Triumph of the Spirit

Triumph of the Spirit
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert M. Young
Written byAndrzej Krakowski
Laurence Heath
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyCurtis Clark
Edited byNorman Buckley
Arthur Coburn
Music byCliff Eidelman
Production
company
Nova International Films
Distributed byTriumph Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • 8 December 1989 (1989-12-08)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million
Box office$408,839

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. The majority of the film is set in the German POW camp at Auschwitz during the Holocaust and details how the Jewish Greek boxer Salamo Arouch was forced to fight other internees to the death for the SS guards' entertainment.


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