Man of Marble
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Man of Marble

7.0 / 10 1977 2h 33mNR Polish
Drama

Storyline

A young Polish filmmaker sets out to find out what happened to Mateusz Birkut, a bricklayer who became a propaganda hero in the 1950s but later fell out of favor and disappeared.

Cast & Crew

Krystyna Janda

Krystyna Janda

Agnieszka

Lead
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

Mateusz Birkut / Maciek Tomczyk

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Tadeusz Łomnicki

Jerzy Burski

Jacek Lomnicki

Jacek Lomnicki

Jerzy Burski (young)

Michał Tarkowski

Michał Tarkowski

Witek

Piotr Cieślak

Piotr Cieślak

Michalak

Wiesław Wójcik

Wiesław Wójcik

Jodła

Krystyna Zachwatowicz

Krystyna Zachwatowicz

Hanka Tomczyk

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrzej Wajda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Man of Marble is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker