The Big Race
1981, Polish. Directed by Jerzy Domaradzki.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Polish
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- Released
- 1 December 1981
- Original title
- Wielki bieg
- Country
- Poland
- Written by
- Feliks Falk
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The Big Race runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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The Big Race isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 December 1981. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Big Race?
The Big Race (1981) was directed by Jerzy Domaradzki and stars Tadeusz Bradecki, Jarosław Kopaczewski, Leon Niemczyk.