Rent Man of Iron (1981)
3.6 of 5 from 74 ratings
2h 27min
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- Synopsis:
- The film is a continuation of the story of Maciej Tomczyk, the protagonist of Wajda's earlier film, Man of Marble. Here, Maciej is a young worker involved in the anti-Communist labour movement, described as "the man who started the Gdansk Shipyard strike", and a journalist working for the Communist regime's radio station, who is given a task of slandering Maciej. The young man is clearly intended as a parallel to Lech Walesa (who appears as himself in the movie). Their narrations become flashbacks using actual news footage of 1968 and 1970 protests and of the later birth of free unions and solidarity.
- Actors:
- Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania, Wieslawa Kosmalska, Irena Byrska, Boguslaw Linda, Lech Walesa, Anna Walentynowicz, Jerzy Borowczak, Zbigniew Lis, Teodor Kudla, Franciszek Trzeciak, Janusz Gajos, Andrzej Seweryn, Marek Kondrat
- Directors:
- Andrzej Wajda
- Writers:
- Aleksander Scibor-Rylski
- Aka:
- Czlowiek z zelaza
- Studio:
- Mr Bongo
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- New waves of Polish Cinema, Top 10 Best Last Films: World Cinema, Top 10 Cannes Palme d'Or Winners
- Countries:
- Poland
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