''Olympics 40'' ( pl, Olimpiada 40) is a 1980 Polish
drama film directed by
Andrzej Kotkowski
Andrzej Adam Kotkowski (17 February 1940 – 15 January 2016) was a Polish film director and screenwriter. He directed seventeen films between 1972 and 2009.
Selected filmography
* ''Olympics 40'' (1980)
* '' Peaceful Years'' (1981)
* '' ...
.
The film was selected as the Polish entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
53rd Academy Awards
The 53rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored 1980 in film, films released in 1980 and took place on March 31, 1981, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Plot
The film is based on actual events from World War II. During August 1940, prisoners of war celebrated a "special Olympics" called the ''International Prisoner-of-War Olympic Games'' at
Stalag
In Germany, stalag (; ) was a term used for prisoner-of-war camps. Stalag is a contraction of "Stammlager", itself short for ''Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschaftsstammlager'', a literal translation of which is "War-prisoner" (i.e. POW) "enlisted" "ma ...
XIII-A in
Langwasser, near
Nuremberg, Germany. An
Olympic flag, 29 by 46 cm in size, was made of a Polish prisoner's shirt and, drawn in crayon, it featured the Olympic rings and banners for Belgium, France, Great Britain, Norway, Poland, and the Netherlands. ''Olympics 40'' tells the story of these games and of one of the prisoners of war, Teodor Niewiadomski.
Cast
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Mariusz Benoit as Piotr
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Jerzy Bończak
Jerzy Bończak (born 29 July 1949 in Bieżuń) is a Polish actor. He appeared in the television series ''Aby do świtu...'' in 1992. He also played Daniel Czapliński in the Polish movie ''With Fire and Sword'.''
Selected filmography
* ''Te ...
as Jacques
*
Tadeusz Galia as Leon
*
Krzysztof Janczar
Krzysztof () is a Polish given name, equivalent to English '' Christopher''. The name became popular in the 15th century. Its diminutive forms include Krzyś, Krzysiek, and Krzysio; augmentative – Krzychu
Individuals named Krzysztof may choose ...
as Andrzej
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Ryszard Kotys as Schlappke
*
Wojciech Pszoniak as Schulz
See also
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1940 Summer Olympics
The 1940 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XII Olympiad, were originally scheduled to be held from September 21 to October 6, 1940, in Tokyo City, Empire of Japan. They were rescheduled for Helsinki, Finland, to be held from ...
*
List of submissions to the 53rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
*
List of Polish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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1980 films
1980 drama films
Polish sports drama films
1980s Polish-language films
World War II films based on actual events
Films set in 1940
Sports films based on actual events
1980s sports drama films
1940 Summer Olympics
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