The Champion

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Audience Score
77
The Champion
StarringPiotr GłowackiJan SzydłowskiGrzegorz Małecki
DirectorMarciej Barczewski
WriterMarciej Barczewski
NR 1 hr 31 minDrama, History
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Movie Box Office Gross:$43,663 (Worldwide)
Original Language:Polish
Production Companies:Iron Films, Telewizja Polska, Cavatina Studio
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