Triumph of the spirit [videorecording] / Nova International Films Inc. and Shimon Arama present an Arnold Kopelson production ; a Robert M. Young film ; story by Shimon Arama and Zion Haen ; screenplay by Andrzej Krakowski and Laurence Heath ; produced by Arnold Kopelson and Shimon Arama ; directed by Robert M. Young.
Videodisc release of the 1989 motion picture. Widescreen and standard format. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989. Special features include original theatrical trailer. Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos, Robert Loggia.
Summary:
Based on a true story that takes place in 1939 about one man's attempt to save himself and his family when the Nazis occupy Greece and they are sent to the Auschwitz death camp. Each boxing match this middleweight champ fights sends the loser to the gas chamber, and he wonders how he can continue to save himself, his family, and his sanity.
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