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Andrzej Witold Wajda ( Polish: [ˈandʐɛj ˈvajda]; 6 March 1926 – 9 October 2016) was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, [1] the Palme d'Or, [2] as well as Honorary Golden Lion [3] and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "Polish Film School".
Andrzej Wajda is an Academy Award-winning director. He is the most prominent filmmaker in Poland known for The Promised Land (1975), Man of Iron (1981), and Katyn (2007).
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- Suwalki, Podlaskie, Poland
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- Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Andrzej Wajda was a Polish director and screenwriter who was a leading figure in the “Polish film school,” a group of highly talented individuals whose works brought international recognition to their country’s post-World War II reality.
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Andrzej Wajda. Andrzej Witold Wajda (ur. 6 marca 1926 w Suwałkach, zm. 9 października 2016 w Warszawie) – polski reżyser filmowy i teatralny, w młodości aktywny jako malarz. W latach 1989–1990 dyrektor artystyczny Teatru Powszechnego w Warszawie. Czterokrotnie jego filmy były nominowane do Oscara dla najlepszego filmu nieanglojęzycznego.
Oct 13, 2016 · Andrzej Wajda, who died this week at age 90, was Poland’s greatest filmmaker, as well as a union activist, a supporter of dissidents and for a time a senator, but he was something more.
Mar 7, 2024 · One of the world’s most renowned filmmakers and winner of an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2000; film and theatre director, scriptwriter and set designer. Born on the 6th of March 1926 in Suwałki, Poland, Wajda passed away on 9th October 2016.
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Andrzej Wajda, the Oscar-winning Polish director whose films charted his country’s turbulent history, has died at the age of 90.
