The Boxer and Death (1963)
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.
Cast
Štefan Kvietik
Jan Komínek
Manfred Krug
Kraft
Valentina Thielová
Helga
Józef Kondrat
Venzlak
Edwin Marian
Willi
Gerhard Rachold
Holder
Jindřich Narenta
Dr. Gluk
Ján Kováčik
Leopold Haverl
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