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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Štefan Kvietik, Manfred Krug, Valentina Thielová, Józef Kondrat, Edwin Marian, Gerhard Rachold
Crew: Tibor Vichta (Screenplay), Peter Solan (Director), Bedřich Voděrka (Editor), Józef Hen (Screenplay), Wiliam Bukový (Original Music Composer), Peter Solan (Screenplay)
Country: Czechoslovakia
Language: Český, Deutsch, Polski, Slovenčina
Studio: Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava
Runtime: 107 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 22, 1963
IMDb: 4.5
Keywords:prisoner, nazi, escape, sports, concentration camp, world war ii, boxer, based on short story, prizefight, starvation
