Director 1921 - 1961

Andrzej Munk

Kraków, małopolskie, Polska

Andrzej Munk (16 October 1921 – 20 September 1961) was a Polish film director, screen writer and documentalist. He was one of the most influential artists of the post-Stalinist period in the People's Republic of Poland. His feature films Man on the Tracks (Człowiek na torze,... Read full bio →

Director Information

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Full Name

Andrzej Munk

Known For

Directing

Birthday

October 16th, 1921 00:00

Place of Birth

Kraków, małopolskie, Polska

Died

September 20th, 1961 00:00 (aged 39)

TMDB ID

238433

IMDb ID

nm0612914

Films Directed

5

Biography

Andrzej Munk (16 October 1921 – 20 September 1961) was a Polish film director, screen writer and documentalist. He was one of the most influential artists of the post-Stalinist period in the People's Republic of Poland. His feature films Man on the Tracks (Człowiek na torze, 1956), Eroica (Heroism, 1958), Bad Luck (Zezowate szczęście, 1960), and Passenger (Pasażerka 1963), are considered classics of the Polish Film School developed in mid-1950s. He died as a result of a car crash in Kompina in a head-on collision with a truck.