May 9, 2017

In the shadow of... look-alikes


You've seen them all "In the shadow of Chuck Norris": Elvis Presley, Lech Wałęsa, Jerzy Maksymiuk, Elizabeth Taylor, Cezary Pazura, Pamela Anderson, Freddie Mercury... But what about the rest of band, who became celebrities in mid-nineties' Poland? What about people, who were famous, before Chuck Norris jokes emerged?

Have a look on those, who were not mentioned in the documetary. Below you will find rare material from private archives with Polish look-alikes of: Michael Jackson (x2), Pope John II (x2), Fidel Castro, Sylvester Stallone, Adam Małysz, Mr. Bean, Andrzej Gołota, Violetta Villas, Wojciech Jaruzelski, Andrzej Wajda, Aleksander Kwaśniewski (x2), Kirk Douglas, Maryla Rodowicz, Linda Evans... Stalin, Lenin and Hitler. What an ensemble cast!