Man of Marble
Man of Marble

Man of Marble

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1977
2h 33m
7.0(84 votes)
Drama

Overview

A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.

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Cast & Crew

43 members
Acting

Krystyna Janda

Agnieszka

Krystyna Janda
Acting

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

Mateusz Birkut / Maciek Tomczyk

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Acting

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Jerzy Burski

Tadeusz Łomnicki
Acting

Jacek Lomnicki

Jerzy Burski (young)

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Acting

Michał Tarkowski

Witek

Michał Tarkowski
Acting

Piotr Cieślak

Michalak

Piotr Cieślak
Acting

Wiesław Wójcik

Jodła

Wiesław Wójcik
Acting

Krystyna Zachwatowicz

Hanka Tomczyk

Krystyna Zachwatowicz
Acting

Magda Teresa Wójcik

Editor

Magda Teresa Wójcik
Acting

Bogusław Sobczuk

TV Editor

Bogusław Sobczuk
Camera

Leonard Zajączkowski

Leonard Zajączkowski, Agnieszka's DP

Leonard Zajączkowski
Acting

Jacek Domański

Sound Man

Jacek Domański
Acting

Zdzisław Kozień

Agnieszka's Father

Zdzisław Kozień
Acting

Irena Laskowska

Museum Worker

Irena Laskowska
Acting

Wiesław Drzewicz

Hanka's Husband

Wiesław Drzewicz
Acting

Kazimierz Kaczor

UB Colonel

Kazimierz Kaczor
Acting

Ewa Ziętek

Colonel's Secretary

Ewa Ziętek
Acting

Elżbieta Borkowska-Szukszta

Blonde

Elżbieta Borkowska-Szukszta
Acting

Andrzej Grąziewicz

Judge

Andrzej Grąziewicz
Acting

Edmund Karwański

Prosecutor

Edmund Karwański
Acting

Stefania Kornacka

Unknown Role

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Acting

Henryk Łapiński

Marcin Pawlusiak

Henryk Łapiński
Directing

Jerzy Moniak

Engineer Moniak

Jerzy Moniak
Acting

Irena Oberska

Zakopane Houseekeper

Irena Oberska
Acting

Zbigniew Płoszaj

Chronicle Sound Man

Zbigniew Płoszaj
Acting

Juliusz Roland

Mieczysław Hertz

Juliusz Roland
Acting

Maciej Rayzacher

ZMP Meeting Chairman

Maciej Rayzacher
Acting

Grzegorz Skurski

Agnieszka's Driver

Grzegorz Skurski
Acting

Dorota Stalińska

Photojournalist in Okęcie

Dorota Stalińska
Acting

Zdzisław Szymborski

Boardroom Member

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Acting

Mariusz Świgoń

Construction Technician

No Image
Acting

Krystyna Wolańska

Marysia's Guardian

Krystyna Wolańska
Acting

Andrzej Wykrętowicz

Jan Wołodkiewicz

Andrzej Wykrętowicz
Directing

Feliks Falk

Film Director (uncredited)

Feliks Falk
Acting

Stanisław Frąckowiak

Party Member from Warsaw (uncredited)

Stanisław Frąckowiak
Acting

Witold Holtz

Man talking with Burski in Okęcie (uncredited)

Witold Holtz
Acting

Krzysztof Kiersznowski

Party Member congratulating Birkut (uncredited)

Krzysztof Kiersznowski
Acting

Jarosław Kopaczewski

Worker (uncredited)

Jarosław Kopaczewski
Writing

Ilona Łepkowska

Organiser of Birkut's Demonstration in Żabinka Mała (uncredited)

Ilona Łepkowska
Acting

Stanisław Michalik

Judge (uncredited)

Stanisław Michalik
Acting

Mieczysław Grąbka

Chronicle Narrator (voice)

Mieczysław Grąbka
Acting

Andrzej Seweryn

Record Beating Announcer (voice)

Andrzej Seweryn
Directing

Agnieszka Holland

Woman talking with Birkut on a Recording (voice) (uncredited)

Agnieszka Holland

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