The Boxer and Death

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.

Directed by Peter Solan

Top cast

Štefan Kvietik

Jan Komínek

Manfred Krug

Kraft

Valentina Thielová

Helga

Józef Kondrat

Venzlak

Edwin Marian

Willi

Gerhard Rachold

Holder

Jindřich Narenta

Dr. Gluk

E

Edmund Ogrodziński

Stasek

J

Jan Bobek

Emil

Ján Kováčik

Z

Zdeněk Kraus

Ondro

Ľ

Ľudovít Ozábal

Marian

M

Magda Gödölleová

Halina

J

Jozef Šikuta

T

Teodor Piovarči

J

Ján Géc

H

Hana Slivková

V

Viera Radványiová

Š

Štefan Winkler

Leopold Haverl

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