Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
Starring Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos, Robert Loggia
Directed by Robert M. Young
Fact based story about a former Greek Olympic boxer who was taken as a prisoner during World war II and placed in the Auschwitz prison camp. There he was permitted to survive as long as he fought for the amusement of his captors. His father and brother were also held as insurance that he would continue to fight.
Runtime: 120 min.
Rating: 6.9
DVD
Languages: Deutsch,English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,War
Keywords: concentration camp,world war ii,jew persecution,auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp,boxer,biography,1940s,boxing
Cast
Salamo Arouch
Gypsy
Father Arouch
Allegra
Elena
Avram
Jacko
Janush
Maj. Rauscher
Aid to Rauscher
Momma
Sister Julie
Bemmi
Sarah
Beppo
Kapo Kyr
Kapo Hilda
Naomi
Announcer
Rauscher's Girlfriend
Sonderkammando
Rabbi
S.S. Officer
S.S. Officer
S.S. Officer
Prisoner