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*Katyń* is a 2007 Polish war drama and historical film directed by Andrzej Wajda. The screenplay was written by Wajda and Władysław Pasikowski, based on a work by Andrzej Mularczyk. The film stars Maja Ostaszewska, Artur Żmijewski, and others, with music composed by Krzysztof Penderecki. It was produced by Michał Kwieciński and filmed in Kraków, Poland. The narrative is set in Poland and addresses the Katyn massacre during World War II.
The film was released on September 17, 2007, and has a runtime of 118 minutes. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Production companies included Akson Studio, Telekomunikacja Polska, and Telewizja Polska. The film has received an IMDb rating of 7.0 and a Metascore of 81.
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6.7On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.
Cast
- Andrzej Chyra as Jerzy
- Maja Ostaszewska as Anna
- Artur Żmijewski as Andrzej
- Danuta Stenka as General's Wife
- Jan Englert as General
- Magdalena Cielecka as Agnieszka
Themes
- based on novel or book
- world war ii
- kraków, poland
- based on true story
- war propaganda
- historical event
- stalinism
- state security
- 1940s
- state crimes
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
17,646 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
91%
Metacritic
81/100
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 14 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Andrzej Wajda
- Written by
- Andrzej Wajda Władysław Pasikowski Przemysław Nowakowski
- Based on
- Post Mortem: The Story of Katyn , by Andrzej Mularczyk
- Produced by
- Michał Kwieciński
- Starring
- Andrzej Chyra Maja Ostaszewska Artur Żmijewski Danuta Stenka Jan Englert Magdalena Cielecka Agnieszka Glińska Paweł Małaszyński Maja Komorowska Władysław Kowalski Sergei Garmash
- Cinematography
- Paweł Edelman
- Edited by
- Milenia Fiedler , Rafał Listopad
- Music by
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Production company
- Akson Studio
- Distributed by
- ITI Cinema [ pl ]
- Release date
- September 17, 2007 ( 2007-09-17 )
- Running time
- 115 minutes
- Country
- Poland
- Languages
- Polish Russian German
- Budget
- 15,000,000 PLN, €4,000,000
- Box office
- $14,768,451
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Encyclopedic overview
Katyń ( Polish pronunciation: [ˈkatɨɲ]) is a 2007 Polish historical drama film about the 1940 Katyn massacre, directed by Academy Honorary Award winner Andrzej Wajda. It is based on the book Post Mortem: The Story of Katyn by Andrzej Mularczyk. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for the 80th Academy Awards.
Wajda’s Katyń is the first screen portrayal of the long-suppressed and “highly controversial historical event.”
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