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Andrzej Witold Wajda ( Polish: [ˈandʐɛj ˈvajda]; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, [1] the Palme d'Or, [2] as well as Honorary Golden Lion [3] and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "Polish Film School".
Andrzej Wajda is an Academy Award-winning director. He is the most prominent filmmaker in Poland known for The Promised Land (1975), Man of Iron (1981), and Katyn (2007). He was Born on March 6, 1926, in Suwalki, Poland. His mother, Aniela Wajda, was a teacher at a Ukrainian school.
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- Suwalki, Podlaskie, Poland
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- Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Apr 15, 2024 · Andrzej Wajda was a Polish director and screenwriter who was a leading figure in the “Polish film school,” a group of highly talented individuals whose works brought international recognition to their country’s post-World War II reality.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 10, 2016 · Andrzej Wajda, who mined Polish history to create films that established him as one of the world’s great directors and won him an Academy Award for his life’s work, died on Sunday. He was 90. His...
Oct 13, 2016 · Andrzej Wajda, who died this week at age 90, was Poland’s greatest filmmaker, as well as a union activist, a supporter of dissidents and for a time a senator, but he was something more.
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A box set of three classic films by the Polish director Andrzej Wajda, who received an Honorary Academy Award in 1999. The films depict the resistance and struggle of the Polish people during World War II and the postwar period.
Learn about the life and career of Andrzej Wajda, the most prominent filmmaker in Poland and an Academy Award-winning director. Explore his works, influences, awards, and family background.
