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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.
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.
Feb 2, 1990 · "Triumph of the Spirit" goes to great lengths to establish a basis in fact. It is inspired by a true story, we are told, the story of a Greek Jew who survived the Holocaust because he was an expert boxer. And it is the first fiction film to be shot on location in the death camp of Auschwitz.
Based on a true story, a captured Jewish boxer is sent to Nazi death camps and forced to fight for the entertainment of the SS officers. Subtitles: English. Starring: Willem Dafoe Robert Loggia Edward James Olmos.
In Greece during World War II, Salamo Arouch (Willem Dafoe), a young Jewish boxer, meets regularly with girlfriend Allegra (Wendy Gazelle) until they and...
Triumph Of The Spirit. Based on the true story of Greek middle weight boxing champ Salamo Arouch who was sent to a Nazi concentration camp in 1943 and was forced to box both for the amusement of his captors and the survival of his family and others in the barracks. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once ...
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.
In Greece during World War II, a young Jewish boxer, his girlfriend, and their families are sent to Auschwitz. When the camp guards learn of his boxing abilities, they force him to participate in weekly boxing matches.
Trailer. In Greece during World War II, a young Jewish boxer, meets regularly with girlfriend Allegra until they and their families are sent to Auschwitz. When the Nazis learn of his boxing, they force him to participate in weekly boxing matches.
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.
