Man of Iron (1981)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Człowiek z żelaza |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
| Production country |
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| Awards |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Swedish release | 1981-11-02 |
Cast
Titles
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Production Manager | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Music | |
| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer | |
| Assistant Director | |
| Second Unit Director | |
| Script Supervisor | |
| Camera Operator | |
| Still Photographer | |
| Assistant Cameraman | |
| Conductor | |
| Music Editor | |
| Music Consultant |
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| Assistant Production Designer | |
| Set Decorator | |
| Assistant Set Decorator | |
| Costume Designer | |
| Make-up Supervisor | |
| Costume Assistant |
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| Make-up Assistant | |
| Assistant Film Editor | |
| Sound Assistant |
Cast
| Jerzy Radziwiłowicz | Maciek Tomczyk / Mateusz Birkut | ||
| Krystyna Janda | Agnieszka | ||
| Marian Opania | Winkel | ||
| Irena Byrska | fru Hulewicz | ||
| Wiesława Kosmalska | Wiesława Hulewicz | ||
| Bogusław Linda | Dzidek | ||
| Franciszek Trzeciak | Badecki | ||
| Janusz Gajos | ställföreträdande chef i radiokommittén | ||
| Andrzej Seweryn | kapten Wirski | ||
| Marek Kondrat | Grzenda | ||
| Jerzy Trela | Antoniak | ||
| Krzysztof Janczar | Kryska | ||
| Krystyna Zachwatowicz | Hanka Tomczyk, Tomczyks mor | ||
| Bogusław Sobczuk | tv-redaktören | ||
| Wojciech Alaborski | personalchefen | ||
| Leonard Andrzejewski | SB-officer | ||
| Artur Barciś | student | ||
| Zbigniew Buczkowski | vice ordförande i radiokommittén | ||
| Jacek Domański | tv-tekniker | ||
| Halina Łabonarska | läkare vid psykiatriska sjukhuset | ||
| Bożena Dykiel | personalassistenten | ||
| Jan Tesarz | direktören | ||
| Lech Wałęsa | sig själv | ||
| Anna Walentynowicz | sig själv | ||
| Stanisław J. Borowczak | sig själv | ||
| Zbigniew Lis | sig själv | ||
| Teodor Kudła |
Companies
| Production Company | PRF "Zespoly Filmowe" - Zespól "X" | ||
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| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 122851 |
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| Date | 1981-10-15 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Original length | 4190 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 515, 550, 520, 380, 550, 555, 545, 575. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.35:1 |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Optical mono |
| Colour type | Black and white + colour |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Frames per second | 24 |
| Length in metres | 4269 meter |
| Length in minutes | 156 min |
Production location
| 1981 | 1981 | |||||
| Gdansk | Poland | |||||
| Gdynia | Poland |
Release dates
| Festival showing | 1981-05-02 | Cannes | France | (Cannes Film Festival) | ||
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| First showing | 1981-07-27 | Warsaw | Poland | 156 min | ||
| Release in Sweden | 1981-11-02 | Filmstaden | Stockholm | Sweden | 153 min | |
| TV showing | 1982-05-30 | TV2 | Sweden | |||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2009-10-16 |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Ballada o Janku Wiśniewskim | |
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| Composer | Andrzej Korzyński | |
| Sung by | Krystyna Janda | |
| Jacek Kaczmarski | ||
| Przemysław Gintrowski | ||
| Zbigniew Łapiński |
| Original title | Do córeczki | |
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| Composer | Maciej Pietrzyk | |
| Lyrics | Krzysztof Kasprzyk | |
| Performed by | Maciej Pietrzyk |
Awards
| BAFTA | London | 1981 | |||
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| International Inter-Church Film Center | Cannes | 1981 | |||
| Festival Award | Lagów | 1981 | (Srebrne Grono) | ||
| Palme d'Or | Cannes | 1981 |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 4140 |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 4132 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 60 x 80 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Cutting continuity |
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| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Language | Polska |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | SET |
| Slides | 1 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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