Triumph of the Spirit (1989)

Director: Robert M. Young
Cast: Costas Mandylor, Edward Å»entara, Edward James Olmos, Kario Salem, Kelly Wolf, Robert Loggia, Wendy Gazelle, Willem Dafoe

Synopsis:

Fact based story about a former Greek Olympic boxer who was taken as a prisoner during World war II and placed in the Auschwitz prison camp. There he was permitted to survive as long as he fought for the amusement of his captors. His father and brother were also held as insurance that he would continue to fight.