---
title: 'The Champion (2020)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Maciej Barczewski'
released: '2020-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 91
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Poland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-champion-2020'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11369540/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Champion (2020)

2020 · 91 min · Drama, History · Poland

Original title: Mistrz

## Synopsis

The Champion, released in some English-speaking countries as The Champion of Auschwitz, is a 2020 Polish sports drama film written and directed by Maciej Barczewski. It stars Piotr Głowacki as Tadeusz Pietrzykowski, a real-life Polish boxer who became famous for his nearly undefeated strings of victories in the Nazi Germany concentration camps. The film also stars Rafal Zawierucha, Marcin Czarnik and Marian Dziedziel. The music was composed by Bartosz Chajdecki. This is the first full-length movie directed by Barczewski.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Maciej Barczewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/maciej-barczewski)
- **Screenplay:** [Maciej Barczewski](https://cinepixo.com/people/maciej-barczewski)

## Cast

- [Marcin Czarnik](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcin-czarnik)
- [Marcin Bosak](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcin-bosak)
- [Jan Szydłowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-szyd-owski)
- [Grzegorz Małecki](https://cinepixo.com/people/grzegorz-ma-ecki)
- [Piotr Głowacki](https://cinepixo.com/people/piotr-g-owacki) as Tadeusz Pietrzykowski
- [Piotr Witkowski](https://cinepixo.com/people/piotr-witkowski)
- [Marian Dziędziel](https://cinepixo.com/people/marian-dziedziel)
- [Rafał Zawierucha](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafa-zawierucha)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-champion-2020
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