“Win and he lives to fight again. Lose and his family dies with him.”
Triumph of the Spirit
6.6
59 votes·1989
·2h 0m
·MovieDramaWarHistory
Overview
During World War II, Salamo Arouch, a passionate boxer, is arrested and sent to a concentration camp. Soon, he is forced to box against his fellow prisoners for the sake of entertainment.
Keywords
concentration campworld war iijew persecutionauschwitz-birkenau concentration campboxerbiography1940sboxing
Cast
Willem Dafoe
Salamo Arouch
Edward James Olmos
Gypsy
Robert Loggia
Father Arouch
Wendy Gazelle
Allegra
Kelly Wolf
Elena
Costas Mandylor
Avram
Kario Salem
Jacko
Edward Żentara
Janush
Hartmut Becker
Maj. Rauscher
Burkhard Heyl
Aid to Rauscher
Zofia Saretok
Momma
Grażyna Krukówna
Sister Julie
Karolina Twardowska
Bemmi
Juranda Krol
Sarah
Wiktor Mlynarczyk
Beppo
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