The Boxer and Death
The Boxer and Death

Movie·1963·1h 47m

The Boxer and Death

Country

Czechoslovakia

Language

Polish

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The Story

Original title: Boxer a smrť

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.

Written By

Józef Hen, Tibor Vichta

Cinematography

Tibor Biath

Music

Wiliam Bukový

Editor

Bedřich Voděrka

Themes

prisonernaziescapesportsconcentration campworld war iiboxerbased on short storyprizefightstarvationboxing

Production House

Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava

Audience Score

68%

12 votes

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Timepass25%
Go for it38%
Perfection27%

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Cast

Štefan Kvietik

Štefan Kvietik

Jan Komínek

Manfred Krug

Manfred Krug

Kraft

Valentina Thielová

Valentina Thielová

Helga

Józef Kondrat

Józef Kondrat

Venzlak

Edwin Marian

Edwin Marian

Willi

Gerhard Rachold

Gerhard Rachold

Holder

Jindřich Narenta

Jindřich Narenta

Dr. Gluk

Edmund Ogrodziński

Stasek

Jan Bobek

Emil

Ján Kováčik

Ján Kováčik

Zdeněk Kraus

Ondro

Ľudovít Ozábal

Marian

Magda Gödölleová

Halina

Jozef Šikuta

Teodor Piovarči

Ján Géc

Hana Slivková

Viera Radványiová

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Crew

Tibor Biath

Director of Photography

Peter Solan

Peter Solan

Director, Screenplay

Józef Hen

Józef Hen

Screenplay

Tibor Vichta

Screenplay

Wiliam Bukový

Original Music Composer

Bedřich Voděrka

Editor

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