Mateusz Birkut (the tragic hero--also portrayed by Radziwilowicz--of Wajda's MAN OF MARBLE). The journalist makes use of his own reputation as a youthful radical, implying a solidarity with Tomzyk even as he searches for the dirty laundry the party bosses hope he'll find. But as he interviews the labor leader's associates and his detained wife, Agnieszka (Krystyna Janda), and hears of his travails and of his father's death in the 1970 crackdown against the workers, Opania begins to feel his former idealism returning, forcing him to consider putting his own career at risk to side with the strikers. Wajda incorporates a wide range of archival material--including posters, documentary footage, still photos, audio recordings, and eyewitness testimony--into a compelling narrative of epic history unfolding in real time. A brief appearance of Solidarity leader Lech Walesa as himself further energizes MAN OF IRON's politically explosive weave of fact and fiction.

Rankings Position

#29 Best Polish Movies of all time
#74 Best Sequels in the history of film

Awards: 1981: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture

1981: Cannes: Palme d´Or (Golden Palm), Jury Prize Ecuménico

1981: César Award: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

1981: New York Film Critics Circle: Special Awards. 2 Nominations

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Man of Iron

1981

Andrzej Wajda

7.0

(986)