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The accidental sportsman (1939)

The accidental sportsman poster
Original title
Sportowiec mimo woli
Directed by
Mieczysław Krawicz
Genre
comedy film
Country
Second Polish Republic
Runtime
1h 04m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man gets caught up in sporting events against his will. The film follows his comic misadventures in the mountain resort of Zakopane.

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What happens

A Sportsman Against His Will (Polish: Sportowiec mimo woli) is a 1940 Polish comedy film directed by Mieczyslaw Krawicz and starring Adolf Dymsza, Aleksander Zabczynski and Ina Benita. Location shooting took place around Zakopane. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Stefan Norris, Jacek Rotmil and Józef Galewski. It was the last film produced during the Second Polish Republic completed just before the outbreak of the Second World War and released during the Occupation of Poland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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