Man of Marble

2h 40m 1977

Brief Synopsis

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In 1976, a young woman in Krakow is making her diploma film, looking behind the scenes at the life of a 1950s bricklayer, Birkut, who was briefly a proletariat hero, at how that heroism was created, and what became of him. She gets hold of outtakes and censored footage and interviews the man's friends, ex-wife, and the filmmaker who made him a hero. A portrait of Birkut emerges: he believed in the workers' revolution, in building housing for all, and his very virtues were his undoing. Her hard-driving style and the content of the film unnerve her supervisor, who kills the project with the excuse she's over budget. Is there any way she can push the film to completion?

Cast & Crew

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Andrzej Wajda

Director

Jacek Domanski

Wieslaw Wojcik

Piotr Cieslak

Tadeusz Lomnicki

Zdzislaw Kozien

Film Details

Also Known As
Czlowiek z Marmuru, homme de marbre
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1977
Location
Poland

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 40m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White, Color

Synopsis

A young filmmaker uncovers the explosive facts behind a once-celebrated worker's elevation to "stardom," his subsequent downfall and disgrace, and his eventual disappearance.

Director

Andrzej Wajda

Director

Cast

Jacek Domanski

Wieslaw Wojcik

Piotr Cieslak

Tadeusz Lomnicki

Zdzislaw Kozien

Irena Laskowska

Jerzy Radziwilowicz

Wieslaw Drzewicz

Kazimierz Kaczor

Michal Tarkowski

Jacek Lomnicki

Magda Teresa Wojcik

Boguslaw Sobczuk

Leonard Zajaczkowski

Ewa Zientek

Krystyna Zachwatowicz

Krystyna Janda

Crew

Krystyna Janda

Producer

Edward Klosinski

Director Of Photography

Andrzej Korzynski

Music

Barbara Pec-slesicka

Production Manager

Jerzy Radziwilowicz

Producer

Aleksander Scibor-rylski

Screenplay

Allan Starski

Art Director

Film Details

Also Known As
Czlowiek z Marmuru, homme de marbre
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1977
Location
Poland

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 40m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White, Color

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1977

Re-released in United States on Video August 27, 1996

Released in United States 1996 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade Theater) as part of program "Revelation & Camouflage: Polish Cinema from 1930 to the Present" January 26 - March 7, 1996.)

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1977

Re-released in United States on Video August 27, 1996

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