Storyline
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.
Released
9/23/2013
Runtime
2h 7min
Director
Revenue
$5,250,588
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Polish
Production
Akson Studio, TVP, Canal+ Cyfrowy, Narodowe Centrum Kultury, Telekomunikacja Polska
Cast
Robert Więckiewicz
Lech Wałęsa
Agnieszka Grochowska
Danuta Wałęsa
Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Oriana Fallaci
Katarzyna Ankudowicz
Neighbor
Barbara Babilińska
Nurse
Mirosław Baka
Klemens Gniech
Waldemar Barwiński
Bogdan Felski
Iwona Bielska
Ilona
Przemysław Bluszcz
Acting
Wojciech Błach
Militiaman
Tomasz Budyta
Acting
Ewa Konstancja Bułhak
Halina
Andrzej Grabowski
Acting
Aleksander Skowroński
Acting
Ewa Bzdęga
Acting
Maria Ciunelis
Mijak's Wife
Paweł Ciołkosz
Acting
Michał Czernecki
Acting
Marek Czetwertyński
Journalist
Arkadiusz Detmer
Writer
Ireneusz Dydliński
Jerzy Kołodziejski
Henryk Gołębiewski
Acting
Anna Gryszkówna
Alina Pieńkowska
Mirosław Haniszewski
Acting
Marcin Hycnar
Rysiek
Mateusz Janicki
LWP Major
Arkadiusz Janiczek
LWP Captain
Piotr Jankowski
Acting
Wojciech Kalarus
Acting
Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel
Acting
Maciej Konopiński
Acting
Andrzej Konopka
Acting
Łukasz Konopka
Acting
Mateusz Kościukiewicz
Krzysiek
Cezary Kosiński
Majchrzak
Bogusław Kudłek
Bogdan Borusewicz
Ewa Kuryło
Anna Walentynowicz
Wojciech Leonowicz
Acting
Piotr Łukawski
Acting
Cezary Łukaszewicz
Acting
Grzegorz Małecki
Acting
Maciej Marczewski
Acting
Jakub Mazurek
Acting
Michał Meyer
Jerzy Borowczak
Olga Miłaszewska
Seller
Jerzy Nasierowski
Mijak's Grandfather
Mateusz Nędza
Acting
Giovanni Pampiglione
Oriana Fellaci's Translator
Józef Pawłowski
Student
Łukasz Pellowski
Baker Pellowski
Marcin Perchuć
Acting
Piotr Probosz
Acting
Grzegorz Przybył
Acting
Maciej Robakiewicz
Journalist
Wojciech Rotowski
Boy
Tomasz Schuchardt
Journalist
Krzysztof Skonieczny
Directing
Magdalena Smalara
Militiawoman
Wojciech Solarz
Acting
Maciej Stuhr
Priest
Artur Święs
Miner
Jakub Świderski
Ludwik Prądzyński
Paweł Tomaszewski
Acting
Dorota Wellman
Henryka Krzywonos
Piotr Witkowski
Acting
Adam Woronowicz
Tadeusz Fiszbach
Małgorzata Zajączkowska
Krysia
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Nawiślak
Dawid Zawadzki
MO Captain
Oliwia Gadomska
Wałęsas' Daughter
Marcel Głogowski
Bogdan Wałęsa (8-10 years old)
Szymon Gutowski
Wałęsas' Son
Kamil Jaworski
Przemysław Wałęsa (5-7 years old)
Marta Kabała
Wałęsas' Daughter
Kamil Kieroński
Wałęsas' Son
Ignacy Klim
Wałęsas' Son
Wiktor Lament
Wałęsas' Son
Natalia Lea Libudzic
Wałęsas' Daughter
Wiktor Malinowski
Jarosław Wałęsa (3-5 years old)
Amelia Martinelilis
Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Najmark
Wałęsas' Daughter
Natan Olczak
Wałęsas' Son
Patryk Paciorek
Wałęsas' Son
Karol Pasek
Wałęsas' Son
Michał Peciak
Wałęsas' Son
Łucja Piwowarczyk
Wałęsas' Daughter
Blanka Puzynowska
Wałęsas' Daughter
Jan Rotowski
Bogdan Wałęsa
Antonina Szafrańska
Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Wacławska
Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Żak
Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Piwowarczyk
Acting
Jerzy Pietrusiński
SB Officer
Piotr Nawrocki
Crew
Mariusz Krakowski
Acting
Andrzej Chyliński
Acting
Paweł Załęski
Acting
Ireneusz Stromski
Acting
Józef Pstrong
Acting
Krystyna Janda
Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marian Opania
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Maciek Tomczyk (archive footage) (uncredited)
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