Katyń is a 2007 Polish historical drama film about the 1940 Katyn massacre, directed by Academy Honorary Award winner Andrzej Wajda. It is based on the book Post Mortem: The Story of Katyn by Andrzej Mularczyk. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film for the 80th Academy Awards.
Polish release poster
German officers present their findings regarding Katyn to captured Allied officers in 1943.
A German-made prison bus used by the NKVD for transport of prisoners; the bus was reconstructed for the purpose of the film.
Speech before projection in Riga
Andrzej Witold Wajda was a Polish film and theatre director. Recipient of an Honorary Oscar, the Palme d'Or, as well as Honorary Golden Lion and Honorary Golden Bear Awards, he was a prominent member of the "Polish Film School". He was known especially for his trilogy of war films consisting of A Generation (1955), Kanał (1957) and Ashes and Diamonds (1958).
Wajda in 1963
Andrzej Wajda (center), c. 1970
Wajda during filming in 1974
During the filming of Katyń in 2007