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Strongest Man in the World, The

Genre

Documentary

Directed By

Halya Kuckmij

Date: Jan 1980
Length: 00:29:00
Process: Colour
Country: Canada
Shooting Format: 16 mm
Sound Format: Dialogue
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Synopsis

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.

Tags

circus, family, farm, history, prairie

Credits

Director
Halya Kuckmij
Producer
Halya Kuckmij
Cinematographer
Allan Kroeker
Editor
Allan Kroeker
Writer
Robert Duncan
Sound
Robert Lower
Camera Assistant
Elise Swerhone
Sound Editor
Lara Mazur
Production Assistant
Roman Buchok

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