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Man of Iron (1981)

Original title: Człowiek z żelaza

1981-07-27 · 2h 27m · PL
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In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends Winkel, a weak, alcoholic TV hack, to Gdansk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers, particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an articulate worker whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews the people surrounding Tomczyk, including his detained wife, Agnieszka.

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Andrzej WajdaDirectorAleksander Ścibor-RylskiWriter

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Jerzy RadziwiłowiczJerzy RadziwiłowiczMaciek Tomczyk / Mateusz BirkutKrystyna JandaKrystyna JandaAgnieszkaMarian OpaniaMarian OpaniaWinkelIrena ByrskaIrena Byrskamatka HulewiczWiesława KosmalskaWiesława KosmalskaWiesława HulewiczFranciszek TrzeciakFranciszek TrzeciakBadeckiMarek KondratMarek KondratGrzendaJanusz GajosJanusz Gajoszastępca szefa RadiokomitetuAndrzej SewerynAndrzej Sewerynkapitan WirskiJerzy TrelaJerzy TrelaAntoniak, działacz opozycjiJanusz ZaorskiJanusz ZaorskiMundekKrystyna ZachwatowiczKrystyna ZachwatowiczHanka Tomczyk, żona Birkuta

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What is Man of Iron about?

In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends Winkel, a weak, alcoholic TV hack, to Gdansk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers, particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an articulate worker whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews the people surrounding Tomczyk, including his detained wife, Agnieszka.

How long is Man of Iron?

Man of Iron has a runtime of 147 minutes.