Ivan the Powerful
"Strong Ivan" is a film telling an outstanding life story of Ivan Firtsak who was born in June, 1899 in a Ukrainian village Bilky, Irshava district in Zakarpattia Oblast. At the age of 18 he became a performer with a Czechoslovak circus and travelled to 64 countries of the world, astonishing everybody with his victories. He was a weightlifting champion of Czechoslovakia, a bodybuilding champion of Europe. He earned the nickname Strong Ivan Croton for his incredible strength. Ivan Firtsak won a great number of single combats with famous wrestlers of the world. From hands of the Queen of England he received a helmet and a belt decorated with cold and diamonds. American press called him the strongest man of the XX century. In 1937 in the prime of his fame he came back to the homeland.
Year: 2013
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Studio: Ukrainian State Film Agency, InsightMedia Producing Center
Director: Viktor Andriienko
Cast: Dmytro Khaladgi, Ivanna Sakhno, Vasyl Virastiuk, Viktor Andriienko, Igor Pismennyi, Bohdan Beniuk
Crew: Viktor Andriienko (Director), Viktor Maliarenko (Editor)
Runtime: 80 minutes
Release: Oct 02, 2013
IMDb: 6.40/10 by 9 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Ukraine
Language: Український
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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