Gierek (film)
Gierek is a 2021 Polish-language biographical film directed by Michał Węgrzyn. It is set to premiere on 15 October 2021 in Poland.[1] The film is based on the life of Edward Gierek, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1970 to 1980, who in the movie is performed by Michał Koterski.[2] The script was written by Heatcliff Janusz Iwanowski, Michał Kalicki, Krzysztof Nowak-Tyszowiecki and Rafał Woś. The film was directed by Iwanowski and Jolanta Owczarczyk. It is being made by Global Studio, and will be distributed by Dystrybucja Mówi Serwis.[1]
| Gierek | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michał Węgrzyn |
| Written by | Heatcliff Janusz Iwanowski Michał Kalicki Krzysztof Nowak-Tyszowiecki Rafał Woś. |
| Produced by | Jolanta Owczarczyk Heatcliff Janusz Iwanowski |
| Starring | Michał Koterski |
| Cinematography | Wojciech Węgrzyn |
| Edited by | Bartosz Karczyński |
| Music by | Maciej Zieliński |
Production company | Global Studio |
| Distributed by | Dystrybucja Mówi Serwis |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
Production
The film production had started on 27 July 2020.[2] The film is set to premiere on 15 October 2021.[1] It was filmed in Katowice, Ustroń, Dąbrowa Górnicza, and Zawiercie.[3]
Cast[1]
- Michał Koterski as Edward Gierek, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1970 to 1980[1]
- Małgorzata Kożuchowska as Stanisława Gierek
- Rafał Zawierucha as Piotr Jaroszewicz, the Prime Minister of Poland from 1970 to 1980
- Jan Frycz as Stefan Wyszyński, the Primate of Poland from 1948 to 1981
- Cezary Żak as Leonid Brezhnev, the leader of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982
- Nicole Bogdanowicz as the secretary Ryba
- Ewa Ziętek as Paulina
- Natalia Lesz as Stella
- Sebastian Stankiewicz as Maślak, which is based on the Stanisław Kania
- Antoni Pawlicki as general Roztocki, which is based on the general Wojciech Jaruzelski
- Agnieszka Więdłocha as Marzena
- Dominika Gwit as the secretary
- Maciej Zakościelny as the professor general, which is based on the general Sylwester Kaliski
- Klaudia Halejcio as the secretary Ryba
- Mikołaj Roznerski as the shipyard worker
- Krzysztof Tyniec as the general of KGB, which is based on the Yuri Anropov
- Maurycy Popiel
- Piotr Witkowski
- Philippe Tłokiński
- Damian Bajorek
- Kamil Bajorek
- Aleks Mackiewicz
- Jakub Józefowicz
- Konrad Marszałek
References
- "Gierek". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
- "Gierek": mamy pierwsze zdjęcia z planu filmu z Koterskim i Kożuchowską". plejada.pl (in Polish). 3 September 2020.
- Kacper Jurkiewicz (12 August 2020). "Tak kręcili "Gierka" w Zawierciu. Miasto zmieniło się w plan filmowy". zawiercie.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish).
External links
- Gierek at IMDb
- Gierek in FilmPolski.pl (Polish)