The Boxer and Death
7.6
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.
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Cast
33 people
Štefan Kvietik
Jan Komínek
Also in
Soldiers of Freedom
The Millennial Bee
Manfred Krug
Kraft
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Józef Hen
Peter Solan
Wiliam Bukový
Valentina Thielová
Helga
Also in
A Prague Underworld
Rodinná pouta
Tibor Vichta
Bedřich Voděrka
Józef Kondrat
Venzlak
Also in
The Twelve Chairs
The Impossible Goodbye
Tibor Biath
Edwin Marian
Willi
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Joan Lui
Das Licht der schwarzen Kerze
Anton Krajčovič
Peter Solan Director · Józef Hen Screenplay Tibor Vichta Screenplay
First release February 22, 1963 · Produced in XC · Languages Czech, German, Polish, Slovak
Production
Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava
Production
XC
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Boxer a smrť
Original language
Slovak
Spoken on screen
Czech · German · Polish · Slovak
Release dates
Slovakia · February 22, 1963
XC · February 22, 1963
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
May 10, 1968 · Theatrical
Russia
May 4, 1965 · Theatrical · (Moscow premiere)
August 30, 1965 · Theatrical
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