A Strong Man

A Strong Man
Poster for the film
Polish	Mocny człowiek
Directed by	Henryk Szaro
Written by	Jerzy Braun Henryk Szaro
Produced by	Marek Libkow [pl]
Starring	Gregori Chmara Agnes Kuck [pl] Julian Krzewiński [pl]
Cinematography	Giovanni Vitrotti
Music by	Feliks Maliniak
Production company	Gloria
Release date	October 2, 1929 (1929-10-02) (Poland)
Running time	about 78 minutes[1]
Country	Poland
Language	Polish

A Strong Man (Polish: Mocny człowiek) is a 1929 Polish psychological thriller directed by Henryk Szaro and produced by Marek Libkow [pl]. It is the second adaptation of Stanisław Przybyszewski's 1912 novel of the same name. As one of the last Polish silent films, it presents a study of an artist (played by Grigorij Chmara) who ultimately loses a battle with his own conscience.

A Strong Man was inspired by the achievements of German expressionist cinema. Thanks to Giovanni Vitrotti's cinematography and the use of several innovative film techniques – such as double/triple exposure, point-of-view shots, and expressive montage – the film was highly regarded for its technical execution, especially within the context of Polish cinema during the interwar period. After World War II, when all known copies of the film in Poland were destroyed, it was long considered lost. It was only in 1997 that a copy was discovered in Belgium and subsequently returned to Poland. In 2006, a digitally restored version was released.