Andrzej Wajda (born 6 March 1926) 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), and Katyń (2007).

He passed away in 2016 at the age of 90.

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Personal Details

• Born: 1926-03-06 in Suwałki, Polska
• Known For: Directing

Andrzej Wajda Movies List

Looking for Andrzej Wajda movies? Here are some of their most popular films and where they rank in their career:

• Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2012)
• Sweet Rush (2009)
• Kill It and Leave This Town (2020)
• Without Anesthesia (1978)
• Screen Tests (1977)
• Primo Levi's Journey (2006)
• About Cinema (2015)
• Pilate and Others (1972)
• Wege Durchs Labyrinth - Der Komponist Krzysztof Penderecki (2014)
• Wajda by Wajda (2016)

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