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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. A Hollywood remake Triumph of the Spirit was directed by Robert M. Young in 1989.
Original Release
04/12/1963
US Release
10/12/1988
Cast
Name | Character |
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Štefan Kvietik | Jan Komínek |
Manfred Krug | Kraft / Sturmbannführer Walter Kraft |
Valentina Thielová | Helga |
Józef Kondrat | Venzlak |
Edwin Marian | Willi / nemecký voják Willi |
Gerhard Rachold | Holder / Hauptsturmführer Holder |
Jindrich Narenta | Dr. Gluk / Dr. Gluch |
Edmund Ogrodzinski | Stasek |
Jan Bobek | Emil |
Ján Kovácik | Blokový |
Directors
Writers
Peter Solan, Józef Hen, Tibor Vichta
Cast
Name | Character |
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Štefan Kvietik | Jan Komínek |
Manfred Krug | Kraft / Sturmbannführer Walter Kraft |
Valentina Thielová | Helga |
Józef Kondrat | Venzlak |
Edwin Marian | Willi / nemecký voják Willi |
Gerhard Rachold | Holder / Hauptsturmführer Holder |
Jindrich Narenta | Dr. Gluk / Dr. Gluch |
Edmund Ogrodzinski | Stasek |
Jan Bobek | Emil |
Ján Kovácik | Blokový |
Zdenek Kraus | Ondro |
Ludovit Ozabal | Marian |
Magda Gödöle | Halina |
Jan Gec | Nemecký voják |
Leopold Haverl | Nemecký dustojník |
Dusan Lenci | Vezen |
Teodor Piovarci | Kápo |
Jozef Sikuta | Halinin otec |
Hana Slivková | Návstevnice na boxerském zápase |
Stefan Winkler | Nemecký dustojník |