Andrzej Wajda born 6 March 1926 was a Polish film director Recipient of an honorary Oscar he was possibly the most prominent member of the unofficial Polish Film School active circa 1955 to 1963 He was known especially for a trilogy of war films A Generation 1954 Kanał 1956 and Ashes and Diamonds 1958 Four of his movies were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Promised Land 1975 The Maids of Wilko 1979 Man of Iron 1981 and Katyń 2007 He passed away in 2016 at the age of 90 Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrzej Wajda licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia