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Wałesa: Man of Hope
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Wałesa: Man of Hope

2013-09-23 · 127 min · ★ 5.7

Drama · History

How was it possible that a single man influenced contemporary world so significantly? This film is an attempt to capture the phenomenon of a common man’s metamorphosis into a charismatic leader — an attempt to see how a Gdansk shipyard electrician fighting for workers’ rights awakened a hidden desire for freedom in millions of people.

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Directors
Andrzej Wajda
Production companies
Akson Studio, Telewizja Polska, Narodowe Centrum Kultury, Telekomunikacja Polska, CANAL+ Polska
Countries
Poland
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 5,250,588

Top Cast

Robert WięckiewiczRobert WięckiewiczLech Wałęsa
Agnieszka GrochowskaAgnieszka GrochowskaDanuta Wałęsa
Maria Rosaria OmaggioMaria Rosaria OmaggioOriana Fallaci
Katarzyna AnkudowiczKatarzyna AnkudowiczNeighbor
Barbara BabilińskaBarbara BabilińskaNurse
Mirosław BakaMirosław BakaKlemens Gniech
Waldemar BarwińskiWaldemar BarwińskiBogdan Felski
Iwona BielskaIwona BielskaIlona
Przemysław BluszczPrzemysław Bluszcz
Wojciech BłachWojciech BłachMilitiaman
Tomasz Budyta
Ewa Konstancja BułhakEwa Konstancja BułhakHalina
Andrzej GrabowskiAndrzej Grabowski
Aleksander Skowroński
Ewa Bzdęga
Maria CiunelisMaria CiunelisMijak's Wife
Paweł CiołkoszPaweł Ciołkosz
Michał CzerneckiMichał Czernecki
Marek CzetwertyńskiJournalist
Arkadiusz DetmerArkadiusz DetmerWriter

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