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Gierek (film)

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Gierek
Directed byMichał Węgrzyn
Written byHeatcliff Janusz Iwanowski

Michał Kalicki
Krzysztof Nowak-Tyszowiecki

Rafał Woś
Produced byJolanta Owczarczyk
Heatcliff Janusz Iwanowski
StarringMichał Koterski

Małgorzata Kożuchowska
Jan Frycz
Agnieszka Więdłocha
Rafał Zawierucha

Antoni Pawlicki
CinematographyWojciech Węgrzyn
Edited byBartosz Karczyński
Music byMaciej Zieliński
Production
company
Global Studio
Distributed byDystrybucja Mówi Serwis
Release date
  • 21 January 2022 (2022-01-21)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish
Box office$1,531,831

Gierek is a 2022[1] Polish biographical film directed by Michał Węgrzyn. It 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 Tyszowiecki and Rafał Woś. It was produced by Global Studio and distributed by Dystrybucja Mówi Serwis.[3] The production started on 27 July 2020.[2] The film was set to premiere on 15 October 2021,[3] but was eventually moved to 21 January 2022.[1] It was filmed in Katowice, Ustroń, Dąbrowa Górnicza, and Zawiercie.[4]

Plot

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The film tells the history of Edward Gierek, from taking over the position of First Secretary in 1970 until his internment in 1982. The plot mainly focuses on Gierek's attempts at reviving the Polish economy with foreign loans and the crisis that followed.[5]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gierek". Multikino Vue. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  2. ^ a b "Gierek": mamy pierwsze zdjęcia z planu filmu z Koterskim i Kożuchowską". plejada.pl (in Polish). 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Gierek". filmpolski.pl (in Polish).
  4. ^ Kacper Jurkiewicz (12 August 2020). "Tak kręcili "Gierka" w Zawierciu. Miasto zmieniło się w plan filmowy". zawiercie.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish).
  5. ^ "Mamy pierwsze zdjęcia z filmu "Gierek". Koterski w nowej odsłonie zachwyca!". plejadapl (in Polish). 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
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