Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Wajda (born March 6, 1926) is a Polish film director. He was born in Suwalki, Poland in the family of Polish POW murdered by Soviets in Katyn massacre. Since the truth was not acknowledged until 1989, his mother was waiting for the return of her husband for years.
His first three films were A Generation (1954), Kanal (1956) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958). The three films comprise a trilogy about the effects of World War II on Poland, and gained Wajda international acclaim.
Other well-known movies by Andrzej Wajda :
- Brzezina The Birch Wood
- Krajobraz po bitwie Landscape After the Battle
- Wesele The Wedding
- Ziemia obiecana The Promised Land
- Smuga cienia The Line of Shadow
- Czlowiek z marmuru Man of Marble
- Bez znieczulenia Rough Treatment
- Panny z Wilka The Maids of Wilko
- Dyrygent The Orchestra Conductor (1980)
- Czlowiek z zelaza Man of Iron (1981)
- Danton (1983)
- Panna Nikt Miss Nothing (1996)
- Pan Tadeusz (1998)
Note: This profile was written in or before 2004.
Andrzej Wajda Facts
| Occupation | Actor |
| Birthday | March 6, 1926 (97) |
| Sign | Pisces |
| Birthplace | Suwalki, Poland |
| Awards | 2000 Academy Awards: Honorary Award |
Selected Filmography
| Roman Polanski | ||
| Primo Levi's Journey | ||
| Wygrany / Tatarak | ||
| Penderecki: Paths Through The Labyrinth | ||
| Andrzej Wajda Kolekcja: Danton / Korczak / Dyrygent / Kronika Wypadków Mi?osnych / Pier?cionek Z Or?em W Koronie / Smuga Cienia / Zemsta / Katy? / Tatarak | ||
| Andrzej Wajda Retrospective Box Set | ||
| The Wedding | ||
| Land Of Promise | ||
| Maids of Wilko | ||
| Lotna | ||
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