Squaring the Circle (1984): Cast
Squaring the Circle is a 1984 drama directed by Mike Hodges, starring Bernard Hill as Lech Walesa, George Irving and Tom Wilkinson. It runs 1 hour 55 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 55m (115 min)
- Director
- Mike Hodges
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Metromedia Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Squaring the Circle About?
The premise of Squaring the Circle without spoilers.
An account of how Lech Walesa and the “Solidarity” trade union confronted the might of Communist dictatorship in Poland.
Squaring the Circle Cast & Characters
Bernard Hill leads the cast as Lech Walesa, with George Irving as Aristov (as George Waring) and Tom Wilkinson as Rulewski. Directed by Mike Hodges; 40 actors are credited in all.
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Director Mike Hodges
- Bernard Hill as Lech Walesa
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George Irving as Aristov (as George Waring) -
Tom Wilkinson as Rulewski -
Richard Crenna as The Narrator
Also Starring in Squaring the Circle
· 36 more- Roy Kinnear Kania
- John Woodvine Gierek
- John Bluthal Babiuch
- Alec McCowen Rakowski
- Frank Ellis Miner
- Don Henderson Kuron
- Jonathan Adams Gwiazda
- Mark Dignam 2nd Witness
- Leon Lissek 3rd Witness
- Martin Wyldeck Olszowski
- Frank Middlemass Brezhnev
- Peter Bayliss Barcikowski
- Colin Jeavons Glemp
- Ralph Nossek Official
- Gordon Gostelow Mazowiecki
- Gary Waldhorn Jagielski
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- Anthony May 4th Witness
- James Warrior 5th Witness
- Neil McCaul Steel Worker
- John Rogan Jurczyk
- Matthew Long Szozopanski
- Bob Sessions Reporter
- Nicholas McArdle Party Speaker
- Ronald Forfar Prisoner
- Frank Jakeman Pressman/Photographer
- Henry Moxon Cardinal Wyozyski
- Richard Kane Jaruzelski
- Robert Percival Jablonski
- John Antrobus 1st. Witness
- Stuart Cox General Jaruzelski's Secretary
- Michael N. Harbour Lis
- Robin Summers Bujak
- Jon Glover Picket
- Philip Raymond Geremek
- Trevor T. Smith Secretary
- Bill McCabe Finanski
More from Mike Hodges
More films directed by Mike Hodges, best-rated first: Get Carter, Croupier, Flash Gordon and I'll Sleep When I'm Dead.
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Squaring the Circle FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Squaring the Circle, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Squaring the Circle?
Squaring the Circle runs 1 hour 55 minutes (115 minutes).
When was Squaring the Circle released?
Squaring the Circle was released on May 23, 1984.
Who directed Squaring the Circle?
Squaring the Circle was directed by Mike Hodges.
More films by Mike Hodges Who is in the cast of Squaring the Circle?
Squaring the Circle stars Bernard Hill as Lech Walesa, George Irving as Aristov (as George Waring) and Tom Wilkinson as Rulewski, among 40 credited actors.
Does Squaring the Circle have a post-credit scene?
No. Squaring the Circle has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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