Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Wajda (March 6, 1926 – October 9, 2016) was a Polish film director. Recipient of an honorary Oscar, he was possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial "Polish Film School" (active circa 1955 to 1963). He was known especially for a trilogy of war films: A Generation (1954), Kanał (1956) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958).
Four of his movies were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film: The Promised Land (1975), The Maids of Wilko (1979), Man of Iron (1981),
He passed away in 2016 at the age of 90.
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Born
Mar 06, 1926
Suwałki, Polska
Died
Oct 09, 2016
Known For
Directing
Movies
41 acting
115 crew
Popularity
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