Man of Marble
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.
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Part of Solidarity Collection
2 films
Cast
43 people
Krystyna Janda
Agnieszka
Known for
Decalogue II
Mephisto
Jerzy Radziwiłowicz
Mateusz Birkut / Maciek Tomczyk
Known for
Aftermath
No End
Tadeusz Łomnicki
Jerzy Burski
Known for
Blind Chance
A Generation
Jacek Lomnicki
Jerzy Burski (young)
Also in
The Smaller Sky
Michał Tarkowski
Witek
Also in
Personnel
Top Dog
Piotr Cieślak
Michalak
Also in
The Card Index
Warsaw: Year 5703
Wiesław Wójcik
Jodła
Also in
Biała wizytówka
Party przy świecach
Krystyna Zachwatowicz
Hanka Tomczyk
Also in
The Maids of Wilko
Korczak
Magda Teresa Wójcik
Editor
Also in
The Mother of the Kings
The Taste of Water
Bogusław Sobczuk
TV Editor
Known for
Camera Buff
The War of the Worlds: Next Century
Leonard Zajączkowski
Leonard Zajączkowski, Agnieszka's DP
No other roles listed
Jacek Domański
Sound Man
Also in
Trzecia granica
Napoleon
Andrzej Wajda Director · Aleksander Ścibor-Rylski Screenplay Andrzej Korzyński Composer
United States release January 23, 1981 · Produced in Poland · Production Film Polski Film Agency, Zespól Filmowy "X"
Production
Zespół Filmowy "X"
Production
Film Polski Film Agency
Production
Zespól Filmowy "X"
Production
Poland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Człowiek z marmuru
Original language
Polish
Spoken on screen
Polish
Release dates
Poland · February 25, 1977
Theatrical
United States · January 23, 1981
Limited theatrical
Argentina
September 27, 1979 · Theatrical
Australia
September 25, 1980 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 18, 2008 · Physical
Denmark
August 29, 1980 · Theatrical
Finland
October 13, 1978 · Theatrical
France
May 30, 1978 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
June 24, 1978 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
February 12, 1979 · Theatrical
October 2, 2005 · Premiere · "Panorama of European Cinema" Film Festival in Athens
Hungary
November 15, 1979 · Theatrical
Italy
May 9, 1979 · Theatrical
Japan
September 6, 1980 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 19, 1980 · Theatrical
Spain
January 14, 1980 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 3, 1980 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 7, 2012 · Theatrical
XC
March 1, 1991 · Theatrical
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