Man of Marble (1981)

  • NR
  • 01/23/1981 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 33m

Overview

A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.

Andrzej Wajda

Director

Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski

Screenplay

Cast

Krystyna Janda's headshot

Krystyna Janda

Agnieszka
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz's headshot

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

Mateusz Birkut / Maciek Tomczyk
Tadeusz Łomnicki's headshot

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Jerzy Burski
Jacek Lomnicki's headshot

Jacek Lomnicki

Jerzy Burski (young)
Michał Tarkowski's headshot

Michał Tarkowski

Witek
Piotr Cieślak's headshot

Piotr Cieślak

Michalak
Wiesław Wójcik's headshot

Wiesław Wójcik

Jodła
Krystyna Zachwatowicz's headshot

Krystyna Zachwatowicz

Hanka Tomczyk

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