Katyn details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Artur Zmijewski, Maja Ostaszewska, Andrzej Chyra, Danuta Stenka, Jan Englert, Magdalena Cielecka, Agnieszka Glinska, Pawel Malaszynski, Maja Komorowska, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Oleg Drach |
| Director: | Andrzej Wajda |
| Genres: | Drama, World Cinema |
| Studio: | FUSION MEDIA |
| Name | Discs | |
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Katyn |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 1 minute |
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| Rental release: | 05 Oct 2009 |
| Main languages: | Polish |
| Subtitles: | English |
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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLMOscar nominated Polish war drama directed by the acclaimed Andrzej Wajda.
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Katyn-1940 menslaughter of Polish officers by Soviets.
By a customer from Sheffield , 07 May 2009[Highly rated reviewer]
Watch this movie to see what totalitarism was in The Soviet Union during the WW2. The movie depicts a true story of thousands of Polish officers captured and shot dead in secret by Soviets in 1940. Very tragic and touching scenes.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(49)A harrowing film
By a customer , 22 Apr 2013This is a harrowing film and all the more compelling for portraying the issues and conflcts that arise when a state tries to supress the truth. I liked it, if 'liked' is the right word for events so dreadful.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Confusing & lacking
By a customer , 10 Mar 2013I found this film interesting as it was about WWII from another perspective. A less known massacre. However I found as the film progressed quite confusing at times. As new characters kept appearing, making me wonder how they related to other existing characters or whether it was the same person just aged. Eventually it tied together, but not too obvious too quickly which made watching it quite frustrating. I also felt that the film could have gone into more depth about what else was going on in Poland. It featured solely around this one event & the relatives of these soldiers not knowing the full story...seeking the truth. Thought that the overall plot was quite thin, as Poland was devastated by the war & I don't feel this was depicted strongly enough. I also thought the translations/wording was quite obscure at times & hard to get the gist of what was being said, making me rewind bits to keep up to speed. (Worried I would miss something relevant). The main crux of the film comes at the end (in probably the last 10 minutes) just basically confirming what happened, which was pretty predictable at the beginning when the officers were told they were being relocated...so really there was nothing new that hadn't already come to light. (In the first quarter hour). Shame! Could have been a lot better & had a stronger storyline depicting living in Poland during WWII. Quite drab.- Was this review helpful to you?
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dull dull
By a customer , 07 Mar 2013This film does appear realistic with accurate events despite all the good points it has to offer i was bored watching this and didnt watch it through to the end.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Katyn - The Truth
By Jagster (23 reviews) , 15 Aug 2012The film is an accurate portrayal of the mass murder by Stalin of the Polish officer core in the early part of WW2.
The story follows the impact on the family of the officer at the centre of the film during the imprisonment and aftermath at the end of the war.
A film that is very well made with lead characters all well acted and if you like history as opposed to out and out Hollywood sensationalisation then worth a view.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Good Historical Drama
By GaryI (785 reviews) from March, Cambs , 14 Mar 2012Very good drama detailing the murder of 12000 Polish army officers by the USSR in 1940 and the subsequent attempt to blame it on the Nazis. This is told in a compelling way mostly from the viewpoint of the wives and mothers wanting to know the fate of their loved ones.
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