Triumph des Geistes - Ein Boxer in der Hölle
(1989)
Regisseur:
Robert M. YoungSchauspieler:
Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos, Robert Loggia, Wendy Gazelle, Kelly Wolf, Costas Mandylor, Hartmut Becker, Kario Salem, Edward Zentara, Burkhard Heyl, Zofia Saretok, Grazyna Kruk-Schejbal, Karolina Twardowska, Juranda Krol, Wiktor MlynarczykNach einer wahren Geschichte: Zu Beginn des Zweiten Weltkrieges wird der griechische Boxer Salamo Arouch (Willem Defoe) zusammen mit seiner Familie in das Konzentrationslager von Auschwitz verschleppt. Dort erkennt man bald sein sportliches Talent und zwingt ihn zur Unterhaltung der Lageraufseher, regelmäßig in den Ring zu steigen. Für Salamo geht es bald um mehr als nur um die sportliche Ehre, denn gewinnt er seine Kämpfe, werden seine Angehörigen verschont.
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.
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.
