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Man of Marble (1977)

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A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.

Cast & Crew

Director
Andrzej Wajda
  • Profile picture of Krystyna Janda
    Agnieszka Krystyna Janda
  • Profile picture of Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
    Mateusz Birkut / Maciek Tomczyk Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
  • Profile picture of Tadeusz Łomnicki
    Jerzy Burski Tadeusz Łomnicki
  • Profile picture of Michał Tarkowski
    Witek Michał Tarkowski
  • Profile picture of Piotr Cieślak
    Michalak Piotr Cieślak
  • Profile picture of Wiesław Wójcik
    Jodła Wiesław Wójcik
  • Profile picture of Krystyna Zachwatowicz
    Hanka Tomczyk Krystyna Zachwatowicz
  • Profile picture of Magda Teresa Wójcik
    Editor Magda Teresa Wójcik

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Keywords

  • individual
  • hero
  • poland
  • archive footage
  • bricklayer
  • communism