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Ivan the Powerful

Original title: Ivan Syla
  • 2013
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Viktor Andrienko in Ivan the Powerful (2013)
"Ivan the Poweful" 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 traveled 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.
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"Ivan the Poweful" tells the outstanding life story of Ivan Firtsak who was born in June 1899 in a Ukrainian village Bilky, Irshava district in Zakarpattia Oblast. At 18 he became a performe... Read all"Ivan the Poweful" tells the outstanding life story of Ivan Firtsak who was born in June 1899 in a Ukrainian village Bilky, Irshava district in Zakarpattia Oblast. At 18 he became a performer with a Czechoslovak circus and traveled to 64 countries of the world, astonishing everyb... Read all"Ivan the Poweful" tells the outstanding life story of Ivan Firtsak who was born in June 1899 in a Ukrainian village Bilky, Irshava district in Zakarpattia Oblast. At 18 he became a performer with a Czechoslovak circus and traveled to 64 countries of the world, astonishing everybody with his victories. He was a weightlifting champion of Czechoslovakia and a bodybuildi... Read all

  • Directors
    • Viktor Andrienko
    • Igor Pismennyy
  • Writers
    • Viktor Andrienko
    • Igor Pismennyy
    • Oleksandr Havrosh
  • Stars
    • Dmytro Khaladgi
    • Vasyl Virastyuk
    • Leonid Shevchenko
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    422
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Viktor Andrienko
      • Igor Pismennyy
    • Writers
      • Viktor Andrienko
      • Igor Pismennyy
      • Oleksandr Havrosh
    • Stars
      • Dmytro Khaladgi
      • Vasyl Virastyuk
      • Leonid Shevchenko
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dmytro Khaladgi
    • Ivan Syla
    • (as Dmytro Khaladzhy)
    Vasyl Virastyuk
    • Velet
    Leonid Shevchenko
    • Mikha
    Ivanna Sakhno
    Ivanna Sakhno
    • Milka
    Olga Sumska
    Olga Sumska
    • Adeliya
    • (as Olha Sumska)
    Viktor Andrienko
    Viktor Andrienko
    • Fiksa
    Igor Pismennyy
    • Pandorsky
    Vyacheslav Gindin
    • Doctor Novak
    Aleksandr Zadneprovsky
    Aleksandr Zadneprovsky
    • Police General
    • (as Les Zadniprovskyy)
    Aleksandr Ageenkov
    Aleksandr Ageenkov
      Vladimir Komarov
      Vladimir Komarov
      • White Clown
      Boris Barsky
      • Red Clown
      Igor Miroshnichenko
      • Orchestra conductor
      Oleh Hryhoryev
      • Kozak
      Vladyslav Pinchuk
      • Boy
      Sergey Romanyuk
      Sergey Romanyuk
      • Ivan in his old age
      • (as Serhiy Romaniuk)
      Bogdan Benyuk
      Bogdan Benyuk
      • Kovalskiy
      Oleg Primogenov
      Oleg Primogenov
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      • Directors
        • Viktor Andrienko
        • Igor Pismennyy
      • Writers
        • Viktor Andrienko
        • Igor Pismennyy
        • Oleksandr Havrosh
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      • Release date
        • October 3, 2013 (Ukraine)
      • Country of origin
        • Ukraine
      • Official site
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      • Language
        • Ukrainian
      • Also known as
        • Іван Сила
      • Production companies
        • Insightmedia Producing Center
        • Sakhaltuev Production
        • Le Doyen
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      • Budget
        • UAH 15,560,000 (estimated)
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 29 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital

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