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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
Andrzej Witold Wajda (ur. 6 marca 1926 w Suwałkach, zm. 9 października 2016 w Warszawie) – polski reżyser filmowy i teatralny, w młodości aktywny jako malarz. W latach 1989–1990 dyrektor artystyczny Teatru Powszechnego w Warszawie. Czterokrotnie jego filmy były nominowane do Oscara dla najlepszego filmu nieanglojęzycznego.
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.
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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...
Andrzej Wajda in 1974. Andrzej Wajda (6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Filmography. Wajda directed the following films: The Bad Boy (Zły chłopiec, 1951 short film) The Pottery at Ilza (Ceramika ilzecka, 1951 short film) While you are sleeping (Kiedy ty śpisz, 1953 short film) A Generation (Pokolenie, 1955)
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.
