The Big Race (1981)

overview : Set in 1952, the story follows events around the "Peace Run", a propaganda 3-day marathon for peace. The winner is to be presented with a new motorcycle by the country's president. Chief organizer is a ruthless manipulator who will stop at nothing to make sure that the right man wins. There are two runners, Budny and Stolar, who are participating in the race for different reasons.

Release Date : Dec 01, 1981

Runtime : 1h 39m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : Zespół Filmowy "X"

Countries : Poland

Keywords : poland, communist propaganda, stalinism, 1950s, wroclaw