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One might have thought that the most significant change in the film industry that would come about with a transition from the communist economy to capitalism would fundamentally concern the sources of funding.

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Andrzej Wajda
Age: 90 †
Born: 1926
Born: March 6
Died: 2016
Died: October 9
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