Ivan Syla 2013

Synopsis:

"Strong Ivan" 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 travelled 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.

Directed by: Viktor Andriienko
Release date: 2013-10-02
Runtime: 80 minutes
Cast:
Dmytro Khaladgi
Dmytro Khaladgi
Ivan Syla 
Ivanna Sakhno
Ivanna Sakhno
Milka 
Vasyl Virastyuk
Vasyl Virastyuk
Velet 
Viktor Andriienko
Viktor Andriienko
Fiksa 
Igor Pismennyi
Igor Pismennyi
Pandorsky 
Bohdan Beniuk
Bohdan Beniuk
Kovalskiy 
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Also known as:
  • Ivan the Powerful