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This exhilarating, seemlessly woven "documentary" of fictional footage tells the story of the 1980 Polish Solidarity strike at the Gdansk shipyard through the eyes of an alcoholic TV journalist.
Original Release
07/27/1981
US Release
07/27/1981
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jerzy Radziwilowicz | Mateusz Birkut / Maciek Tomczyk |
| Krystyna Janda | Agnieszka |
| Marian Opania | Winkel |
| Wieslawa Kosmalska | Wieslawa Hulewicz / Wiesława Hulewicz |
| Irena Byrska | Matka Hulewicz |
| Boguslaw Linda | Dzidek |
| Lech Walesa | Lech Walesa |
| Anna Walentynowicz | Anna Walentynowicz |
| Jerzy Borowczak | Stanislaw J. Borowczak |
| Zbigniew Lis | Zbigniew Lis |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jerzy Radziwilowicz | Mateusz Birkut / Maciek Tomczyk |
| Krystyna Janda | Agnieszka |
| Marian Opania | Winkel |
| Wieslawa Kosmalska | Wieslawa Hulewicz / Wiesława Hulewicz |
| Irena Byrska | Matka Hulewicz |
| Boguslaw Linda | Dzidek |
| Lech Walesa | Lech Walesa |
| Anna Walentynowicz | Anna Walentynowicz |
| Jerzy Borowczak | Stanislaw J. Borowczak |
| Zbigniew Lis | Zbigniew Lis |
| Teodor Kudla | Teodor Kudla |
| Franciszek Trzeciak | Badecki |
| Janusz Gajos | Z-Ca Szefa |
| Andrzej Seweryn | Kapt. Wirski / Wirski |
| Marek Kondrat | Grzenda |
| Jan Tesarz | Szef |
| Jerzy Trela | Antoniak |
| Krzysztof Janczar | Kryska |
| Krystyna Zachwatowicz | Hanka Tomczyk |
| Boguslaw Sobczuk | Redaktor TV |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1982 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominated |
