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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). He was Born on March 6, 1926, in Suwalki, Poland.
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.
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.
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.
Andrzej Wajda, the Oscar-winning Polish director whose films charted his country’s turbulent history, has died at the age of 90.
Mar 7, 2024 · A film and theatre director, screen-writer and set designer, and founder of the Polish Film School. He was the winner of an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2000.
