Directing
Andrzej Wajda
Born March 6, 1926 · Suwałki, Polska · Died October 9, 2016
Biography
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), and Katyń (2007). He passed away in 2016 at the age of 90. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrzej Wajda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
9.0
Schindler's List
Thanks
7.7
Ashes and Diamonds
Director, Screenplay
7.0
Katyn
Director, Screenplay
7.4
Danton
Director, Screenplay
7.9
Kanal
Director
7.0 TMDB
The Third Part of the Night
Supervising Art Director
7.6
Man of Marble
Director
7.3
Man of Iron
Director
7.8
The Promised Land
Screenplay, Director
6.5
Wałesa: Man of Hope
Director
6.5 TMDB
Afterimage
Director, Screenplay
7.9
Interrogation
Producer, Executive Producer
6.1
The Last Days
Director, Screenplay
7.1
A Generation
Director
7.1
Love at Twenty
Director
7.7
Tokyo Olympiad
Thanks
7.3
Innocent Sorcerers
Director
7.1
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
Self (archive footage)
5.8
The Revenge
Director, Screenplay
6.3
Sweet Rush
Self, Screenplay, Director
Filmography
- 2026I Dreamed the FutureSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2020Kill It and Leave This TownOld Man on the Train (voice)Movie
- 2019Marek Edelman… And There Was Love in the GhettoCo-DirectorMovie
- 2018Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian BorowczykSelfMovie
- 2017Andrzej Wajda: My InspirationsSelf, DirectorMovie
- 2016AfterimageDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 2016Wajda by WajdaSelf - FilmmakerMovie
- 2016Wróblewski According to WajdaScreenplay, DirectorMovie
- 2015AktorkaSelfMovie
- 2015About CinemaSelfMovie
- 2014Wege Durchs Labyrinth - Der Komponist Krzysztof PendereckiSelfMovie
- 2013We Film the People!SelfMovie
- 2013Wałesa: Man of HopeDirectorMovie
- 2013Demons Years LaterSelf, DirectorMovie
- 2012Roman Polanski: A Film MemoirSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2012Komeda, Komeda...SelfMovie
- 2012Samosiuk. The Independent Film RepublicSelfMovie
- 2012Cegła i inne nagrody filmoweSelfMovie
- 2011Political DressSelfMovie
- 2010MacbethDirector, WriterMovie
- 2010Kręć! Jak kochasz to kręć!Director, WriterMovie
- 2009Andrzej Wajda: Let's Shoot!SelfMovie
- 2009Katyn: 60 Days on the SetMovie
- 2009Sommer '39SelfMovie
- 2009Sweet RushSelf, Screenplay, DirectorMovie
- 2009I Have Lived Seventeen TimesSelfMovie
- 2008Andrzej Wajda ogląda "Popiół i diament"SelfMovie
- 2007KatynDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 2006Primo Levi's JourneySelfMovie
- 2005Solidarność, Solidarność...Self, Writer, DirectorMovie
- 2005Andrzej Wajda: On Ashes and DiamondsHimselfMovie
- 2004Jan Nowak-Jezioranski: Courier from WarsawSelf - Interviewer, DirectorMovie
- 2004Jaki jest z bliskaSelfMovie
- 2003Knife in the Water: A Ticket to the WestSelfMovie
- 2003KiraSelfMovie
- 2002The RevengeDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 2002Broken SilenceDirectorSeries
- 2002The Lessons of Polish CinemaSelf, DirectorMovie
- 2000The Judgement Of Franciszek KłosDirector, WriterMovie
- 2000Last PicturesSelfMovie
- 2000In the Shadow of HollywoodThanksMovie
- 1999Credit and debit. Andrzej Wajda about himselfSelf, DirectorMovie
- 1999Bigda is Coming!Director, ScreenplayMovie
- 1999The Last DaysDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1997Polish SchoolSelfMovie
- 1996Miss NobodyDirectorMovie
- 1996Holy WeekDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1994NastazjaDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1993Schindler's ListThanksMovie
- 1993The Ring with a Crowned EagleDirector, WriterMovie
- 1992Schuld und SühneDirectorMovie
- 1992Tren na śmierć cenzoraSelfMovie
- 1990KorczakDirectorMovie
- 1989InterrogationProducer, Executive ProducerMovie
- 1989Signed: Andrzej WajdaSelfMovie
- 1988The French as Seen by…DirectorMovie
- 1988The PossessedScreenplay, DirectorMovie
- 1988Proust Against DeclineDirectorMovie
- 1987Crime and PunishmentDirector, WriterMovie
- 1986Chronicle of Amorous AccidentsDirector, WriterMovie
- 1985Screen TwoDirectorSeries
- 1983A Love in GermanyDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1983DantonDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1981Man of IronDirectorMovie
- 1980As the Years Go By, As the Days Go By...Director, CreatorSeries
- 1980The ConductorDirectorMovie
- 1979The Maids of WilkoDirectorMovie
- 1979Pogoda domu niechaj będzie z Tobą...DirectorMovie
- 1978Without AnesthesiaTV Show Contestant (uncredited), Director, ScreenplayMovie
- 1978Ziemia obiecanaWriter, DirectorSeries
- 1978November NightDirectorMovie
- 1977Screen TestsAndrzej WajdaMovie
- 1977Man of MarbleDirectorMovie
- 1977The Dead ClassDirector, WriterMovie
- 1976The Shadow-LineDirector, WriterMovie
- 1975The Promised LandScreenplay, DirectorMovie
- 1974Spécial cinémaSelfSeries
- 1973The WeddingDirectorMovie
- 1972Pilate and OthersReporter (uncredited), Costume Design, Screenplay, Production Design, DirectorMovie
- 1972The Third Part of the NightSupervising Art DirectorMovie
- 1971Dekameron 40 czyli cudowne przytrafienie pewnego nieboszczykaSupervising Art DirectorMovie
- 1971Mateo FalconeSupervising Art DirectorMovie
- 1971Theatre MacabreAdaptationSeries
- 1971First LoveScreenplayMovie
- 1970The Birch WoodDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1970Landscape After BattleDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1970Swimming LessonDirector, WriterMovie
- 1970Signs on the RoadSupervising Art DirectorMovie
- 1969Hunting FliesDirectorMovie
- 1969MakbetDirectorMovie
- 1969Everything for SaleDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1968Gates to ParadiseDirectorMovie
- 1968Roly PolyDirectorMovie
- 1968On The SetSelfMovie
- 1965The AshesDirectorMovie
- 1965Tokyo OlympiadThanksMovie
- 1962Siberian Lady MacbethDirectorMovie
- 1962Love at TwentyDirectorMovie
- 1962Interview with BallmeyerDirectorMovie
- 1961SamsonDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1960Innocent SorcerersDirectorMovie
- 1959LotnaWriter, DirectorMovie
- 1958Ashes and DiamondsDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1957KanalDirectorMovie
- 1955A GenerationDirectorMovie
- 1955I Walk in the SunWriter, DirectorMovie
- 1954Five Boys from Barska StreetAssistant DirectorMovie
- 1953Three StoriesWriterMovie
- 1953While You Are AsleepDirector, WriterMovie
- 1951The Pottery at IlzaWriter, DirectorMovie
- 1951The Bad BoyDirector, WriterMovie
- 1951Muzeum OświęcimskieAssistant DirectorMovie
- 1948BambiSelfSeries
- —WajdaSelf (archive footage)Movie
- —An old beggar with a hurdy-gurdySelfMovie
- —Every touch leaves a trace. Alina SzapocznikowMovie