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The Champion
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The Champion

2021-08-27 · 91 min · ★ 7.7

Drama · History · War

It is 1940. The first transport of prisoners arrives at the newly created concentration camp Auschwitz. One of them is Tadeusz “Teddy” Pietrzykowski, pre-war boxing champion of Warsaw. The camp officers force him to fight in the ring for his and other prisoners’ lives. However, his every win strengthens the hope that Nazis are not invincible. Auschwitz officers notice the growing resistance. The confrontation with the authorities of the camp becomes inevitable.

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Directors
Maciej Barczewski
Production companies
Iron Films, Telewizja Polska, Cavatina Studio, Hardkop, Moovi
Countries
Poland
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 43,663

Top Cast

Piotr GłowackiPiotr GłowackiTadeusz Pietrzykowski "Teddy"
Jan SzydłowskiJanek
Grzegorz MałeckiGrzegorz Małeckirapportführer Gerhard
Marcin BosakMarcin Bosaklagerführer
Marcin CzarnikMarcin CzarnikBruno
Marek KasprzykMarek KasprzykErnst
Piotr WitkowskiPiotr WitkowskiWalter
Marian DziędzielMarian Dziędzielrotmistrz
Rafał ZawieruchaRafał ZawieruchaKlimko
Kamil SzeptyckiKamil SzeptyckiKropp
Marianna PawliszHelcia
Zbigniew PaterakZbigniew PaterakLekarz
Agata MieniukAna
Miłosz KwiecieńRudi
Hugh Hanleyoficer z Neuengamme
Michał Pluskota"Hammerschlag"
DandrisCzesław Jaszczyński "Bumbo"
Mateusz Broda
Jarek WiduchZachar
Anna KrotoskaAnna Krotoskanurse Maria

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