
About the film

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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.
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