Squaring the Circle 39 years old

An account of how Lech Walesa and the "Solidarity" trade union confronted the might of Communist dictatorship in Poland.

Credits

Squaring the Circle Cast

Name Character
Tom Wilkinson He was 35, now 75 years old as Rulewski
Richard Crenna He was 57, 76 years old when he died as The Narrator
Bernard Hill He was 39, now 79 years old as Lech Walesa
Roy Kinnear He was 50, 54 years old when he died as Kania
John Bluthal He was 54, 89 years old when he died as Babiuch
Don Henderson He was 51, 64 years old when he died as Kuron
Mark Dignam He was 75, 80 years old when he died as 2nd Witness
Alec McCowen He was 58, 91 years old when he died as Rakowski
Colin Jeavons He was 54, now 94 years old as Glemp
John Woodvine He was 54, now 94 years old as Gierek
Peter Bayliss He was 61, 80 years old when he died as Barcikowski
Gary Waldhorn He was 40, now 80 years old as Jagielski
Jonathan Adams He was 16, 37 years old when he died as Gwiazda
Ralph Nossek He was 61, 88 years old when he died as Official
John Antrobus He was 50, now 90 years old as 1st. Witness
Philip Raymond as Geremek
Michael N. Harbour He was 38, 63 years old when he died as Lis
Frank Jakeman as Pressman/Photographer
Leon Lissek He was 57, now 97 years old as 3rd Witness
Anthony May He was 38, now 77 years old as 4th Witness
Martin Wyldeck He was 70, 74 years old when he died as Olszowski
Matthew Long He was 8, now 48 years old as Szozopanski
Gordon Gostelow He was 59, 82 years old when he died as Mazowiecki
Bob Sessions He was 52, 66 years old when he died as Reporter
John Rogan He was 116, 37 years old when he died as Jurczyk
Robert Percival He was 219, 61 years old when he died as Jablonski
Frank Middlemass He was 64, 87 years old when he died as Brezhnev
Neil McCaul as Steel Worker

Squaring the Circle Crew

Name Department
Mike Hodges as Director. He was 51 (now 91) years old Directing
Squaring the Circle (39 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, May 23, 1984
  • Runtime: 115 minutes