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Triumph of the Spirit

Triumph of the Spirit

Win and he lives to fight again. Lose and his family dies with him.

19896.62h 0m

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.

Directed by Robert M. Young
Written by Andrzej Krakowski, Laurence Heath, Zion Haen
Produced by Arnold Kopelson, Shimon Arama
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Top Cast

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Salamo Arouch

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Gypsy

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Father Arouch

Wendy Gazelle

Wendy Gazelle

Allegra

Kelly Wolf

Kelly Wolf

Elena

Costas Mandylor

Costas Mandylor

Avram

Kario Salem

Kario Salem

Jacko

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Edward Żentara

Janush

Hartmut Becker

Hartmut Becker

Maj. Rauscher

Burkhard Heyl

Burkhard Heyl

Aid to Rauscher

Themes & Keywords

concentration campworld war iijew persecutionauschwitz-birkenau concentration campboxerbiography1940sboxing

About Triumph of the Spirit

Triumph of the Spirit is a drama, war, history film released in 1989 exploring themes of concentration camp, world war ii, jew persecution, auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp, boxer, biography. Directed by Robert M. Young, it stars Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos, Robert Loggia. 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.

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