Man of Iron

1981 · 2h27 · Film

Directed by Andrzej Wajda

Starring Jerzy Radziwiłowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania, Irena Byrska, Wiesława Kosmalska, Bogusław Linda, Franciszek Trzeciak, Janusz Gajos, Andrzej Seweryn, Marek Kondrat

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

In Warsaw in 1980, the Communist Party sends disgruntled radio reporter Winkel to Gdańsk to dig up dirt on the shipyard strikers - particularly on Maciek Tomczyk, an independent labour union leader whose father was killed in the December 1970 protests. Posing as sympathetic, Winkel interviews the people surrounding Tomczyk, including his detained wife, Agnieszka.

Original title

Człowiek z żelaza

Original language

Polish

Screenplay

Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski

Music

Andrzej Korzyński

Cinematography

Edward Kłosiński

Cast

Irena Byrska, Wiesława Kosmalska, Bogusław Linda, Franciszek Trzeciak, Janusz Gajos, Andrzej Seweryn, Marek Kondrat, Jerzy Trela, Krzysztof Janczar

Updated July 22, 2026

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