Portrait of a Champion (1977)

Name: Portrait of a Champion
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1977-08-22

1h 32m

Running Time

Plot.

This Hungarian documentary explores the life and career of Olympic Pentathlon champion Andras Balczo. After winning five gold medals in the event, he retired at age 34. He was offered lucrative positions as a coach in many countries but elected to remain in Hungary, despite the fact that he was never permitted to train anyone there.

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Cast & Crew.

András Balczó

Ferenc Kósa

Screenplay / Director

János Gulyás

Cinematographer

Ferenc Káplár

Cinematographer

Zoltán Farkas

Editor

Details.

Release Date
August 22, 1977

Original Name
Küldetés

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 32m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2023-11-12

Wiki.

The subject of the film is Andrs Balcz, who won the Olympic gold medal in 1972 in modern pentathlon. He was removed from the halls because of his criticism of socialism.