The Boxer and Death (1963)
- Original title
- Boxer a smrť
- Directed by
- Peter Solan
- Genre
- drama film, boxing film, sport film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Slovak boxer is imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp during World War Two. The camp commandant forces him to fight for his survival in boxing matches.
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What happens
The Boxer and Death (Slovak: Boxer a smrť) is a 1962 Slovak film directed by Peter Solan. The film is based on the life of Polish boxer Tadeusz "Teddy" Pietrzykowski, but in the film the boxer's name is Ján Komínek. It stars Štefan Kvietik and Manfred Krug, and was based on a Polish novel by Jozef Hen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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