Triumph des Geistes (1989)
Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs wird der griechische Olympia-Boxer Salamo Arouch mit seiner Familie von den Nazis in das KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau deportiert. Als die Aufseher seine Fähigkeiten als Boxer erkennen, zwingt man ihn zu 'Schaukämpfen' zur Unterhaltung des Lagerpersonals. Gewinnt Arouch, dürfen er und seine Angehörigen weiterleben, während der jeweilige Verlierer umgebracht wird. Also kämpft Arouch mit eisernem Überlebenswillen, während das Ende des Krieges langsam näher rückt…
Der Regisseur: Robert M. Young
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Willem Dafoe as Salamo Arouch |
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Edward James Olmos as Gypsy |
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Robert Loggia as Father Arouch |
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Wendy Gazelle as Allegra |
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Kelly Wolf as Elena |
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Costas Mandylor as Avram |
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Kario Salem as Jacko |
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Edward Żentara as Janush |
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Hartmut Becker as Maj. Rauscher |
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Burkhard Heyl as Aid to Rauscher |
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Zofia Saretok as Momma |
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Grażyna Krukówna as Sister Julie |
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Karolina Twardowska as Bemmi |
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Juranda Krol as Sarah |
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Wiktor Mlynarczyk as Beppo |
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Jerzy Grałek as Kapo Kyr |
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Ewa Leśniak as Kapo Hilda |
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Anna Chitro as Naomi |
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Lew Rywin as Announcer |
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Maria Probosz as Rauscher's Girlfriend |
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Michał Juszczakiewicz as Sonderkammando |
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Arthur Coburn as Rabbi |
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Marek Frąckowiak as S.S. Officer |
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Roman Kłosowski as S.S. Officer |
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Bernard Krawczyk as S.S. Officer |
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Tomasz Lulek as Prisoner |
| Directing | Robert M. Young | Director |
| Production | Maria Norman | Producer's Assistant |
| Writing | Andrzej Krakowski | Writer |
| Editing | Arthur Coburn | Editor |
| Production | Arnold Kopelson | Producer |
| Production | Shimon Arama | Producer |
| Writing | Laurence Heath | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hilary Rosenfeld | Costume Design |
| Sound | Cliff Eidelman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Curtis Clark | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Shimon Arama | Story |
| Writing | Zion Haen | Story |
| Art | Krystyna Maslowska | Art Direction |
| Production | Sonja Karon | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Paula Suhy | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Izabela Paprocka | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Norman Buckley | Additional Editor |
| Editing | Barbara Poznanski | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Art | Jerzy Maslowski | Production Design |
| Production | Evan Kopelson | Associate Producer |
| Production | Roni Ya'ackov | Line Producer |