Movielogr
The Boxer and Death (1963)
Directed by Peter Solan
Overview
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.
Length 107 minutes
Actors
Štefan Kvietik | Manfred Krug | Valentina Thielová | Józef Kondrat | Edwin Marian | Gerhard Rachold | Jindřich Narenta | Edmunt Ogrodzinski | Janusz Bobek | Ján Kováčik | Zdenek Kraus | Ludovit Ozabal | Magda Gödöle | Jozef Šikuta | Teodor Piovarči | Ján Géc | Hana Slivková | Viera Radványiová | Stefan Winkler | Leopold Haverl | Dezider Janda | Oľga Pristachová | Dobroslava Nováková | Imrich Fábry | Dušan Lenci | Eduard Grečner