The Boxer And Death
– Concentration camp commander Kraft finds out that prisoner Kominek is a former professional boxer. O..
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.
12 Apr 1963
Czech, German
Peter Solan
Józef Hen (story), Józef Hen (screenplay), Tibor Vichta (screenplay), Peter Solan (screenplay)
Stefan Kvietik, Manfred Krug, Valentina Thielová, Józef Kondrat
In a Nazi concentration camp, an escapee awaiting execution is spared when the commandant, a former prize-fighter, discovers the prisoner has amateur boxing ability. Ordered to train, he gradually sharpens his skills.
2 wins.
Siren