The strongest man in the world cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Louis cyr s circus shows soon became legendary and his name was plastered over newspaper headlines up and down the country. French canadian louis cyr, who was the strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th century, is spotlighted. Cyr lifted a 218pound 99 kg barbell with one hand to michaud s 158 pounds or 72 kg and a weight of 2,371 pounds 1,075 kg on his back, to his opponents 2,071 pounds 939 kg to win the title of strongest man in the country. In 1886 he earned the title of the strongest man in canada after being pitted against michaud of quebec, then canadas strongest man.
The untold story of louis cyr, the original strongest man. Placing sixteen men on a platform lying across his back, cyr completed a backlift totalling over. Cyr s claim as the world s strongest man stems from his 1895 backlift in boston. Louis cyr stood head and shoulders above his contemporaries and rightly claimed the title, the strongest man in the world. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews.
Cyr, played by antoine bertrand, is a shy, illiterate french canadian hero who proved his impressive strength by lifting up a giant rock during a fight. The life and accomplishments of the canadian strong man. The strongest man in the world english subtitles 91957050 quebec inc louis cyr. Movie information, genre, rating, running time, photos, trailer, synopsis and user. This moving biopic is the story of louis cyr, who at one time was the strongest man in the world. The strongest man in the world in the late 19th century, after years of delighting crowds with astounding feats of strength, louis cyr was considered the strongest man in the world. Strongest men in history hoisted cattle and crushed stones. With illustrations by caroline hamel, a five time recipient of the lux award in quebec for achievement in illustration and cegep grad, we are reintroduced to the story of cypriennoe cyr of quebec, the eldest of 17 children, who became known as louis cyr, the strongest man in the world. Louis started his strong man career at the age of 17, after some publicity came about due to an. Paul anderson the strongest man in recorded history duration. Biopic of louis cyr, strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th century. Louis cyr was a french canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early. Lhomme le plus fort du monde rests on antoine bertrands broad. Louis cyr, a frenchcanadian laborer working in a textile.
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