The Strongest Man in the World
30 mins
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.
Elise Swerhone
Camera Department Production Assistant
Halya Kuckmij
Producer
Robert Lower
Sound
Halya Kuckmij
Director
Robert Duncan
Writer
Lara Mazur
Sound Editor
Roman Buchok
Production Assistant