Katyn
dir. Andrzej Wajda
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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.
Critics consensus
Masterfully crafted by an experienced directorial hand, Katyn is a powerful, personal depiction of wartime tragedy.
Directed byAndrzej Wajda
StarringAndrzej Chyra, Maja Ostaszewska, Artur Żmijewski, Danuta Stenka, Jan Englert, Magdalena Cielecka
Written byAndrzej Wajda, Przemysław Nowakowski, Władysław Pasikowski
CinematographyPaweł Edelman
EditingMilenia Fiedler
MusicKrzysztof Penderecki
Katyn
2007 · 2h 2m
Drama, History, War
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.
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