8 minutes of 1956 steel that'll make you weirdly proud of heavy machinery.
In February 1956, after several months of construction, the largest rolling mill in Poland, the rolling mill of the Lenin Smelter, started to operate. The viewers could see the final preparations and the launch of the machine.
Cinematography
Glorious black-and-white shots that make steel look like sculpture.
Sound
Andrzej Łapicki's narration: dramatic, authoritative, slightly thirsty for industry.
Director
Jan Łomnicki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Lenin Smelter (now Huta Katowice) was a flagship of Stalinist industrialization—this film is essentially state-sponsored metal thirst.
Director Jan Łomnicki later became a major Polish filmmaker; this early doc shows his gift for finding beauty in the brutal.
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