Aria for an Athlete

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Krzysztof Majchrzak

Władysław Góralewicz

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Pola Raksa

Cecylia, żona Góralewicza

Age : 83 | Popularity : 24%

Roman Wilhelmi

Bolcio Rogalski

Age : 55 | Popularity : 6%

Bogusz Bilewski

"Cyklop" Bieńkowski

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

Wojciech Pszoniak

Siedelmayer, dyrektor cyrku

Age : 78 | Popularity : 7%

Ryszard Pietruski

śpiewak Baptisto Messalini

Age : 73 | Popularity : 5%

Zdzisław Wardejn

Popow

Age : 84 | Popularity : 8%

Andrzej Wasilewicz

Abs

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound	Leszek Wronko
	Music	Zdzisław Szostak
Camera	Director of Photography	Jerzy Zielinski
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Ewa Krauze Małgorzata Braszka
	Makeup Artist	Maria Lasnowska Janina Sękowska
Editing	Editor	Janina Niedźwiecka
Writing	Screenplay	Filip Bajon
Directing	Director	Filip Bajon
Art	Production Design	Andrzej Kowalczyk
	Set Decoration	Andrzej Przedworski
Production	Production Manager	Lechosław Szuttenbach
Department	Role	Name

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