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Katyń

2007 film by Andrzej Wajda
Movie film Q714713
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Summary

Katyń is a film[1]. Katyń ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,726 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: European Film Academy Prix d'Excellence[3]
  • Director: Andrzej Wajda[4]
  • Screenwriter: Andrzej Wajda[5], Władysław Pasikowski[6]
  • Composer: Krzysztof Penderecki[7]
  • Genre: war film[8], drama film[9], historical film[10]
  • Cast member: Maja Ostaszewska[11], Danuta Stenka[12], Artur Żmijewski[13], Paweł Małaszyński[14], Andrzej Chyra[15], Wiktoria Gąsiewska[16], Władysław Kowalski[17], Maja Komorowska[18], Jan Englert[19], Sergei Garmash[20], Stanisława Celińska[21], Magdalena Cielecka[22], Krzysztof Globisz[23], Jacek Braciak[24]
  • Producer: Michał Kwieciński[25]
  • Director of photography: Paweł Edelman[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Polish[27], German[28], Russian[29]
  • Commons category: Katyń (film)[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 7.3/10[32], 91%[33], 81/100[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: Poland[36]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2007[37], September 17, 2007[38], September 17, 2009[39]
  • Distributed by: Vue Movie Distribution[40]
  • Narrative location: Poland[41]
  • Official website: http://katyn.netino.pl[42]
  • Filming location: Kraków[43]
  • Main subject: World War II[44], Katyn massacre[45]
  • Film editor: Milenia Fiedler[46]
  • Described by source: Directory of World Cinema: East Europe[47]
  • Participant in: 21st European Film Awards[48]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[49], European Film Academy Prix d'Excellence[50], International Submission to the Academy Awards[51]
  • Title: Katyń[52]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Katyń's after a work by is recorded as Andrzej Mularczyk[53].

Why It Matters

Katyń has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Katyń is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did Katyń receive?

Honors received include European Film Academy Prix d'Excellence[3].

Related Entities

Andrzej Wajda film Krzysztof Penderecki Poland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Directory of World Cinema: East Europe. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Directory of World Cinema: East Europe. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . zweitausendeins.de. zweitausendeins.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'avk', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cv', 'cy', 'de', '
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 879843
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  3. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
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  4. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 9w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
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  6. 10w ago · Putnik · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14710 → F00528
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  7. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Directory of World Cinema: East Europe
    Publication date → +2007-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2007-09-17T00:00:00Z, +2009-09-17T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Andrzej Wajda, Władysław Pasikowski
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+118'}
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