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Andrzej Wajda
Directing
March 6, 1926
Died: October 9, 2016(90 years)
Suwałki, Polska
31 Credits
Andrzej Wajda (born 6 March 1926) was a Polish film director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he was possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School" (active circa 1955 to 1963). He was known especially for a trilogy of war films: A Generation (1954), Kanał (1956) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958).
29 Movies
2 TV Shows
Biography
Andrzej Wajda (born 6 March 1926) was a Polish film director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he was possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School" (active circa 1955 to 1963). He was known especially for a trilogy of war films: A Generation (1954), Kanał (1956) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958).
Four of his movies were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: The Promised Land (1975), The Maids of Wilko (1979), Man of Iron (1981), and Katyń (2007).
He passed away in 2016 at the age of 90.
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Personal Details
- Born
- March 6, 1926
- Died
- October 9, 2016 (90 years old)
- Birthplace
- Suwałki, Polska
- Known For
- Directing
- Gender
- Male
Acting Credits
Movies29
TV Shows2
Total Credits31
