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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrzej Wajda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Andrzej Wajda has 151 screen credits in a career dating back to 1948. Their work is anchored in the 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Afterimage, Katyn, The Possessed. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
