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Katyn (DVD, 2009)

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This DVD, titled "Katyn," directed by Andrzej Wajda, was released in 2009 and is in Polish language with English subtitles. The film stars Maja Ostaszewska, Pawel Malaszynski, Danuta Stenka, Magdalena Cielecka, Jan Englert, Artur Zmijewski, and Andrzej Chyra. This drama film has a run time of 118 minutes and is presented in widescreen 16:9 anamorphic format. The DVD features subtitles and is categorized under DVDs & Blu-rays, Films & TV. Produced by Michal Kwiecinski, the film portrays the story of the Katyn Massacre of 1940, where thousands of Polish officers were executed by the Soviet Union's secret police. The film's historical significance, direction, and acting make it a must-watch for cinema enthusiasts and history buffs.

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Celebrated Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda takes the helm for this Oscar-nominated drama detailing the harrowing events surrounding the 1940 massacre of captured Polish army officers in the Katyn Forest.

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Producer
Michal Kwiecinski
EAN
5021866457307
eBay Product ID (ePID)
74219301

Product Key Features

Film/TV Title
Katyn
Actor
Maja Ostaszewska, Pawel Malaszynski, Danuta Stenka, Magdalena Cielecka, Jan Englert, Artur Zmijewski, Andrzej Chyra
Director
Andrzej Wajda
Subtitle Language
English
Format
DVD
Language
Polish
Release Year
2009
Features
Widescreen, With Subtitles
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Run Time
118 Mins
Genre
Drama, General

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Certificate
15
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
Poland
Director of Photography
Pawel Edelman
Art Director
Rafal Listopad
Production Designer
Rafal Listopad
Author
Andrzej Mularczyk
Consumer Advice
Contains strong violence
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Celebrated Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda takes the helm for this Oscar-nominated drama detailing the harrowing events surrounding the 1940 massacre of captured Polish army officers in the Katyn Forest. A unique blend of conventional narrative and documentary-style filmmaking, KATYN opens in the spring of 1940, just as the Soviet Secret police execute a group of Polish officers. On September 1, 1939, Germen forces had descended upon Poland, paving the way for the Red Army to occupy east Poland as part of the Hitler-Stalin pact. As the Red Army assumed control of east Poland, all officers in the Polish army were placed in Soviet custody. Determined to remain loyal to the army despite the growing danger, Polish officer Andrzej refuses to flee with his wife, Anna. It isn't long before invading forces begin arresting professors in Cracow, and as the detainees languish in prison camps, their families start to fear that they'll never see their loved ones again. Flash forward to April 1943, and the Germans announce the discovery of mass graves. While Anna is relieved not to hear her husband's name on the list of bodies discovered, countless others are left to grieve their losses with no explanation or consolation. January 18, 1945: Cracow is liberated by the Red Army, and propagandist newsreels from the Soviet Union blame German forces for the massacre at Katyn. It is at that point that the fine line between collaboration and resistance within the People's Republic of Poland becomes exceptionally blurred. As the details surrounding the massacre gradually begin to emerge, Wajda reveals precisely how this horrifying massacre unfolded by flashing back to the spring of 1940 for an extended sequence in which Polish officer internees are transported by railroad to Smolensk and methodically dispatched before being casually buried in a mass grave.
Movie/TV Title
Katyn
Composer
Krzysztof Penderecki
Sound source
Dolby Digital
Screenwriter
Wladyslaw Pasikowski, Przemyslaw Nowakowski, Andrzej Mularczyk, Andrzej Wajda
Editor
Milenia Fiedler

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5 out of 5 stars
by ruski-ka-tuski06 Jun, 2011
Disturbing and thought provoking re-write of supposed history.
A shocking and most compelling portrayal,taken down to a personal level of one of the most shameful episodes in Russian history. Until the 1980's the germans were blamed for this genocide; the Allies probably knew the truth and the Russian adamantly denied it. One must question the false belief why Britain went to war - on the pretext that the Germans had invaded Poland, whilst we idly sat by and watched the Soviets carve up the other half. Maybe not an easy film with translation, to at first understand who is who and it sometimes seems to be slow in action, but certainly worth sticking with. I suggest every Russian should see it!!!! Certainly disturbing and thought provoking - a must see.
5 out of 5 stars
by andy_wade04 Jun, 2020
Great film
Very well made film of a tragic time in history. Depicting the pure evil in this world.
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3 out of 5 stars
by banannaboots25 Oct, 2018
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It's a pity it was polish with English sub titles.
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5 out of 5 stars
by rooney818808 May, 2013
epic insight into how the russians were as bad as the germans {scum}
great true story.keeps you hoping to the end that it wont turn out the way it does.very horrific and tells us that the russians were in some casses as bad as the germans.100% worth the watch although in english subtitles its still verygood
3 out of 5 stars
by mike_hector06 Jun, 2014
A sad film about a comparatively unknown atrocity
This film covers, as my title says, a particularly horrid part of Soviet history and one which they have tried to hide at least once and probably will again, under the current (2014) leadership. Essentially, the film starts at the Soviet-German invasion of Poland and runs through the German and then Soviet occupation with the effect that the Katyn massacre had on the Poles, before finishing with what precisely happened, according to notes kept by one of the murdered Polish officers. Deliberately harrowing although quite difficult to understand (despite subtitles!) as characters are introduced during the film.

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item 1 Katyn DVD (2009) Artur Zmijewski, Wajda (DIR) cert 15 FREE Shipping, Save £s

item 2 Katyn DVD Drama (2007) Jan Englert

item 3 Katyn DVD (2009) Artur Zmijewski Polish With English Subtitles Free Postage WW2

item 4 KATYN - Andrzej Chyra, Maja Ostaszewska

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item 6 Katyn DVD (2009) Artur Zmijewski, Wajda (DIR) cert 15 (MS3)

item 7 Katyn DVD - 2009 Polish Historical WW2 Drama - Andrzej Chyra, Maja Ostaszewska

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Disturbing and thought provoking re-write of supposed history.

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epic insight into how the russians were as bad as the germans {scum}

A sad film about a comparatively unknown atrocity

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