The Strongest Man in the World

Name: The Strongest Man in the World
Director: Halya Kuckmij
Released: 1980-01-15
Duration: 30 min

January 15, 1980

30m

Mystery

Overview

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.