The Champion
2021·Movie·1h 31m15
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.
- Directed by
- Maciej Barczewski
- Original language
- Polski
- Released
- 27 August 2021
Where to Watch
Availability in the US · Subtitle and audio track data
Cast
Piotr Głowacki
Tadeusz Pietrzykowski "Teddy"
- JS
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
- MP
Marianna Pawlisz
Helcia
Zbigniew Paterak
Lekarz