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Release, runtime and language
1989 · 120 mins · English
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Directed by
Robert M. Young
Starring
Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos, Robert Loggia, Wendy Gazelle, Costas Mandylor, Kelly Wolf

During World War II, passionate boxer Salamo Arouch is arrested and deported to a Nazi concentration camp, where he is compelled to fight fellow inmates for the amusement of the guards. Victory means he may survive another bout; defeat could bring death for him and his family.

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