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ERA
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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Cast
Wojciech Pszoniak
Henryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak
Ewa Dałkowska
Stefania 'Stefa' Wilczynska
Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska
Maryna Rogowska-Falska
Marzena Trybała
Estera
Piotr Kozłowski
Heniek
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Ichak Szulc
Jan Peszek
Max Bauer
Aleksander Bardini
Adam Czerniaków
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Andrzej Wajda
- Writers
- Agnieszka Holland
- Languages
- Polish, German
- Countries
- Germany, Poland, United Kingdom
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Polish, German.
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WORLD
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International production across 3 countries: Germany, Poland, United Kingdom.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Andrzej Wajda, shot by Robby Müller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Wojciech Kilar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ewa Smal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Wojciech Pszoniak and Ewa Dałkowska and Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0099949 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Andrzej Wajda directs. Robby Müller behind the camera. Wojciech Kilar scores. Ewa Smal cuts. Produced in Germany, Poland, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Polish, German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Polish, German.
- 3International production across 3 countries: Germany, Poland, United Kingdom.
- 4Directed by Andrzej Wajda, shot by Robby Müller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Wojciech Kilar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Ewa Smal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Wojciech Pszoniak and Ewa Dałkowska and Teresa Budzisz-Krzyżanowska carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0099949 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Robby Müller
- Original score
- Wojciech Kilar
- Editing
- Ewa Smal
- Production design
- Allan Starski
- Costume design
- Wiesława Starska
- Runtime
- 115 min · 1h 55m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- PL
- IMDB
- Korczak (1990)
Also by
Andrzej Wajda
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
ZDF
DE
BBC
GB
- ER
Erato Films
FR
- ER
Erbograph Co.
- TE
Telmar Films Intl.
- ST
Studio Filmowe Perspektywa
PL
Ziegler Film
DE
Key crew
- Art DirectionEwa Skoczkowska
- Costume DesignWiesława Starska
- Set DecorationAnna Kowarska
- EditorEwa Smal
- Production DesignAllan Starski
- Set DecorationMagdalena Dipont
- Executive ProducerDavid M. Thompson
- ProducerDaniel Toscan du Plantier
- ProducerRegina Ziegler
- Executive ProducerWilli Segler
- ProducerJanusz Morgenstern
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1991-04-12
Also known as
International titles
- Dr. KorczakNO
