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Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe (2019)

Original title: Solidarnosc - Der Mauerfall begann in Polen

2019-10-01 · 52m · DE
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Gdańsk, Poland, September 1980. Lech Wałęsa and other Lenin shipyard workers found Solidarność (Solidarity), the first independent trade union behind the Iron Curtain. The long and hard battle to bring down communist dictatorship has begun.

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Ania SzczepańskaDirector, Writer

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Corinna WaldbauerCorinna WaldbauerSelf - Narrator (voice)Stanisław CiosekStanisław CiosekSelf - PoliticianBarbara LabudaBarbara LabudaSelf - PoliticianAgnieszka HollandAgnieszka HollandSelf - FilmmakerJacek PetryckiJacek PetryckiSelf - CameramanMichał BukojemskiMichał BukojemskiSelf - CameramanBasil KerskiBasil KerskiSelf - JournalistTadeusz MazowieckiTadeusz MazowieckiSelf - Politician (archive footage)Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IISelf (archive footage)Anna WalentynowiczAnna WalentynowiczSelf - Political Activist (archive footage)Mieczysław JagielskiMieczysław JagielskiSelf - Politician (archive footage)Lech WałęsaLech WałęsaSelf - Politician (archive footage)

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1980sLabor unionBerlin wallWarsaw, polandAnti-communismMilitary dictatorshipPolitical repressionTrade unionGdansk, polandState crimesWorkers unionCommunist propagandaShipyardFall of communism

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Genre affinityTv Movie · History · DocumentaryTheme affinity1980s · Labor Union · Berlin WallPacingShortEmotional intensityWarsaw PolandDirector preference864064Actor preference211271 · 351669 · 861777

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What is Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe about?

Gdańsk, Poland, September 1980. Lech Wałęsa and other Lenin shipyard workers found Solidarność (Solidarity), the first independent trade union behind the Iron Curtain. The long and hard battle to bring down communist dictatorship has begun.

How long is Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe?

Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe has a runtime of 52 minutes.