# Man of Iron (1981)

**German title:** Der Mann aus Eisen


**Genres:** Drama

**Duration:** 147 min

**IMDb:** [7.3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082222/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.7](https://letterboxd.com/film/man-of-iron/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: no votes yet, Popcornmeter: 82%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/man_of_iron)

## Description

A few years after the events of Man of Marble (1977), a journalist investigates Mateusz Birkut's son Maciek Tomczyk, now an activist leading a shipyard strike.

## Details

**Premiere:** 27 Jul 1981

**Director:** Andrzej Wajda

**Cast:** Jerzy Radziwiłowicz, Krystyna Janda, Marian Opania, Irena Byrska, Wiesława Kosmalska, Bogusław Linda, Franciszek Trzeciak, Janusz Gajos, Andrzej Seweryn, Marek Kondrat, Jerzy Trela, Krzysztof Janczar

**Countries:** Poland

**Languages:** Polish, French, Japanese

**Available versions:** OmeU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGWQfuhefI8)

## Showtimes in Cologne in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-05-31 (Sunday)

- **[Lichtspiele Kalk](/cinemas/323-lichtspiele-kalk.md) (Kalk):** [2026-05-31 17:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/koeln/lichtspiele-koeln-kalk/vorstellung/3545272872?appView=1)  (OmeU)