Andrzej Wajda
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Born March 6, 1926·Died October 9, 2016 (at 90)·Suwałki, Polska·Male
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).
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrzej Wajda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
162 credits across 114 titlesDirecting
71 creditsActing
3 creditsCreator
1 creditWriting
39 creditsProduction
1 creditArt
5 creditsCostume & Make-Up
1 creditCrew
3 creditsAs self
38 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
