The Boxer and Death (1963)
February 22, 1963
Drama
1h 47m


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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Peter Solan
- Jan Komínek Štefan Kvietik
- Kraft Manfred Krug
- Helga Valentina Thielová
- Venzlak Józef Kondrat
- Willi Edwin Marian
- Holder Gerhard Rachold
- Dr. Gluk Jindřich Narenta
- Ján Kováčik
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Keywords
- prisoner
- nazi
- escape
- sports
- concentration camp
- world war ii
- boxer
- based on short story
- prizefight
- starvation
- boxing