Movie
Triumph of the Spirit
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1989-12-08
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Drama, War, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Nova International Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Willem Dafoe as Salamo Arouch
- Edward James Olmos as Gypsy
- Robert Loggia as Father Arouch
- Wendy Gazelle as Allegra
- Kelly Wolf as Elena
- Costas Mandylor as Avram
- Kario Salem as Jacko
- Edward Żentara as Janush
- Hartmut Becker as Maj. Rauscher
- Burkhard Heyl as Aid to Rauscher
- Zofia Saretok as Momma
- Grażyna Krukówna as Sister Julie
Crew
- Robert M. Young - Director
- Laurence Heath - Writer
- Andrzej Krakowski - Writer
- Zion Haen - Story
- Shimon Arama - Story
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