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Katyn (2007)

Katyn (2007)

Drama History War

The untold story of the crime Stalin could not hide

Release Date: 2007, September 21
Directors: Andrzej Wajda
Countries: Poland
Production: Akson Studio, Telekomunikacja Polska, Telewizja Polska
Cast: Joachim Paul Assböck, Zbigniew Kozłowski, Maja Ostaszewska, Andrzej Pieczyński, Tadeusz Wojtych, Paweł Małaszyński, Sergey Garmash, Krzysztof Globisz, Ilja Zmiejew, Stanisław Brudny, Oleh Drach, Danuta Stenka

Overview:

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the Soviet Red Army crosses the border. The Polish army, unable to fight on two fronts, is defeated. Thousands of Polish men, both military and government officials, are captured by the invaders. Their fate will only be known several years later.

Keywords:

based on novel or book based on true story world war ii 1940s kraków, poland historical event soviet union history state crimes stalinism war propaganda polish history state security russian war crimes