Aria for an Athlete

Aria for an Athlete (1979)

DramaHistory

Set at the turn of the century it presents a story of a famous Polish athlete, Zbyszko Cyganiewicz. It begins in a small town where a traveling circus attracts a shy boy into a phony wrestling game to please the crowds. The youth, however, takes his strength seriously, eventually defeating a name wrestler in a fair match. Angered circus manager fires him; he leaves happily due to two wrestler brothers who were harassing him. The wrestler goes on to fame, performing in the world's top arenas, and one day is serenaded by a tenor from the crowd. Fame brings him women and admirers but he is uncompromising on his profession. He has his revenge on one of his tormentors defeating him in the ring. One day, attending a game in a tuxedo, he is challenged by another of the brothers and drawn into a brutal game, in course of which he kills his opponent. Thus his career ends.

Director: Filip Bajon
Writer: Filip Bajon

Casts

	Krzysztof Majchrzak as Władysław Góralewicz
	Pola Raksa as Cecylia
	Roman Wilhelmi as Bolcio Rogalski
	Bogusz Bilewski as "Cyklop" Bieńkowski
	Wojciech Pszoniak as Siedelmayer, dyrektor cyrku
	Ryszard Pietruski as śpiewak Baptisto Messalini
	Zdzisław Wardejn as Popow
	Andrzej Wasilewicz as Abs
	Bogumił Antczak as [obsada aktorska]
	Witold Dederko as starzec na ulicy
	Ryszard Dembiński as Knapp, właściciel cyrku
	Teodor Gendera as redaktor
	Elżbieta Goetel as przyjaciółka Cecylii
	Witold Gruca as choreograf Knappa
	Wirgiliusz Gryń as Georg Hitzler
	Emil Karewicz as Breitkopf
	Wiesław Komasa as popełniający samobójstwo towarzysz Cecylii
	Michał Leśniak as zapaśnik Specht
	Czesław Magnowski as Abs
	Krzysztof Litwin as przyjaciel Messaliniego
	Hans-Joachim Recknitz as amerykański sprawozdawca
	Zbigniew Sawan as Clemenceau
	Piotr Skrzynecki as Westman, dyrektor cyrku
	Wiesław Wójcik as Max Braun
	Józef Grzeszczak as żandarm, zapaśnik (nie występuje w napisach)
	Jerzy Rogowski as tragarz (nie występuje w napisach)
	Ewa Sałacka as [obsada aktorska] (nie występuje w napisach)
	Ludwik Benoit as dubbing roli odgrywanej przez Witolda Dederki
	Bogusław Sochnacki as dubbing roli odgrywanej przez Czesława Magnowskiego
	Bogdan Baer as dubbing roli odgrywanej przez Piotra Skrzyneckiego

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