Pola Raksa

Pola Raksa

Acting

April 14, 1941
Lida, Nowogródzkie, Polska [obecnie Lida, Białoruś]
22 movies

Biography

Pola Raksa (born 14 April 1941) is one of the most popular actresses in the history of Polish cinema. In the 1960s and 1970s, she was considered a sex symbol in Polish cinema. She is best known for her role as Marusia in the television series Czterej pancerni i pies (Four Tank-Men and a Dog). For her contribution to Polish culture, she received the Gold Cross of Merit (1974) and the "Meritorious Cultural Activist" Badge (1979). In 2003, readers of the "Super Express" magazine called her the most...

🎬 Pola Raksa's Filmography

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Aria for an Athlete
6.8

Set at the turn of the century it presents a story of a famous Polish athlete, Zbyszko Cyganiewicz. It begins in a small town where a traveling circus attracts a shy boy into a phony wrestling game to please the crowds. The youth, however, takes his strength seriously, eventually defeating a name wrestler in a fair match. Angered circus manager fires him; he leaves happily due to two wrestler brothers who were harassing him. The wrestler goes on to fame, performing in the world's top arenas, and one day is serenaded by a tenor from the crowd. Fame brings him women and admirers but he is uncompromising on his profession. He has his revenge on one of his tormentors defeating him in the ring. One day, attending a game in a tuxedo, he is challenged by another of the brothers and drawn into a brutal game, in course of which he kills his opponent. Thus his career ends.

Aria for an Athlete

1979
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