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.
| Release Date | February 22, 1963 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Boxer a smrť | |
| Runtime | 1h 47min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Czech, German, Polish, Slovak | |
| Original Language | Slovak | |
| Production Countries | Czechoslovakia | |
| Production Companies | Štúdio hraných filmov Bratislava | |