Wałesa: Man of Hope
5.7
86 votes
September 23, 2013
2h 7m
Drama
History
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.
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Cast
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
MilitiamanT
Tomasz Budyta
Ewa Konstancja Bułhak
Halina
Andrzej Grabowski
A
Aleksander Skowroński
E
Ewa Bzdęga
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