How was it possible that a single man influenced contemporary world so significantly? This film is an attempt to capture the phenomenon of a common man’s metamorphosis into a charismatic leader — an attempt to see how a Gdansk shipyard electrician fighting for workers’ rights awakened a hidden desire for freedom in millions of people.
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Robert Więckiewicz
Lech Wałęsa
Agnieszka Grochowska
Danuta Wałęsa
Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Oriana Fallaci
Katarzyna Ankudowicz
Neighbor
Barbara Babilińska
Nurse
Mirosław Baka
Klemens Gniech
Waldemar Barwiński
Bogdan Felski
Iwona Bielska
Ilona
Przemysław Bluszcz
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Schindler's List85%
The Pianist83%
Broad Peak58%
Suffragette71%
Panther62%
Miasto 4467%
Chłopi75%
Rustin65%
Wołyń73%
Irena's Vow74%
Boxcar Bertha58%
Filip67%
Land of the Blind58%
Che: Part Two67%
All Eyez on Me67%
Born on the Fourth of July70%
Factory Girl59%
The Trial of the Chicago 776%
First They Killed My Father73%
