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Triumph of the Spirit

Name: Triumph of the Spirit
Director: Robert M. Young
Genre: Drama, War, History
Released: 1989-12-08
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos, Robert Loggia, Wendy Gazelle, Kelly Wolf

DramaWarHistory

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.

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Cast

Willem DafoeEdward James OlmosRobert LoggiaWendy GazelleKelly WolfCostas MandylorKario SalemEdward ŻentaraHartmut BeckerBurkhard HeylZofia SaretokGrażyna Krukówna

Director

Robert M. Young

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