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Katyn

  • 20072007
  • 1515
  • 2h 2m
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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
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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
    • 85User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 14 wins & 14 nominations total

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

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    When the Soviet Union on 17 September 1939 invades Poland, Anna Aleksandrowna leaves her home in Krakow to search for her husband, the Polish captain Andrzej. She finds him together with other officers captured by the Red Army, but some minutes later he is pushed into a train, which will take all the Polish officers to a prison camp in Kozelsk in Russia. Anna and her daughter Nika is now stuck in the Soviet occupied zone, unable to go back to Krakow in the German zone, not until a brave Russian captain helps them to flee. 3 April 1940 Andrzej is transported from the prison camp in Kozelsk to the Katyn Forest, where thousands of Polish officers are killed. In 1943 the Germans capture this area and find the mass graves. 13 April 1943 they start announcing the names of the identified corpses through loudspeakers in Krakow. Anna is happy that Andrzej is not in any of the Katyn lists, which gives her some hope. 18 January 1945 the Red Army liberates Krakow from the Nazis. The Russians start blaming the Katyn Massacre on the Germans, proclaiming that it happened in 1941 instead of 1940. Everybody knows that this isn't true, but those who refuse to accept the Soviet version are imprisoned or killed by the Red Army. —Maths Jesperson {maths.jesperson1@comhem.se}
    1940sred armypolandrussiasoviet union60 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The untold story of the crime Stalin could not hide.
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • History
      • War
    • Certificate
      • 15
    • Parents guide

    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 reviews85

    Review
    Top review
    Katyn - The Prelude
    An estimated minimum of 3 million Poles were killed by the Stalinist regime; but as Stalin observed "When one person dies it's a tragedy; when a million people die it's a statistic".

    The scope of these activities would be considered genocide, if that term was used to describe political and social, as well as racial and religious populations.

    So - less "statistically"- mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, kids, and friends were murdered for the political ends of those who now wish to remain faceless and unknown. It is critical, if we are to emerge as a humane people, that the unknown and faceless multitudes of both victims and their oppressors and killers, be reveled. This movie perhaps, is the first step in that direction.
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    • uherce1982
    • Nov 18, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 19, 2009 (United Kingdom)
    • 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
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    Technical specs

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

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