Win and he lives to fight again. Lose and his family dies with him.
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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Grave, classical in form, earnest and resolved.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Willem DafoeSalamo Arouch
- Edward James OlmosGypsy
- Robert LoggiaFather Arouch
- Wendy GazelleAllegra
- Kelly WolfElena
- Costas MandylorAvram
- Kario SalemJacko
- Edward ŻentaraJanush
- Hartmut BeckerMaj. Rauscher
- Burkhard HeylAid to Rauscher
Crew
- Robert M. YoungDirector
- Andrzej KrakowskiWriter
- Laurence HeathWriter
- Curtis ClarkDirector of Photography
- Cliff EidelmanOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur CoburnEditor
- Arnold KopelsonProducer
- Shimon AramaProducer
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