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Andrzej Wajda
Born 1926-03-06Suwałki, Polska
Andrzej Wajda (born 6 March 1926) was a Polish film director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he was possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School" (active circa 1955 to 1963). He was known especially for a trilogy of war films: A Generation (1954), Kanał (1956) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958). Four of his movies were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: The Promised Land (1975), The Maids of Wilko (1979), Man of Iron (1981), and Katyń (2007). He passed away in 2016 at the age of 90. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrzej Wajda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Kill It and Leave This TownOld Man on the Train (voice)Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian BorowczykSelfAndrzej Wajda: My InspirationsSelfWajda by WajdaSelf - FilmmakerAktorkaSelfAbout CinemaSelfWege Durchs Labyrinth - Der Komponist Krzysztof PendereckiSelfWe Film the People!SelfDemons Years LaterSelfRoman Polanski: A Film MemoirSelf (archive footage)Komeda, Komeda...SelfSamosiuk. The Independent Film RepublicSelfCegła i inne nagrody filmoweSelfPolitical DressSelfAndrzej Wajda: Let's Shoot!SelfKatyn: 60 Days on the SetRoleSommer '39SelfSweet RushSelfI Have Lived Seventeen TimesSelfAndrzej Wajda ogląda "Popiół i diament"SelfPrimo Levi's JourneySelfSolidarność, Solidarność...SelfAndrzej Wajda: On Ashes and DiamondsHimselfJan Nowak-Jezioranski: Courier from WarsawSelf - Interviewer