Andrzej Wajda

Katyn
7

Katyn

Sep. 21, 2007

Katyn

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The ...
Danton
7.5

Danton

Jan. 12, 1982

Danton

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France’s ruler, ...
Man of Iron
7.4

Man of Iron

Jul. 27, 1981

Man of Iron

In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends Winkel, a weak, alcoholic TV hack, to Gdansk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers, particularly ...
Young Girls of Wilko
7.5

Young Girls of Wilko

Sep. 04, 1979

Young Girls of Wilko

Set in the late ’20s. A thirtyish young man, who heads a small factory, faints at the funeral of a close friend. He decides to go home to ...
The Promised Land
7.9

The Promised Land

Feb. 21, 1975

The Promised Land

The Polish film based on the book of the same name by Wladyslaw Reymont. Taking place in the nineteenth century town of Łódź, Poland, three ...