Triumph of the Spirit

Triumph of the Spirit

120 mins | Drama, War | Dec. 8, 1989

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.

Triumph of the Spirit

120 mins | Drama, War | Dec. 8, 1989

Triumph of the Spirit
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Nova International Films
Original title Triumph of the Spirit
Directors Robert M. Young
Writers Zion Haen, Laurence Heath, Andrzej Krakowski, Shimon Arama

Cast

Willem Dafoe

as Salamo Arouch

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

Juranda Krol

as Sarah

Jerzy Grałek

as Kapo Kyr

Ewa Leśniak

as Kapo Hilda

Anna Chitro

as Naomi

Lew Rywin

as Announcer

Maria Probosz

as Rauscher's Girlfriend

Michał Juszczakiewicz

as Sonderkammando

Arthur Coburn

as Rabbi

Marek Frąckowiak

as S.S. Officer

Roman Kłosowski

as S.S. Officer

Bernard Krawczyk

as S.S. Officer

Tomasz Lulek

as Prisoner