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Katyn

  • 20072007
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 1m
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7.0/10
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Andrzej Chyra, Jan Englert, Artur Zmijewski, and Pawel Malaszynski in Katyn (2007)
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An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940.An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940.An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
17K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
15,991
1,964
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    • Director
      • Andrzej Wajda
    • Writers
      • Andrzej Mularczyk(story)
      • Przemyslaw Nowakowski(screenplay)
      • Wladyslaw Pasikowski(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Andrzej Chyra
      • Maja Ostaszewska
      • Artur Zmijewski
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Andrzej Wajda
    • Writers
      • Andrzej Mularczyk(story)
      • Przemyslaw Nowakowski(screenplay)
      • Wladyslaw Pasikowski(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Andrzej Chyra
      • Maja Ostaszewska
      • Artur Zmijewski
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 87User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 14 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Jan Englert in Katyn (2007)
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    Jan Englert in Katyn (2007)
    Pawel Malaszynski in Katyn (2007)
    Andrzej Chyra in Katyn (2007)
    Maja Ostaszewska and Artur Zmijewski in Katyn (2007)
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    Andrzej Chyra
    Andrzej Chyra
    • Lt. Jerzy
    Maja Ostaszewska
    Maja Ostaszewska
    • Anna, Andrzej's wife
    Artur Zmijewski
    Artur Zmijewski
    • Cavalry Capt. Andrzej
    Danuta Stenka
    Danuta Stenka
    • Róza Smorawinska, general's wife
    Jan Englert
    Jan Englert
    • General Mieczyslaw Smorawinski
    Magdalena Cielecka
    Magdalena Cielecka
    • Agnieszka Baszkowska, Lt. Pilot's sister
    Agnieszka Glinska
    Agnieszka Glinska
    • Irena Baszkowska
    Pawel Malaszynski
    Pawel Malaszynski
    • Lt. Pilot Piotr Baszkowski
    Maja Komorowska
    Maja Komorowska
    • Andrzej's Mother
    Wladyslaw Kowalski
    Wladyslaw Kowalski
    • Professor Jan
    Antoni Pawlicki
    Antoni Pawlicki
    • Tadeusz
    Agnieszka Kawiorska
    Agnieszka Kawiorska
    • Ewa Smorawinska
    Sergey Garmash
    Sergey Garmash
    • Maj. Popov
    Joachim Paul Assböck
    Joachim Paul Assböck
    • Obersturmbannführer Bruno Müller
    • (as Joachim Assböck)
    Waldemar Barwinski
    Waldemar Barwinski
    • Polish Officer
    Sebastian Bezzel
    • Propaganda Abteilung Officer
    Jacek Braciak
    Jacek Braciak
    • Lt. Klin
    Stanislaw Brudny
    Stanislaw Brudny
    • Old Man at the Bridge
    • Director
      • Andrzej Wajda
    • Writers
      • Andrzej Mularczyk(story)
      • Przemyslaw Nowakowski(screenplay)
      • Wladyslaw Pasikowski(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The director's father was killed in this massacre. Andrzej Wajda was only 13 years old then. His father's remains were never found.
    • Goofs
      Tur says to Ewa, "Haven't you seen that Disney's "The Sleeping Beauty", remember?" That movie was first released fourteen years after 1945, so this may be a mistranslation in the subtitles for "Snow White".
    • Connections
      Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Polish Requiem For 4 Solo Voices, Choir And Orchestra
      Written by Krzysztof Penderecki

      Performed by Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra

    User reviews87

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    "...Ye Shall Know the TRUTH, & the TRUTH Shall Set Ye Free!"
    From PASTO, COLOMBIA-Via: L. A. CA; CALI, Colombia+ORLANDO, FL

    -----------The ONLY Tony Kiss on FaceBook!----------------------------

    Katyn makes it painfully clear that the truth was a very scarce commodity throughout decades of Soviet domination. Considering Katyn was released nearly 20 years after the end of the Communist/Soviet era in Poland. It seems, to me at least, somewhat baffling that it took Polish film-makers so long to share these tragic and poignant true events with the world.

    In historical retrospect, Nazi atrocities perpetrated against Poland and its people have been well circulated and repeated tirelessly over past decades. On the other hand, there has been a virtual dearth of information regarding Soviet atrocities. "WWII was triggered by the German blitzkrieg invasion of Poland in September, 1939." is what we Americans have been told ad nauseam for decades.

    What is rarely ever mentioned is the simultaneous eastern invasion of Poland by Soviet forces! While Nazi aberrations such as Auschwitz and the Warsaw ghetto have been chronicled in numerous well-known films, this marks the first time, in my recollection at least, that Soviet war crimes have been dealt with openly and clearly in a movie. Katyn relates this true war time story through the interwoven lives of a dozen or so family members and friends. Within minutes of viewing, the story had me totally in its grip, and even though the eventual outcome is a historical fact we are all keenly aware of, the story unfolded in such a way as to never lose my interest.

    9********* ........ ENJOY!/DISFRUTELA!

    Any comments, questions or observations, in English o en Español, are most welcome!
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 2007 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • Poland
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • TVP VOD
    • Languages
      • Polish
      • Russian
      • German
      • Ukrainian
    • Also known as
      • Катинь
    • Filming locations
      • Military Training Ground, Wesola, Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Akson Studio
      • TVP
      • Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $118,095
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,053
      • Feb 22, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,768,451
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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