Wałesa: Man of Hope
Genres
Overview
How was it possible that a single man influenced contemporary world so significantly? This film is an attempt to capture the phenomenon of a common man’s metamorphosis into a charismatic leader — an attempt to see how a Gdansk shipyard electrician fighting for workers’ rights awakened a hidden desire for freedom in millions of people.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$5250588
Runtime
127 min
Release Date
2013-09-23
Status
Released
Original Language
Polish
Vote Count
80
Vote Average
5.7
Robert Więckiewicz
Lech Wałęsa
Agnieszka Grochowska
Danuta Wałęsa
Maria Rosaria Omaggio
Oriana Fallaci
Katarzyna Ankudowicz
Neighbor
Barbara Babilińska
Nurse
Mirosław Baka
Klemens Gniech
Waldemar Barwiński
Bogdan Felski
Iwona Bielska
Ilona
Przemysław Bluszcz
Wojciech Błach
Militiaman
Tomasz Budyta
Ewa Konstancja Bułhak
Halina
Andrzej Grabowski
Aleksander Skowroński
Ewa Bzdęga
Maria Ciunelis
Mijak's Wife
Paweł Ciołkosz
Michał Czernecki
Marek Czetwertyński
Journalist
Arkadiusz Detmer
Writer
Ireneusz Dydliński
Jerzy Kołodziejski
Henryk Gołębiewski
Anna Gryszkówna
Alina Pieńkowska
Mirosław Haniszewski
Marcin Hycnar
Rysiek
Mateusz Janicki
LWP Major
Arkadiusz Janiczek
LWP Captain
Piotr Jankowski
Wojciech Kalarus
Ewa Kolasińska-Szramel
Maciej Konopiński
Andrzej Konopka
Łukasz Konopka
Mateusz Kościukiewicz
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Cezary Kosiński
Majchrzak
Bogusław Kudłek
Bogdan Borusewicz
Ewa Kuryło
Anna Walentynowicz
Wojciech Leonowicz
Piotr Łukawski
Cezary Łukaszewicz
Grzegorz Małecki
Maciej Marczewski
Jakub Mazurek
Michał Meyer
Jerzy Borowczak
Olga Miłaszewska
Seller
Jerzy Nasierowski
Mijak's Grandfather
Mateusz Nędza
Giovanni Pampiglione
Oriana Fellaci's Translator
Józef Pawłowski
Student
Łukasz Pellowski
Baker Pellowski
Marcin Perchuć
Piotr Probosz
Grzegorz Przybył
Maciej Robakiewicz
Journalist
Wojciech Rotowski
Boy
Tomasz Schuchardt
Journalist
Krzysztof Skonieczny
Magdalena Smalara
Militiawoman
Wojciech Solarz
Maciej Stuhr
Priest
Artur Święs
Miner
Jakub Świderski
Ludwik Prądzyński
Paweł Tomaszewski
Dorota Wellman
Henryka Krzywonos
Piotr Witkowski
Adam Woronowicz
Tadeusz Fiszbach
Małgorzata Zajączkowska
Krysia
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Nawiślak
Dawid Zawadzki
MO Captain
Oliwia Gadomska
Wałęsas' Daughter
Marcel Głogowski
Bogdan Wałęsa (8-10 years old)
Szymon Gutowski
Wałęsas' Son
Kamil Jaworski
Przemysław Wałęsa (5-7 years old)
Marta Kabała
Wałęsas' Daughter
Kamil Kieroński
Wałęsas' Son
Ignacy Klim
Wałęsas' Son
Wiktor Lament
Wałęsas' Son
Natalia Lea Libudzic
Wałęsas' Daughter
Wiktor Malinowski
Jarosław Wałęsa (3-5 years old)
Amelia Martinelilis
Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Najmark
Wałęsas' Daughter
Natan Olczak
Wałęsas' Son
Patryk Paciorek
Wałęsas' Son
Karol Pasek
Wałęsas' Son
Michał Peciak
Wałęsas' Son
Łucja Piwowarczyk
Wałęsas' Daughter
Blanka Puzynowska
Wałęsas' Daughter
Jan Rotowski
Bogdan Wałęsa
Antonina Szafrańska
Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Wacławska
Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Żak
Wałęsas' Daughter
Julia Piwowarczyk
Jerzy Pietrusiński
SB Officer
Piotr Nawrocki
Mariusz Krakowski
Andrzej Chyliński
Paweł Załęski
Ireneusz Stromski
Józef Pstrong
Krystyna Janda
Agnieszka (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marian Opania
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Maciek Tomczyk (archive footage) (uncredited)
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