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Born March 6, 1926 • Suwałki • Poland
Died October 9, 2016 (aged 90) • Warsaw • Poland
Awards And Honors Academy Award (2000) • Praemium Imperiale (1996)
Notable Works “A Generation” • “Canal” • “Korczak” • “Man of Iron”
Movement / Style Polish film school

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