The Strongest Man in the World (1980 film)

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| director = Halya Kuchmij

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| writer = Robert A. Duncan

| narrator = Jack Palance

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| released = {{Film date|1980}}

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The Strongest Man in the World is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Halya Kuchmij and released in 1980.Nela Bureu Ramos, Flaming Embers: Literary Testimonies on Ageing and Desire. Peter Lang, 2010. {{ISBN|9783034304382}}. pp. 120-121.

The film is a portrait of Mike Swistun, a circus performer from Manitoba who was billed as "The Strongest Man in the World" when he toured with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in the 1920s;[http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/03/strongestman.shtml "The Strongest Man in the World"]. Manitoba History, No. 3 (1982). after an injury ended his career in 1930, he returned to the town of Olha where his work included stints as a folk musician, a designer of Ukrainian Orthodox churches, and a chicken farmer.

The film won the Genie Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981.Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. {{ISBN|0-7737-3238-1}}. pp. 135-139.