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Jerzy Radziwilowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania, Irene Byrska, Boguslaw Linda ... see more see more... , Wieslawa Kosmalska , Andrzej Seweryn , Krzysztof Janczar , Boguslaw Sobczuk , Frantiszek Trzeciak , Jan Tesarz , Anna Walentynowicz , Lech Walesa , Janusz Gajos , Marek Kondrat , Jerzy Trela , Krystyna Zachwatowicz

Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda's sequel to his immensely well-received Man of Marble covers some of the same ground: the relationship of labor leaders to their communist political masters and the diff... read more read more...iculties the media encounters in covering that story. But it adds an exceptionally timely element: footage from the real-life Solidarity movement strikes led by Lech Walesa that were taking place during the film's production are woven into the dramatic story. There are a few glimpses of Walesa, and he even pops up as a guest at the wedding of the fictional story's hero. That man, Tomczyk, is the son of Birkut, the labor leader profiled in Man of Marble, and he's played by the actor Jerzy Radziwilowicz, who played Birkut in the first film. In Man of Marble, a student filmmaker in late 1970s Poland tried to uncover the story of Birkut, a working-class hero of the '50s who was later politically discredited and killed in a 1970 strike demonstration. Here, Winkiel (Marian Opania), an alcoholic radio journalist, is assigned by the state to cover the rise to prominence of Tomczyk, but with an eye to discrediting him and the Solidarity movement as well. Like The Godfather II, Man of Iron successfully expands on the story of its predecessor while provocatively exploring many of the same issues. ~ Tom Wiener, Rovi

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PG, 2 hr. 20 min.

Directed by: Andrzej Wajda

Release Date: July 27, 1981

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  • brunolot1
    December 7, 2011
    brunolot1
    Very good. This is a good film on an important piece of history that had huge repercussion on East-West relations.
  • HuskersNC949597
    June 23, 2011
    HuskersNC949597
    I wish I had watched this a little sooner after watching "Man of Marble" but Cox only just recently made up this whole "advanced TV" thing and I don't think it would have worked back then, so thanks to Cox and Epix for putting this online so I can stop looking for it on cable and... read more repeatedly getting updates for when "Iron Man" is on. This is not Iron Man. This is an occasionally boring film to an American simp like myself who did not live through the events of the whole Solidarity movement, but memories of the first film did come back, obviously the last scene of Man of Marble being re-used and expanded in the middle of Man of Iron in particular, and it is a pretty keen bit of filmmaking by Wajda, to be absolutely certain.

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Dennis Schwartz
March 2, 2011
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A not to be missed film for political junkies. Full Review

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
January 31, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

Man of Iron explores the volatile political situation in Poland from 1968 to 1980. Full Review

Derek Adams
June 24, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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