The Champion (2020 film)

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
Directed byMaciej Barczewski
Written byMaciej Barczewski
Produced by
  • Krzysztof Szpetmański
  • Leszek Starzyński
Starring
  • Marianna Pawlisz
  • Piotr Głowacki
  • Grzegorz Małecki
  • Marcin Bosak
CinematographyWitold Płóciennik
Edited byLeszek Starzyński
Music byBartosz Chajdecki
Production
company
Iron Films
Distributed byGalapagos
Release date
CountryPoland
LanguagePolish

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

References
  1. "Koniec zdjęć do filmu "Mistrz" o legendarnym polskim pięściarzu". kultura.onet.pl. 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-06-13. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  2. "Powstanie "Mistrz" – film o legendarnym polskim pięściarzu z Auschwitz". www.tvp.info (in Polish). 20 November 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  3. ""Mistrz" - film o legendarnym pięściarzu "Teddy'm" będzie miał premierę jesienią". histmag.org. Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  4. "Incredible true story of boxing champ who fought for his life in Auschwitz turned into major new film". www.thefirstnews.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  5. ""Mistrz". Historia Polaka, który zdobył tytuł mistrza wszechwag obozu koncentracyjnego Auschwitz-Birkenau". gazetapl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. "FNE at Gdynia Polish FF 2020: The Champion". FilmNewEurope.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  7. "Dzięki walkom na ringu Tadeusz Pietrzykowski ocalił swoje życie. Powstaje film o słynnym "Teddym"!". Viva.pl (in Polish). 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  8. Redakcja (4 February 2020). "Bokser z Auschwitz. Bielsko-Biała upamiętni Tadeusza Teddy'ego Pietrzykowskiego". Dziennik Zachodni (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  9. "Premiera "Mistrza" przełożona na 2021 rok". film.interia.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2020-10-08.


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