Overview
The story of Polish pedagogue Janusz Korczak and his dedication to protecting Jewish orphans during the war.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (1991)
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Setting
Set in Warsaw Ghetto
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Music
Music by Wojciech Kilar
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Robby Müller
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Agnieszka HollandScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 6, 1990
- Original language
- Polish
- Countries
- Germany, Poland, United Kingdom
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Cast
Wojciech PszoniakHenryk Goldszmit vel Janusz Korczak
Ewa DałkowskaStefania 'Stefa' Wilczynska
Teresa Budzisz-KrzyżanowskaMaryna Rogowska-Falska
Marzena TrybałaEstera- Piotr KozłowskiHeniek
Zbigniew ZamachowskiIchak Szulc
Jan PeszekMax Bauer
Aleksander BardiniAdam Czerniaków
Maria ChwalibógCzerniaków's wife
Andrzej KopiczyńskiDyrektor w Polskim Radiu
Krystyna ZachwatowiczSzloma's mother
Wojciech KlataSzloma
Agnieszka KrukównaEwka
Jerzy ZassGerman wachman on the bridge
Anna MuchaSabinka
Janusz BukowskiPolish doctor in prison
Robert AtzornGerman Doctor
Stanisława CelińskaSklepowa
Ewa TelegaByla wychowanka Korczaka
Olaf LubaszenkoTramwajarz
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