The Champion

Storyline

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.

Top Cast

Piotr Głowacki

Piotr Głowacki

Tadeusz Pietrzykowski "Teddy"

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Jan Szydłowski

Janek

Grzegorz Małecki

Grzegorz Małecki

rapportführer Gerhard

Marcin Bosak

Marcin Bosak

lagerführer

Marcin Czarnik

Marcin Czarnik

Bruno

Marek Kasprzyk

Marek Kasprzyk

Ernst

Piotr Witkowski

Piotr Witkowski

Walter

Marian Dziędziel

Marian Dziędziel

rotmistrz

Rafał Zawierucha

Rafał Zawierucha

Klimko

Kamil Szeptycki

Kamil Szeptycki

Kropp

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Marianna Pawlisz

Helcia

Zbigniew Paterak

Zbigniew Paterak

Lekarz

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Agata Mieniuk

Ana

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Miłosz Kwiecień

Rudi

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Hugh Hanley

oficer z Neuengamme

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Michał Pluskota

"Hammerschlag"

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Dandris

Czesław Jaszczyński "Bumbo"

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Mateusz Broda

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Jarek Widuch

Zachar

Anna Krotoska

Anna Krotoska

nurse Maria

Director

Maciej Barczewski

Writers

Maciej Barczewski

Status

Released

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