The Champion (1979)
Original title: Víťaz
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.
The Champion is a 1979 movie. Directed by Dušan Trančík. Main cast: Jaroslav Tomsa, Gejza Maráky, Věra Uzelacová, Juraj Bindzár, Stano Dančiak. Runtime: 78 minutes. Its average rating is 9.0 out of 10, from 1 votes.
Release dateMarch 2, 1979
Runtime1 h 18 min
DirectorDušan Trančík
ScreenplayDušan Trančík, Juraj Bindzár
Original languageSK
IMDbtt0176311

