Man of Iron
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| Man of Iron (Człowiek z żelaza) |
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| Directed by | Andrzej Wajda |
| Written by | Aleksander Scibor-Rylski |
| Starring | Jerzy Radziwilowicz Krystyna Janda |
| Cinematography | Edward Klosinski |
| Distributed by | United Artists Classics |
| Release date(s) | 1981 |
| Running time | 153 min |
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Man of Iron (Polish: Człowiek z żelaza) is a 1981 film directed by Andrzej Wajda about the Solidarity labor movement's first success in getting the Polish government to recognize the workers' right to an independent union.
The film tells a story about a young worker involved in the anti-communist labour movement, the "man who started the Gdańsk Shipyard strike," and a journalist working for the Communist regime's radio station, who is given a task of manufacturing discrediting information about the protagonist.
The young man is clearly meant to be a parallel to Lech Wałęsa (who appears as himself briefly at the end of the movie). The film continues the story of the main protagonist from the earlier movie, Man of Marble.
The film was made in the brief "thaw" in Communist censorship which appeared between the formation of Solidarity in August, 1980 and its suppression in December 1981, and as such it is remarkably critical of the Communist regime. It won the 1981 Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival.
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