About the film
concentration camp world war ii jew persecution auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp boxer biography 1940s boxing
Triumph of the Spirit
Release Date: December 08, 1989
| Year | : | 1989 |
| Slogan | : | «From the Academy Award Winning Producer of "Platoon"» |
| Genres | : | Drama, War |
| Production Companies | : | Nova International Films |
| Director | : | Robert M. Young |
| Producers | : | Mike Fenton, Arnold Kopelson, Shimon Arama, Roni Ya'ackov, Sonja Karon, Evan Kopelson |
| Writers | : | Shimon Arama, Andrzej Krakowski, Laurence Heath, Zion Haen |
| RunTime | : | 120 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Willem Dafoe
Character : Salamo Arouch
Edward James Olmos
Character : Gypsy
Robert Loggia
Character : Father Arouch
Wendy Gazelle
Character : Allegra
Kelly Wolf
Character : Elena
Costas Mandylor
Character : Avram
Kario Salem
Character : Jacko
Edward Żentara
Character : Janush
Hartmut Becker
Character : Maj. Rauscher
Burkhard Heyl
Character : Aid to Rauscher
Zofia Saretok
Character : Momma
Grażyna Krukówna
Character : Sister Julie
Karolina Twardowska
Character : Bemmi
Juranda Krol
Character : Sarah
Wiktor Mlynarczyk
Character : Beppo
Jerzy Grałek
Character : Kapo Kyr
Ewa Leśniak
Character : Kapo Hilda
Anna Chitro
Character : Naomi
Lew Rywin
Character : Announcer
Maria Probosz
Character : Rauscher's Girlfriend
Michał Juszczakiewicz
Character : Sonderkammando
Arthur Coburn
Character : Rabbi
Marek Frąckowiak
Character : S.S. Officer
Roman Kłosowski
Character : S.S. Officer
Bernard Krawczyk
Character : S.S. Officer
Tomasz Lulek
Character : Prisoner
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