The Champion

The Champion (1979) is a drama film directed by Dušan Trančík rated 9.0/10.

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.

Cast

Jaroslav Tomsa

Vladimír Valhar

Jaroslav Pucher

Vinco Moravec

Dagmar Kováčiková

Viola

Pavla Božíková

Justína Kmeťková

Gejza Maráky

Miki Belan

Juraj Králik

Kristína Sitárová

Věra Uzelacová

Eva Červená

Karol Šmidke

Henrich Velický

Július Dzurek