Iron Ivan

Iron Ivan (Поддубный) is a 2014 Russian biographical sports drama film directed by Gleb Orlov. The plot of the film in many ways repeats the Soviet film The Wrestler and the Clown.

Plot
The film tells about the fighter Ivan Poddubny, who could defeat any opponent in the ring, but lost to love.

Cast

 * Mikhail Porechenkov as Ivan Poddubny
 * Katerina Shpitsa as Maria "Masha" Dozmarova, a gymnast, Ivan Poddubny's beloved
 * Aleksandr Mikhailov as Maxim Ivanovich Poddubny, Ivan Poddubny's Father
 * Roman Madyanov as Tverdokhlebov, Circus Director
 * Vladimir Ilyin as Drubich, Poddubny's Manager
 * Yuri Kolokolnikov as Count Korsakov, Poddubny's Manager
 * Denis Lavant as Eugene de Paris, Poddubny's Coach
 * Mikhail Krylov as Terry Covel, Poddubny's Manager in the USA
 * Pyotr Krylov as Nikita Poddubny, Ivan Poddubny's brother
 * Andrey Smolka as Mitrofan Poddubny, Ivan Poddubny's brother
 * Harry Anichkin as Chief Judge
 * Nina Antonova as Nurse
 * Velizar Binev as American Neighbour
 * Terry Bird as Scott

Filming
Funds for location shooting of the film were provided in the summer of 2012 by the Cinema Foundation and took place in Sevastopol, Moscow, Paris and New York.