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The Strongest Man in the World (1980)
Directed by Halya Kuckmij
Mystery · 30m
This film tells the bittersweet story of strongman and magician Mike Swistun who, for thirty days in 1923, was the strongman with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Born in Olha, Manitoba, Swistun was a Ukrainian farm boy, who, for a short moment in time, achieved fame and fortune only to lose it. Narrated by the Ukrainian Hollywood actor Jack Palance, this film won the prestigious Genie Award.
Crew
- Director
- Halya Kuckmij
- Writer
- Robert A. Duncan
- Director of Photography
- Allan Kroeker
- Editor
- Allan Kroeker
- Producer
- Halya Kuckmij
Details
- Release date
- 1980-01-15
- Runtime
- 30m
- Genres
- Mystery
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English