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Dec 23, 1989 · Triumph of the Spirit: Directed by Robert M. Young. With Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos, Robert Loggia, Wendy Gazelle. In Greece during World War II, a young Jewish boxer, his girlfriend, and their families are sent to Auschwitz.
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- 1989-12-23
Triumph of the Spirit is a 1989 American biographical drama film directed by Robert M. Young and starring Willem Dafoe and Edward James Olmos. The screenplay was inspired by true events, the same as the older Slovak film The Boxer and Death directed by Peter Solan.
Feb 2, 1990 · The film is the story of a man named Salamo ( Willem Dafoe ), a Greek shipped to Auschwitz, where he might have died if his Nazi captors had not discovered that he was a championship boxer. As an entertainment one evening, they set up a boxing match, which Salamo wins. They make him fight again.
In Greece during World War II, Salamo Arouch (Willem Dafoe), a young Jewish boxer, meets regularly with girlfriend Allegra (Wendy Gazelle) until they and their families are sent to...
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- Robert M. Young
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Dive into the inspiring true story of Salamo Arouch's resilience during World War II in "Triumph of the Spirit" (1989). Follow his journey through a Nazi con...
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Willem Dafoe fights the battle of his life as Salamo, a Greek Jew (and former champion boxer) who’s incarcerated in Auschwitz by the Nazis and must defeat all comers in weekly boxing exhibitions. If he doesn’t, he faces the gas chamber.
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In this powerful, true story, boxer Salamo Arouch (Willem Dafoe) is interned in the Nazi death camp Auschwitz with his family and friends. For the amusement of his captors, Salamo is forced to fight his fellow inmates in brutal contests that send the loser to the gas showers.