Film

The Champion

2021 · 1h 31m · Drama · History · War

IMDb

6.7

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.

Piotr Głowacki

Tadeusz Pietrzykowski "Teddy"

Jan Szydłowski

Janek

Grzegorz Małecki

rapportführer Gerhard

Marcin Bosak

lagerführer

Marcin Czarnik

Bruno

Marek Kasprzyk

Ernst

Piotr Witkowski

Walter

Marian Dziędziel

rotmistrz

Rafał Zawierucha

Klimko

Kamil Szeptycki

Kropp

Marianna Pawlisz

Helcia

Zbigniew Paterak

Lekarz

Agata Mieniuk

Ana

Miłosz Kwiecień

Rudi

Hugh Hanley

oficer z Neuengamme

Michał Pluskota

"Hammerschlag"

• Maciej BarczewskiWriter · Director
• Leszek StarzyńskiProducer · Editor
• Krzysztof SzpetmańskiProducer
• Wojciech WidelskiProducer
• Witold PłóciennikDirector of Photography
• Bartosz ChajdeckiOriginal Music Composer
• Aleksandra GruberCasting

UK Trailer [Subtitled]

Release date

August 27, 2021

Status

Released

Original language

Polish

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

NR

Revenue

$43,663

Genres

Drama, History, War

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