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).
- Occupation
- director, screenwriter, film director, theatre director
- Position held
- Member of the Senate of the Republic of Poland
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Born
- March 6, 1926
- Died
