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Jun 26, 1991 · MOVIE REVIEW : ‘Korczak’ a Triumph of Dignity, Style. If ever there were a candidate for sainthood it is the man known as Dr. Janusz Korczak, an enduringly influential pioneer in the cause of ...
Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie is not about the life of Dr. Janusz Korczak but rather about the last weeks in his life. The film is ...
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- Andrzej Wajda
- Biography
- Wojciech Pszoniak
May 6, 1990 · Korczak: Directed by Andrzej Wajda. With Wojciech Pszoniak, Ewa Dalkowska, Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska, Marzena Trybala. The last days of life of the legendary Polish pedagogue Dr. Janusz Korczak and his heroic dedication to protecting Jewish orphans in the Warsaw Ghetto.
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- Biography, Drama, War
- Andrzej Wajda
- 1990-05-06
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Before Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List" (1993) was Andrzej Wajda's "Korczak" (1990). Shot in melancholic blacks and whites, the film stars Wojciech Pszoniak as Doctor Korczak, a Polish-Jewish paediatrician who oversees an orphanage in war-torn Warsaw. As WW2 rages, and the Holocaust blossoms, Korczak does his best to shelter his band of ...
Apr 12, 1991 · He died at Treblinka along with members of his staff and 200 children from his orphanage, which had been moved into the ghetto in 1940. Korczak was clearly some kind of saint. Mr. Wajda, being all ...
- Andrzej Wajda
If Korczak isn't an artistic success, it's very much a historical success, offering a brief and powerful film school for interested filmmakers, and thus leading to better films. Full Review | Aug ...
Korczak, is a biographical film directed by Andrzej Wajda shot in black-and-white. It narrates the life of Janusz Korczak, the famous writer, teacher and doctor, who is remembered for his work as a director of an orphanage for Jewish children in Poland during the early years of World War II. The central story is very well narrated, it focuses ...