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Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
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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... See full summary » Director:Robert M. Young |
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| Edward James Olmos | ... |
Gypsy
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| Robert Loggia | ... |
Father Arouch
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Wendy Gazelle | ... |
Allegra
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Kelly Wolf | ... |
Elena
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Avram Arouch
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Kario Salem | ... |
Jacko
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Edward Zentara | ... |
Janush
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Maj. Rauscher
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Burkhard Heyl | ... |
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Zofia Saretok | ... |
Momma
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Grazyna Krukówna | ... |
Sister Julie
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Karolina Twardowska | ... |
Bemmi
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Juranda Krol | ... |
Sarah
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Wiktor Mlynarczyk | ... |
Beppo
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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. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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Country:
USARelease Date:
(Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
A pokol bajnoka See more »Filming Locations:
Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, Oswiecim, Malopolskie, PolandBox Office
Opening Weekend:
$33,963 (USA) (10 December 1989) (3 Screens)Gross:
$408,839 (USA)Company Credits
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This film's closing epilogue states: "Following his liberation, Salamo found and married Marta, the allegra of our story. They live together in Israel with their four children and twelve grand children." See more »Goofs
Factual errors: The movie shows the end phase of life in Auschwitz and the forced death march as the camp is evacuated. Salamo Arouch is sent to work in the Sonderkomando in the crematorium where suddenly he witnesses the uprising and destruction of what is clearly crematorium II or III. In reality, the uprising occurred in October 1944, months before the evacuation. The SS dismantled the crematoriums over the preceding months and the forced death march evacuations occurred in late January. (In addition, the evacuation occurred in the middle of winter, the movie shows a nice sunny day, where in reality there would have been snow on the ground.) See more »Quotes
Gypsy: Listen, I'm only going to say this once. For those who can hear me tell the rest. First come the SS, our lord and masters. Then comes our block health manager, Kyr. Then come the assistants, Otto and me. Then come the rats. Then come the lice... and then come you.See more »
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