Andrzej Munk
About
Biography
Biography
Began his career making acclaimed documentaries and directed his first feature, "Man on the Track," in 1956. A pioneer of the Polish New Wave along with director Andrzej Wajda, Munk turned a quizzical, ironic eye on subjects such as military heroism ("Eroica" 1957) and Party careerism ("Bad Luck" 1960). He died during the filming of "The Passenger" (1961), which was completed by his friend Witold Lesiewicz.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Life Events
1940
Family moved to Warsaw
1946
Enrolled in law school
1955
Feature debut as screenwriter and director, "The Men of the Blue Cross/Blekitny krzyz"
1957
Released two films, "Eroica" and "Man on the Tracks/Czlowiek na torze"
1960
Directed "Bad Luck/Zezowar szczescie", a sequel to "Eroica"
1960
For Polish TV, directed "Passenger", a forefunner of what became his final film
1961
Killed in an automobile accident
1964
Release of final film "The Passenger", completed by Several of his collaborators, including Witold Lesiewicz
