The unimaginable horror of Auschwitz is compelling recreated in this overwhelming and powerful story about fighting for survival. Salamo Arouch (Willem Dafoe) is a Greek boxer who fought in the Olympics and is sent to the Auschwitz death camp. There he must battle every day against the inevitability of death with courage and an undaunted will to live being his only weapons. His struggle is a real “Triumph of the spirit.” Co-starring Edward James Olmos and Robert Loggia.
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ACMI Identifier
305933
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration camp)
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Concentration camps
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945
Feature films → Feature films - United States
History → Auschwitz (Poland: Concentration camp)
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Sound
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Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)