MAN OF IRON
2h 26m
Człowiek z żelaza
147 min. feature
A radio journalist has to prepare a report compromising an activist of the strike committee named Tomczyk in the Gdańsk Shipyard. He manages to get to the shipyard area, which is occupied by the workers. The hectic summer of 1980 continues. The journalist meets a friend who tells him about Tomczyk, a college friend. He also manages to get a pass to see Tomczyk's interned wife, Agnieszka, and visits the family of an old union activist. Influenced by these meetings, he decides to reject the order.
Directed by: Andrzej Wajda
Written by: Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski
Cinematography: Edward Kłosiński
Editing: Halina Prugar-Ketling
Sound: Piotr Zawadzki
Music: Andrzej Korzyński
Conductor: Andrzej Korzyński
Production Design: Allan Starski
Costume Design: Wiesława Starska
Make-up: Anna Adamek
Main Cast: Jerzy Radziwiłowicz (Tomczyk), Krystyna Janda (Agnieszka), Marian Opania (radio journalist),