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The Boxer and Death

The Boxer and Death (1963)

1h 47m | PG-13

⭐ 6.5 / 10

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.

Director: Peter Solan

Studio: Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Štefan Kvietik

Štefan Kvietik

as Jan Komínek

Manfred Krug

Manfred Krug

as Kraft

Valentina Thielová

Valentina Thielová

as Helga

Józef Kondrat

Józef Kondrat

as Venzlak

Edwin Marian

Edwin Marian

as Willi

Gerhard Rachold

Gerhard Rachold

as Holder