The Boxer and Death

The Boxer and Death

107 mins | Drama | Feb. 22, 1963

Concentration camp commander Kraft finds out that prisoner Kominek is a former professional boxer. Overnight, the prisoner is made Kraft's exercise partner and unwillingly rises to a privileged position at the camp. His anger over the death of his friend and co-prisoner leads to open revolt. The film brings a new view of human degradation during fascism by a tragic story of one man whose only chance for survival is to accept the rules of an unequal game.

The Boxer and Death

107 mins | Drama | Feb. 22, 1963

The Boxer and Death
Concentration camp commander Kraft finds out that prisoner Kominek is a former professional boxer. Overnight, the prisoner is made Kraft's exercise partner and unwillingly rises to a privileged position at the camp. His anger over the death of his friend and co-prisoner leads to open revolt. The film brings a new view of human degradation during fascism by a tragic story of one man whose only chance for survival is to accept the rules of an unequal game.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Studio Hraných Filmov Bratislava
Original title Boxer a smrť
Directors Pavol Sarvaš, Alžbeta Domastová, Jozef Šafarka, Peter Solan
Writers Tibor Vichta, Józef Hen, Peter Solan

Cast

Štefan Kvietik

as Jan Komínek

Manfred Krug

as Kraft

Józef Kondrat

as Venzlak

Edwin Marian

as Willi

Gerhard Rachold

as Holder

Jindřich Narenta

as Dr. Gluk

Jan Bobek

as Emil

Zdeněk Kraus

as Ondro

Ľudovít Ozábal

as Marian