Wałesa: Man of Hope (2013)
Walesa. Czlowiek z nadziei
127 min
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.
- Release date
- September 5, 2013
- Country of origin
- Poland
- Music
- Pawel Mykietyn
- Box office
- $5,250,588
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Trailer
Cast
- Robert Więckiewicz as Lech Walesa
- Agnieszka Grochowska as Danuta Walesa
- Maria Rosaria Omaggio as Oriana Fallaci
- Miroslaw Baka as Klemens Gniech, dyrektor stoczni
- Waldemar Barwinski as Bogdan Felski
- Iwona Bielska as Ilona
- Przemyslaw Bluszcz
- Ewa Konstancja Bulhak as Halina
- Andrzej Grabowski
- Maria Ciunelis as Mijak's Wife
- Pawel Ciolkosz
- Michal Czernecki as Male Secretary of POP
- Arkadiusz Detmer as Writer
- Henryk Golebiewski
- Miroslaw Haniszewski
- Marcin Hycnar as Rysiek
- Arkadiusz Janiczek as LWP Captain
- Piotr Jankowski
- Wojciech Kalarus as Przewodniczacy
- Ewa Kolasinska as Pracownica stoczni
- Zbigniew Zamachowski as Nawislak
- Remigiusz Jankowski as Stoczniowiec
Crew
- Andrzej Wajda · Director
- Janusz Glowacki · Writer
- Michal Kwiecinski · Producer
- Pawel Mykietyn · Composer
- Pawel Edelman · Cinematographer
- Milenia Fiedler · Editor
- Grazyna Gradon · Editor
- Ewa Brodzka · Casting director
- Magdalena Dipont · Production designer