Drama ·History ·War · Poland · 2007 · 2h 2m

Katyn

Katyń

Katyn poster
Director
Andrzej Wajda
Cast
Andrzej Chyra as Jerzy Maja Ostaszewska as Anna Artur Żmijewski as Andrzej Danuta Stenka as General's Wife Jan Englert as General Magdalena Cielecka as Agnieszka
Crew
Paweł Edelman — Director of Photography Milenia Fiedler — Editor Rafał Listopad — Editor Krzysztof Penderecki — Original Music Composer Andrzej Wajda — Screenplay Przemysław Nowakowski — Screenplay
Tagline

The untold story of the crime Stalin could not hide

Synopsis

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.

Trailer Katyn — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookworld war iikraków, polandbased on true storywar propagandahistorical eventstalinismstate security1940sstate crimessoviet union historypolish history
Key Collaborators
Andrzej Wajda Director Paweł Edelman Director of Photography Milenia Fiedler Editor Rafał Listopad Editor Krzysztof Penderecki Original Music Composer Andrzej Wajda Screenplay Przemysław Nowakowski Screenplay Władysław Pasikowski Screenplay Andrzej Mularczyk Novel Michał Kwieciński Producer Magdalena Dipont Production Design Marek Kukawski Production Design
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