Korczak (1990)
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The life of Polish pediatrician Janusz Korczak (Wojtek Pszoniak) is the subject of Andrzej Wajda's docudrama. Also known as an author who wrote primarily for young readers, Korczak's name became legend as a result of the Jewish orphanage he established in Warsaw. When the invasion of the… More The life of Polish pediatrician Janusz Korczak (Wojtek Pszoniak) is the subject of Andrzej Wajda's docudrama. Also known as an author who wrote primarily for young readers, Korczak's name became legend as a result of the Jewish orphanage he established in Warsaw. When the invasion of the Nazis in 1939 forced him to move his students to the ghetto, he struggled on without provisions or adequate space, refusing to give in to Nazi pressures. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Directed By
- Andreij Wajda, Andrzej Wajda
- Written By
- Agnieszka Holland
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 6, 1990 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
If Korczak isn't an artistic success, it's very much a historical success, offering a brief and powerful film school for interested filmmakers, and thus leading to better films.
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Cast
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Wojciech Pszoniak
as Dr. Janusz Korczak
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Ewa Dalkowska
as Stefania Wilczynska
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Piotr Kozlowski
as Heniek
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Marzena Trybala
as Estera
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Wojciech Klata
as Szloma
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Adam Siemion
as Abramek
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Karolina Czernicka
as Natka
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Agnieszka Kruk
as Ewka
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Robert Atzorn
as German Doctor
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Aleksander Bardini
as Czerniakov
- Marek Bargielowski
- Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska
- Janusz Bukowski
- Stanislawa Celinska
- Maria Chwalibog
- Edgar Hoppe
- Bernhard Howe
- Ewa Isajewicz-Telega
- Piotr Kazimierski
- Zygmunt Kestowicz
- Grzegorz Klein
- Andrzej Kopiczynski
- Katarzyna Laniewska
- Olaf Lubaszenko
- Alija Migulanka
- Anna Mucha
- Jan Peszek
- Jan Prochyra
- Wojciech Radecki
- Michal Staszczak
- Zbigniew Suszynski
- Aniela Swiderska-Pawlik
- Danuta Szaflarska
- Tomasz Traczynski
- Jan Walczak
- Maria Weymayr
- Maciej Winkler
- Jacek Wojcicki
- Krystyna Zachwatowicz
- Zbigniew Zamachowski
- Jerzy Zass
- Wojtech Pszoniak
