An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940.An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940.An examination of the Soviet slaughter of thousands of Polish officers and citizens in the Katyn forest in 1940.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 14 wins & 14 nominations total
Joachim Paul Assböck
- Obersturmbannführer Bruno Müller
- (as Joachim Assböck)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe director's father was killed in this massacre. Andrzej Wajda was only 13 years old then. His father's remains were never found.
- GoofsTur says to Ewa, "Haven't you seen that Disney's "The Sleeping Beauty", remember?" That movie was first released fourteen years after 1945, so this may be a mistranslation in the subtitles for "Snow White".
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
- SoundtracksPolish Requiem For 4 Solo Voices, Choir And Orchestra
Written by Krzysztof Penderecki
Performed by Polish State Philharmonic Orchestra
Featured review
Silent tragedy
A well done picture speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves and would be gladly considered never existing by some.
Although it's difficult to credibly and adequately convey the horror of such a murder which became a life tragedy for many Polish families and undoubtedly affected the way Poland looked after the war I think the director made a good job. Especially so, that it happened to be his personal tragedy as well.
Despite that the movie is well-balanced with emotions and atmosphere. Modest colors and anxious music by Penderecki emphasize the horror of those who were waiting. Short cuts of brutal scenes of murder leave speechless. No additional comment is needed.
Although it's difficult to credibly and adequately convey the horror of such a murder which became a life tragedy for many Polish families and undoubtedly affected the way Poland looked after the war I think the director made a good job. Especially so, that it happened to be his personal tragedy as well.
Despite that the movie is well-balanced with emotions and atmosphere. Modest colors and anxious music by Penderecki emphasize the horror of those who were waiting. Short cuts of brutal scenes of murder leave speechless. No additional comment is needed.
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- Feb 4, 2008
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Катинь
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- €4,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $118,095
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,053
- Feb 22, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $14,768,451
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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