The Champion
2021/08/27 (US) | 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.
Maciej Barczewski
Director
Lead Cast
Piotr Głowacki
Tadeusz Pietrzykowski "Teddy"
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Jan Szydłowski
Janek
Grzegorz Małecki
rapportführer Gerhard
Marcin Bosak
lagerführer
Marcin Czarnik
Bruno
Marek Kasprzyk
Ernst
Piotr Witkowski
Walter
Budget
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Revenue
$ 43,663
Status
Released
Production Company
- Iron Films
- Telewizja Polska
- Cavatina Studio
- Hardkop
Crews
Robert Pałka
Still Photographer
Bartosz Chajdecki
Original Music Composer
Leszek Starzyński
Producer
Witold Płóciennik
Director of Photography
Krzysztof Szpetmański
Producer
Ewa Skoczkowska
Production Design
Maciej Barczewski
Writer