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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Štefan KvietikJan Komínek
Manfred KrugKraft
Valentina ThielováHelga
Józef KondratVenzlak
Edwin MarianWilli
Gerhard RacholdHolder
Jindřich NarentaDr. Gluk
Ján KováčikCastExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- Tibor Biath
- Director
- Peter Solan
- Screenplay
- Józef Hen
- Screenplay
- Tibor Vichta
- Screenplay
- Peter Solan
- Original Music Composer
- Wiliam Bukový
- Editor
- Bedřich Voděrka