Andrzej Wajda
Born 06/03/1926
Suwałki, Województwo podlaskie, Poland
Died 09/10/2016
(90 years old)
Warszawa, Województwo mazowieckie, Poland
Biography
Andrzej Wajda is an Academy Award-wining director. He is the most prominent filmmaker in Poland known for Ziemia obiecana (1975), Czlowiek z zelaza (1981), and Katyn (2007). He was born Andrzej Wajda on March 6, 1926, in Suwalki, Poland. His mother, Aniela Wajda, was a teacher at a Ukrainian school. His father, Jakub Wajda, was a captain in the Polish infantry. Wajda described his childhood as a happy pastoral country life before the Second World War. In 1939, Poland was invaded by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. In 1940, Wajda's father was killed by Stalin's agents in the Katyn massacre.
El Festival Internacional de Cine de Guanajuato
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
Afterimage |
| 2013 |
Walesa: Man of Hope |
| 2009 |
Sweet Rush |
| 2007 |
Katyn |
| 2005 |
Solidarność, Solidarność... |
| 2002 |
The Revenge |
| 2000 |
Wyrok na Franciszka Kłosa (TV movie) |
| 1999 |
Bigda idzie! (TV movie) |
Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania |
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| 1996 |
Miss Nobody |
| 1995 |
Holy Week |
| 1994 |
Nastasya |
| 1992 |
Schuld und Sühne (TV movie) |
The Ring with a Crowned Eagle |
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| 1990 |
Korczak |
| 1988 |
The Possessed |
| 1986 |
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents |
| 1983 |
A Love in Germany |
Danton |
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| 1981 |
Man of Iron |
| 1980 |
The Conductor |
| 1979 |
The Maids of Wilko |
| 1978 |
Bez znieczulenia |
| 1977 |
Man of Marble |
| 1976 |
The Shadow Line |
| 1974 |
The Promised Land |
| 1972 |
Pilatus und andere - Ein Film für Karfreitag (TV movie) |
The Wedding |
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| 1970 |
Landscape After Battle |
The Birch Wood |
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| 1969 |
Everything for Sale |
Polowanie na muchy |
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| 1968 |
Gates to Paradise |
| 1965 |
The Ashes |
| 1962 |
Love at Twenty |
| 1961 |
Samson |
Siberian Lady Macbeth |
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| 1960 |
Innocent Sorcerers |
| 1959 |
Speed |
| 1958 |
Ashes and Diamonds |
| 1957 |
Canal |
| 1955 |
A Generation |
| Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1980 |
Z biegiem lat, z biegiem dni... |
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Kraków 1914 (E08) |
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Kraków 1907 (E07) |
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Kraków 1905 (E06) |
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| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1988 |
The French as Seen by... (series) |
| 1979 |
'Pogoda domu niechaj bedzie z Toba...' |
| 1978 |
Zaproszenie do wnetrza |
| 1955 |
I Walk in the Sun |
| 1953 |
While You're Asleep |
| 1951 |
The Pottery at Ilza |
| Theatrical recording | |
|---|---|
| 1977 |
Umarla klasa |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1968 |
Przekładaniec (TV movie) |
| 1951 |
The Bad Boy |
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2009 |
Sweet Rush |
| 2007 |
Katyn |
| 2002 |
The Revenge |
| 2000 |
Wyrok na Franciszka Kłosa (TV movie) |
| 1999 |
Bigda idzie! (TV movie) |
Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania |
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| 1995 |
Holy Week |
| 1994 |
Nastasya |
| 1992 |
Schuld und Sühne (TV movie) |
The Ring with a Crowned Eagle |
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| 1986 |
Chronicle of Amorous Accidents |
| 1978 |
Bez znieczulenia |
| 1976 |
The Shadow Line |
| 1974 |
The Promised Land |
| 1970 |
Landscape After Battle |
The Birch Wood |
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| 1969 |
Everything for Sale |
| 1959 |
Speed |
| 1958 |
Ashes and Diamonds |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 1955 |
I Walk in the Sun |
| 1953 |
While You're Asleep |
| 1951 |
The Pottery at Ilza |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1951 |
The Bad Boy |
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Kill It and Leave This Town |
| 2005 |
Solidarność, Solidarność... |
| 1978 |
Bez znieczulenia |
| 1976 |
Zdjęcia próbne |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk |
| 2017 |
Andrzej Wajda: My Inspirations |
CineKino: Polen (TV movie) |
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| 2016 |
Wajda by Wajda |
| 2014 |
The Invasion: The Outbreak of World War II (TV movie) |
| 2012 |
Komeda, Komeda... |
| 2010 |
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life |
| 2009 |
Andrzej Wajda: Let's Shoot! |
| 2008 |
Andrzej Wajda: Let us shoot! (TV movie) |
Katyń (TV movie) |
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| 2000 |
In the Shadow of Hollywood |
| 1989 |
Signiert: Andrzej Wajda |
| 1978 |
Andrzej Wajda |
| 1968 |
Na planie |
Performer
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2009 |
2009 European Film Awards, The |
| 2000 |
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards |
Fans
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- suedenim director
- koloběžka director
- Mrs.Europe director
- manti director
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- Awy director