Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest, The

Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest, The

Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest, The

Ronald Harwood

Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest, The

Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest, The

Ronald Harwood

Overview

Father Jerzy Popieluszko was more than a priest. He was an outspoken pacifist, opponent of social repression and supporter of the outlawed Solidarity movement. Ronald Harwood’s play is a dramatisation of the trial of four Polish Security Service officers responsible for the kidnapping and murder of the Warsaw priest on the night of 19th October 1984.

Authors

Ronald Harwood

Ronald Harwood
Ronald Harwood’s many plays include The Dresser, Taking Sides, Quartet, Mahler’s Conversion, An English Tragedy, Collaboration and Degenerate Art which premiered in Berlin in October 2015. His films include The Dresser (Academy Award Nomination for Best Screenplay), Taking ...
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