The Champion (Polish: Mistrz) is a 2020 Polish sports drama film directed by Maciej Barczewski and starring among others Piotr Glowacki, Rafal Zawierucha, Marcin Czarnik, Marian Dziedziel. Music is composed by Bartosz Chajdecki.[1][2]
| The Champion | |
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| Directed by | Maciej Barczewski |
| Written by | Maciej Barczewski |
| Produced by |
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| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Witold Płóciennik |
| Edited by | Leszek Starzyński |
| Music by | Bartosz Chajdecki |
Production company | Iron Films |
| Distributed by | Galapagos |
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| Country | Poland |
| Language | Polish |
It tells the story of Tadeusz Pietrzykowski, a Polish boxer who became famous for his nearly undefeated strings of victories in the Nazi concentration camps.[1][2][3][4][5] This is the first full-length movie directed by Barczewski.[2]
The film premiered at the Gdynia Polish Film Festival on 8 December 2020.[6]
Development
The film was announced in 2019.[2] The shooting finished in January 2020.[1] The movie was initially scheduled for release for 16 October 2020[7][8] but has been delayed with the new release date given as March 2021.[9] The delay was likely caused by the impact of the COVID-19 on the Polish cinemas.[9]
Cast
- Piotr Glowacki as Tadeusz Pietrzykowski
- Rafal Zawierucha as Klimko
- Marcin Czarnik as Bruno
- Marian Dziedziel
- Martin Hugh Henley as Officer from Neuengamme
- Marcin Bosak as Lagerführer
- Piotr Witkowski as Walter
- Grzegorz Malecki as Rapportführer
- Lukasz Szoblik as Bumbo
References
- ^ a b c "Koniec zdjęć do filmu "Mistrz" o legendarnym polskim pięściarzu". kultura.onet.pl. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d "Powstanie "Mistrz" – film o legendarnym polskim pięściarzu z Auschwitz". www.tvp.info (in Polish). 20 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ ""Mistrz" - film o legendarnym pięściarzu "Teddy'm" będzie miał premierę jesienią". histmag.org. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ "Incredible true story of boxing champ who fought for his life in Auschwitz turned into major new film". www.thefirstnews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
- ^ ""Mistrz". Historia Polaka, który zdobył tytuł mistrza wszechwag obozu koncentracyjnego Auschwitz-Birkenau". gazetapl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2020: The Champion". FilmNewEurope.com. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
- ^ "Dzięki walkom na ringu Tadeusz Pietrzykowski ocalił swoje życie. Powstaje film o słynnym "Teddym"!". Viva.pl (in Polish). 7 July 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Redakcja (4 February 2020). "Bokser z Auschwitz. Bielsko-Biała upamiętni Tadeusza Teddy'ego Pietrzykowskiego". Dziennik Zachodni (in Polish). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Premiera "Mistrza" przełożona na 2021 rok". film.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-10-08.
External links
- The Champion at IMDb
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