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Das Massaker von Katyn
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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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Film · TMDB
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 21st European Film Awards
- Genre
- historical film
- Country of origin
- Poland
- Original language
- Russian
- Main subject
- Katyn massacre
- Director
- Andrzej Wajda
- Screenwriter
- Władysław Pasikowski
- Cast member
- Jacek Braciak
- Composer
- Krzysztof Penderecki
- Producer
- Michał Kwieciński
- Cinematographer
- Paweł Edelman
- Narrative location
- Poland
- Filming location
- Kraków
- Duration
- 118
- FilmAffinity ID
- 120942
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- katyn.netino.pl
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- Commons category
- Katyń (film)
- publication date
- 2009-09-17
- title
- Katyń
- different from
- Katyn massacre
- film editor
- Milenia Fiedler
- after a work by
- Andrzej Mularczyk
- review score
- 81/100
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Article · Deutsch
Das Massaker von Katyn (Originaltitel: Katyń) ist ein 2007 uraufgeführter Film des polnischen Regisseurs und Oscar-Preisträgers Andrzej Wajda über das Massaker von Katyn. Der Film basiert auf dem Buch Post mortem. Opowieść katyńska (Post mortem. Erzählung von Katyn) von Andrzej Mularczyk. Am 17. September 2007 kam Katyń in die polnischen Kinos und wurde auch von ganzen Schulklassen besucht. Er wurde Pflichtprogramm für die Angehörigen der polnischen Streitkräfte. Der Film wurde u. a. für den Oscar des Jahres 2008 (bester fremdsprachiger Film) nominiert. Die Berlinale-Premiere des Films am 15. Februar 2008 wurde unter anderem von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel besucht. Am 17. September 2009 lief der Film in deutschen Kinos an.
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