How was it possible that a single man influenced contemporary world so significantly? This film is an attempt to capture the phenomenon of a common man’s metamorphosis into a charismatic leader — an attempt to see how a Gdansk shipyard electrician fighting for workers’ rights awakened a hidden desire for freedom in millions of people.
Cast
Robert Więckiewicz
Lech Wałęsa
Agnieszka Grochowska
Danuta Wałęsa
Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Oriana Fallaci
Katarzyna Ankudowicz
Neighbor
Barbara Babilińska
Nurse
Mirosław Baka
Klemens Gniech
Waldemar Barwiński
Bogdan Felski
Iwona Bielska
Ilona
Przemysław Bluszcz
Unknown
Wojciech Błach
Militiaman
Tomasz Budyta
Unknown
Ewa Konstancja Bułhak
Halina
Andrzej Grabowski
Unknown
Aleksander Skowroński
Unknown
Ewa Bzdęga
Unknown
Maria Ciunelis
Mijak's Wife
Paweł Ciołkosz
Unknown
Michał Czernecki
Unknown
Marek Czetwertyński
Journalist
Arkadiusz Detmer
Writer
Ireneusz Dydliński
Jerzy Kołodziejski
Henryk Gołębiewski
Unknown
Anna Gryszkówna
Alina Pieńkowska
Mirosław Haniszewski
Unknown
Marcin Hycnar
Rysiek
Mateusz Janicki
LWP Major
Arkadiusz Janiczek
LWP Captain
Piotr Jankowski
Unknown
Wojciech Kalarus
Unknown
Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel
Unknown
Maciej Konopiński
Unknown
Andrzej Konopka
Unknown
Łukasz Konopka
Unknown
Mateusz Kościukiewicz
Krzysiek
Cezary Kosiński
Majchrzak
Bogusław Kudłek
Bogdan Borusewicz
Ewa Kuryło
Anna Walentynowicz
Wojciech Leonowicz
Unknown
Piotr Łukawski
Unknown
Cezary Łukaszewicz
Unknown
Grzegorz Małecki
Unknown
Maciej Marczewski
Unknown
Jakub Mazurek
Unknown
Michał Meyer
Jerzy Borowczak
Olga Miłaszewska
Seller
Jerzy Nasierowski
Mijak's Grandfather
Mateusz Nędza
Unknown
Giovanni Pampiglione
Oriana Fellaci's Translator
Józef Pawłowski
Student
Łukasz Pellowski
Baker Pellowski
Marcin Perchuć
Unknown
Piotr Probosz
Unknown
Grzegorz Przybył
Unknown
Maciej Robakiewicz
Journalist
Wojciech Rotowski
Boy
Tomasz Schuchardt
Journalist
Krzysztof Skonieczny
Unknown
Magdalena Smalara
Militiawoman
Wojciech Solarz
Unknown
Maciej Stuhr
Priest
Artur Święs
Miner
Jakub Świderski
Ludwik Prądzyński
Paweł Tomaszewski
Unknown
Dorota Wellman
Henryka Krzywonos
Piotr Witkowski
Unknown
Adam Woronowicz
Tadeusz Fiszbach
Małgorzata Zajączkowska
Krysia
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Nawiślak
Dawid Zawadzki
MO Captain
Oliwia Gadomska
Wałęsas' Daughter
Marcel Głogowski
Bogdan Wałęsa (8-10 years old)
Szymon Gutowski
Wałęsas' Son
Kamil Jaworski
Przemysław Wałęsa (5-7 years old)
Marta Kabała
Wałęsas' Daughter
Kamil Kieroński
Wałęsas' Son
Ignacy Klim
Wałęsas' Son
Wiktor Lament
Wałęsas' Son
Natalia Lea Libudzic
Wałęsas' Daughter
Wiktor Malinowski
Jarosław Wałęsa (3-5 years old)
Amelia Martinelilis
Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Najmark
Wałęsas' Daughter
Natan Olczak
Wałęsas' Son
Patryk Paciorek
Wałęsas' Son
Karol Pasek
Wałęsas' Son
Michał Peciak
Wałęsas' Son
Łucja Piwowarczyk
Wałęsas' Daughter
Blanka Puzynowska
Wałęsas' Daughter
Jan Rotowski
Bogdan Wałęsa
Antonina Szafrańska
Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Wacławska
Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Żak
Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Piwowarczyk
Unknown
Jerzy Pietrusiński
SB Officer
Piotr Nawrocki
Unknown
Mariusz Krakowski
Unknown
Andrzej Chyliński
Unknown
Paweł Załęski
Unknown
Ireneusz Stromski
Unknown
Józef Pstrong
Unknown
Krystyna Janda
Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marian Opania
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Maciek Tomczyk (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
Andrzej Wajda
Director
Janusz Głowacki
Screenplay
Milenia Fiedler
Editor
Grażyna Gradoń
Editor
Sebastian Korwin-Kulesza
Assistant Editor
Paweł Edelman
Director of Photography
Małgorzata Fogel-Gabryś
Executive Producer
Katarzyna Fukacz-Cebula
Executive Producer
Michał Kwieciński
Producer
Tomasz Kuzio
Camera Operator
Kacper Zieliński
Camera Operator
Maciej Lisiecki
Camera Operator
Monika Lang
Post Production Coordinator
Ewa Brodzka
Casting
Magdalena Biedrzycka
Costume Design
Waldemar Pokromski
Makeup Artist
Tomasz Matraszek
Makeup Artist
Katarzyna Dzida-Hamela
Sound Editor, Sound
Jacek Hamela
Sound Editor, Sound
Pavel Štverák
Dolby Consultant
Janusz Bykowski
Special Effects
Witold Gajzler
Special Effects
Tomasz Bykowski
Special Effects
Jacek Bykowski
Special Effects
Sławomir Maślanka
Special Effects
Piotr Nowacki
Special Effects
Jaroslaw Miksa
Special Effects
Monika Gajzler
Special Effects
Robert Gajzler
Special Effects
Dariusz Chimkowski
Special Effects
Michał Wićko
Special Effects
Jacek Skrobisz
Visual Effects Supervisor
Paweł Mykietyn
Original Music Composer
Patrycja Bukowska
Music Consultant
Filip Rakowski
Music Consultant, Musician
Paweł Stankiewicz
Musician
Paweł Bomert
Musician
Szymon Linette
Musician
Magdalena Dipont
Set Designer
Bogdan Piotrowski
Props
Grzegorz Rzepecki
Props
Cezary Matysiak
Props
Marcin Makowski
Still Photographer
Katarzyna Rudnik
Editorial Consultant
Tymoteusz Wiskirski
Editorial Consultant
Andrzej Tarasewicz
Medical Consultant
Jacek Jeleń
Stunts, Stunt Coordinator
Marcin Drabicki
Stunts
Paweł Kowalski
Stunts
Paweł Latos
Stunts
Piotr Nawrocki
Stunts
Jarosław Nowikowski
Stunts
Agnieszka Pawłowska
Stunts
Andrzej Pieńko
Stunts
Olga Kwiecińska-Kaplińska
Public Relations
Paweł Gabryś
Production Manager
Kamil Rutkowski
Digital Intermediate
Danuta Zarębska
Catering
Ryszard Lempart
Catering
Dorota Lempart
Catering
Michał Piotrowski
Catering
Radosław Przybyłowicz
Catering
Gabriela Ciechanowiecka
Administration
Mirosława Piłat
Administration
Wojciech Konkol
Health and Safety
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