Artur Zmijewski, Maja Ostaszewska, Andrzej Chyra
This film tells of the Polish officers who were murdered near Katyn by the Soviet secret service NKWD in the spring of 1940. It is also the story of their relatives, many of whom waited for years for ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 11, 2009
Stats: 255 reviews
Worthy if plodding account of WWII atrocity which generates an unsettling sense of foreboding as the 'climax' approaches.
Katyn takes us back to the late 1930's as Word War 2 was unfolding, geographical borders were being pulverised and enemies were approaching from all sides.
There has been a wealth of films about this period of time, thanks to a wide range of Jewish film makers ensuring that th...( read more)
The story of the Polish Officers murdered during WWII by Soviet secret service, the film is quite slow moving in that it takes place over a span of around 5 years yet seems to focus on a lot of not so important events. The true point of the film isn't entirely revealed until the...( read more)
A horrifying event, somewhat confusingly told, but beautifully photographed.
this is a very good film about real event that took place during WW2. you get a inside look of how each states would use propaganda and censorship to advance their agendas. a bit slow at time but over all worth seen it.
An absolutely brilliant film and a staunch history lesson of the Russia-Germany cooperation early in the war.
Katyn is a special film in my long career as a director. I never thought I would live to see the fall of the USSR, or that free Poland would provide me with the opportunity to portray on the screen the crime and lies of Katyn.
While Stalin's crime deprived my father of life, ...( read more)
Excellent story, exceptional cinematography and a keen eye for period detail make this a remarkable film.The story is very moving, disturbing as well. The cast is terrific and Andrzej Wajda's direction is superb. Fine art direction and costumes.
I don't really see a reason to watch this one. War movies aren't the happiest.
Wajda's intensity and passion, as well as his intelligence and craft, are unmistakable from the very first sequence. Virtually from the first shot. full review
Katyn is solidly, skilfully told. But away from these living-graveside scenes, Wajda's own artistic bones seem too well-upholstered at 83. full review
Whether or not "Katyn" is one of Wajda's masterpieces is a subject for discussion; it's clearly the work of a master filmmaker, possibly at a late peak of his long career. full review
It's a story of personal legends -- unknown soldiers and civilians. As Wajda deliberately unravels their various narrative strands, like a desperately ripped flag, a national tragedy doesn't cease; it... full review
Katyn is a powerful corrective to decades of distortion and forgetting in Polish history. full review
It is filmed with simplicity, a purity of intent. full review
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