Drama · Czechoslovakia · 1979 · 1h 18m

The Champion

Víťaz

Synopsis

Tou former boxers meet in the ring again after years for a re-run of an old match. The old loser currently works as a factory executive and he is unwilling to reconcile with his old defeat. He challenges the old winner, whose job in a garage puts him on the opposite end ofthe career ladder. The match is a battle fought between two men who stand for two different attitudes to life. The confrontation results in the revelation that the winner is not always the one whose arm is raised by the referee after the last round.

Mood & Themes
box
Key Collaborators
Follow the Thread

Dušan Trančík directed The Champion. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Agent-readable