XC / Feb 22, 1963
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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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Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Boxer a smrť |
| Original language | Slovenčina (SK) |
| Spoken languages | Polski, Deutsch, Český, Slovenčina |
| Production countries | Czechoslovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava |
| Release date | 22 febbraio 1963 |
| Production | Emil Bandík |
| Writer | Peter Solan, Józef Hen, Tibor Vichta |
| Editing | Bedřich Voděrka, Margita Tomášková |
| Cinematography | Tibor Biath, Anton Podstraský, Fridrich Urban, Benedikt Krivošík |
| Assistant directors | Alžbeta Domastová, Pavol Sarvaš, Jozef Šafarka, Peter Solan |
| Lighting | Július Mladý |
| Camera operators | Anton Podstraský, Fridrich Urban, Benedikt Krivošík, Tibor Biath |
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| Additional photography | Anton Podstraský, Fridrich Urban, Benedikt Krivošík, Tibor Biath |
| Production design | Anton Krajčovič, Gabriela Jurechová, Jozef Suchý |
| Art direction | Anton Krajčovič, Gabriela Jurechová, Jozef Suchý |
| Set decoration | Anton Krajčovič, Gabriela Jurechová, Jozef Suchý |
| Music | Wiliam Bukový, Bohumír Brunclík, Eugen Kiss, Štěpán Koníček |
| Sound | Bohumír Brunclík, Eugen Kiss, Štěpán Koníček, Wiliam Bukový |
| Costume design | Ferdinand Konček, Anton Gendiar, Anna Liďáková, Helena Pallósová |
| Makeup | Anton Gendiar, Helena Pallósová, Anna Liďáková, Ferdinand Konček |
| Hairstyling | Anton Gendiar, Anna Liďáková, Helena Pallósová, Ferdinand Konček |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / May 04, 1965 / (Moscow premiere)
Germany / May 10, 1968 / 12
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