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Strike is a 2006 Polish-German historical drama film directed by Volker Schlöndorff. The film covers the formation of Solidarity and centers around work and labor organizing in the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Polish People's Republic.
Feb 23, 2007 · Strike: Directed by Volker Schlöndorff. With Katharina Thalbach, Dominique Horwitz, Andrzej Chyra, Wojciech Solarz. A nearly illiterate woman becomes one of the founders of Poland's Solidarity union.
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- Volker Schlöndorff
- 2007-02-23
Volker Schlöndorff ( German pronunciation: [ˈfɔlkɐ ˈʃløːndɔʁf] ⓘ; born 31 March 1939) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Jun 5, 2007 · Volker Schlöndorff’s latest tries to cop a feel from Siberiade, Andrei Konchalovsky’s behemothic totem to the Soviet spirit. Just as Konchalovsky synched images of Soviet history in motion to a propulsive score by Eduard Artemyeve, Schlöndorff transitions between snippets from the life of a shipyard worker with Polish newsreel footage cut ...
Strike is a film directed by Volker Schlöndorff with Katharina Thalbach, Andrzej Chyra, Dominique Horwitz, Andrzej Grabowski, Ewa Tele. Year: 2006. Original title: Strajk - Die Heldin von Danzig. Synopsis: Volker Schlöndorff has found renewed inspiration in the true stories of overlooked heroes.
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- Katharina Thalbach
- Volker Schlöndorff
An ordinary working woman helps to spark a revolution in this historical drama inspired by a true story. Agnieszka Kowalska (Katharina Thalbach) has been working as a welder in the shipyards of Gdansk, Poland, since 1950, struggling to support her son since divorcing her husband.
Sep 25, 2007 · German director Volker Schlorndorff focuses on the life of a dedicated shipyard welder, an unmarried mother, whose devotion to the ideals of socialism is transformed by the mismanagement of the shipyard directors and the lack of support by the union meant to serve workers' interests.
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