Man of Marble (1977)

★ 7.0/10 153 min Drama Poland Polish

Director: Andrzej Wajda

Screenplay by: Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski

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Description

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.

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Top Cast

Krystyna Janda Agnieszka

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz Mateusz Birkut / Maciek Tomczyk

Tadeusz Łomnicki Jerzy Burski

Jacek Lomnicki Jerzy Burski (young)

Michał Tarkowski Witek

Piotr Cieślak Michalak

Wiesław Wójcik Jodła

Krystyna Zachwatowicz Hanka Tomczyk

Man of Marble Appears on 4 Curated Movie Lists

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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)

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Russian Culture Ministry’s 100 Recommended Films

Russian Culture Ministry #57

UNESCO ‘Memory of the World’

UNESCO #490

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