Gierek

A film about a man with a breakthrough history of Poland in the background. Edward Gierek is one of the most important figures of the 20th century in the collective memory of Polish people.

Cast

Michał Koterski

as Edward Gierek

Sebastian Stankiewicz

as Włodzimierz Maślak

Antoni Pawlicki

as General Roztocki

Rafał Zawierucha

as Filip Rawicki

Małgorzata Kożuchowska

as Stanisława Gierek

Agnieszka Więdłocha

as Marzena Pazik

Damian Bajorek

as Wasiak

Ewa Ziętek

as Paulina

Zbigniew Kozłowski

as Dygnitary

Konrad Makowski

as Dygnitary

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