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Man of Marble
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.
Director and cast
- Andrzej Wajda Director
- Krystyna Janda as Agnieszka
- Jerzy Radziwiłowicz as Mateusz Birkut
- Tadeusz Łomnicki as Jerzy Burski
- Jacek Lomnicki as Jerzy Burski (young)
- Michał Tarkowski as Witek
- Piotr Cieślak as Michalak
- Wiesław Wójcik as Jodła
- Wieslaw Wójcik as Sekretär Jodła
- Krystyna Zachwatowicz Cast
- Magda Teresa Wójcik Cast
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