Arch of Triumph - BLU-RAY

Arch of Triumph is a British film starring Anthony Hopkins and Lesley-Anne Down. Ravic (Anthony Hopkins) is an Austrian doctor who helped Jews escape from the Nazi regime. He was tortured in a concentration camp. In 1939 he is living in Paris, under a false name and without any documents, constantly aware of the risk of being arrested. At the river Seine, Ravic meets Joan Madou (Lesley-Anne Down), a woman about to attempt suicide. Ravic helps Joan and a relationship begins between them. However, Ravic has unfinished business with the Nazis. Ravic is arrested after being discovered as a refugee without papers and he and Joan get separated for six months. They cautiously try to rebuild their relationship as events internationally spin out of control. After many twists and turns in this fascinating plot, Ravic has his friend Boris issue him with false papers, but Ravic is tired of running from the Nazis. He turns himself in to the French authorities and is sent to an internment camp. He tells a pregnant woman on the truck not to worry. A fellow passenger says, 'Here we go again'. 'Ah, yes', Ravic replies, 'Human beings can stand a great deal'. The truck drives off through the night towards the Arc de Triomphe and the rest of history begins during the Nazis march toward Paris. This is an interesting and insightful look into life as a Nazi prisoner and how human beings survive the horrors of war. A film not to be missed!

In 1938, Paris Has Become a Haven for Refugees Trying to Escape Growing Nazi Power. Charles Boyer (Gaslight, the Buccaneer) Plays Dr. Ravic, a German Surgeon Practicing Medicine Illegally in France. Always One Step Away from Being Discovered and Sent Back to Germany, He Seeks Revenge on His Enemy, a Nazi Officer (Charles Laughton), Who Tortured Him. One Night, He Saves Joan Madou, Played By Ingrid Bergman (Casablanca, Notorious), a Woman Cast Adrift After the Death of Her Lover. He Finds Her a Job Singing at a Nightclub, and Eventually They Begin An Affair, Only to Be Separated When Ravic Is Found Out and Deported. Lewis Milestone's (All Quiet on the Western Front) Adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's Novel Is An Atmospheric Tale of Romance and Revenge Set Among the Rising Tensions of a Continent at the Brink of War.

Triumph of the Spirit is a powerfully moving boxing drama that takes place during WWII at the Auschwitz internment camp. Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man) stars as boxer Salamo Arouch, interned at the death camp with his family and friends (which include Edward James Olmos and Robert Loggia). He is forced to fight his fellow inmates to amuse the guards the loser is sent to the gas chamber. Salamo's prowess in the ring is both his salvation and his nightmare, as his hollow victories condemn others to death. Still he fights on, hoping he might somehow save his father his friends perhaps even his soul.