There Was Once a ChampionMovie
The life of the former boxing champion, Marijan Beneš, is interesting from the very beginning, more precisely from his first fights in the Boxing Club "Slavija" from Banja Luka, through the amateur title of European champion in 1979, and further, through several championship belt defenses, to the fight for the title of world champion. The story of the boxing legend of the town on the Vrbas is permeated through this documentary. This achievement was awarded the prestigious "Silver Pine" award in 2004.
About There Was Once a Champion
There Was Once a Champion is a 2004 documentary movie directed by Dejan Strika.
The production information lists a runtime of 58m, production credits from Bosnia and Herzegovina, an original language code of SR.
The credited cast includes Marijan Beneš, Ljiljana Fischer, Bego Huseljić, Tomo Palankin. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
