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Korczak

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  • 1h 58m
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Korczak (1990)
BiographyDramaWar
Account of the last days of life of the legendary Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his heroic dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war. Jewish doctor Henryk Goldszmit, known... Read allAccount of the last days of life of the legendary Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his heroic dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war. Jewish doctor Henryk Goldszmit, known also as Janusz Korczak, is a man of high principles. He is unafraid of shouting at German... Read allAccount of the last days of life of the legendary Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his heroic dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war. Jewish doctor Henryk Goldszmit, known also as Janusz Korczak, is a man of high principles. He is unafraid of shouting at German officers and frequently has to be persuaded to save his own life. His orphanage, set up i... Read all
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  • Director
    • Andrzej Wajda
  • Writer
    • Agnieszka Holland
  • Stars
    • Wojciech Pszoniak
    • Ewa Dalkowska
    • Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska
  • Director
    • Andrzej Wajda
  • Writer
    • Agnieszka Holland
  • Stars
    • Wojciech Pszoniak
    • Ewa Dalkowska
    • Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska
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    • 12User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Ewa Dalkowska in Korczak (1990)
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    Wojciech Pszoniak
    Wojciech Pszoniak
    • Henryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak
    Ewa Dalkowska
    Ewa Dalkowska
    • Stefania 'Stefa' Wilczynska
    Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska
    Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska
    • Maryna Rogowska-Falska
    Marzena Trybala
    Marzena Trybala
    • Estera
    Piotr Kozlowski
    Piotr Kozlowski
    • Heniek
    Zbigniew Zamachowski
    Zbigniew Zamachowski
    • Ichak Szulc
    Jan Peszek
    Jan Peszek
    • Max Bauer
    Aleksander Bardini
    Aleksander Bardini
    • Adam Czerniaków
    Maria Chwalibóg
    Maria Chwalibóg
    • Czerniaków's wife
    Andrzej Kopiczynski
    Andrzej Kopiczynski
    • Dyrektor w Polskim Radiu
    Krystyna Zachwatowicz
    Krystyna Zachwatowicz
    • Szloma's mother
    Jerzy Zass
    • German wachman on the bridge
    Wojciech Klata
    Wojciech Klata
    • Szloma
    Michal Staszczak
    • Józek
    Agnieszka Krukówna
    Agnieszka Krukówna
    • Ewka
    • (as Agnieszka Kruk)
    Karolina Czernicka
    • Natka
    Maria Weymayr
    Anna Mucha
    Anna Mucha
    • Sabinka
    • Director
      • Andrzej Wajda
    • Writer
      • Agnieszka Holland
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    • Trivia
      The play performed by the children in the orphanage is "The Post Office" by Rabindranath Tagore.
    • Quotes

      Henryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak: Everyone has betrayed us. This is the uniform of a betrayed soldier

    • Connections
      Edited into Screen Two: Korczak (1993)

    User reviews12

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    8/10
    Touching and Heartbreaking
    In Warsaw, Doctor Henryk Goldszmit a.k.a. Janusz Korczak (Wojciech Pszoniak) runs an orphanage with a great dedication and love for the orphans. After the invasion of Poland by the German army, his orphanage moves to the Warsaw ghetto with two hundred children. Dr. Korczak asks for food and money from the wealthy Jews and tells that his dignity is the two hundred children he needs to feed. When the ghetto is displaced to Treblinka by train, Dr. Korczak refuses a Swiss passport and embarks in the train with his beloved children.

    "Korczak" is a touching and heartbreaking film about a man that dedicated his life to raise a group of Jewish orphans in the invaded Poland. The biography of this man is impressive, and his self-sacrifice to stay with the children in their final journey is amazing. Andrzej Wajda uses black and white to disclose this dark moment of mankind history and his style seems to have inspired Steven Spielberg in his "Schindler's List' three years later. The sad fate of Dr. Korczak and his 200 children is symbolic and very beautiful. This film was released on VHS in Brazil by FJ Lucas Distributor. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "As 200 Crianças do Dr. Korczak" ("The 200 Children of the Dr. Korczak")
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    • Release date
      • May 6, 1990 (Poland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Poland
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • Polish
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Корчак
    • Filming locations
      • Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Erato Films
      • Erbograph Co.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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