'The Survivor' wins a split decision with Harry Haft's remarkable Holocaust story - CNN
4/27/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago
by Review by Brian Lowry, CNN
by Review by Brian Lowry, CNN
The remarkable story of Harry Haft, who survived Auschwitz by boxing against fellow prisoners to entertain the Nazis, before emigrating to the US, where his short-lived boxing career included a memorable bout with future champ Rocky Marciano.
(CNN)The underlying story is better than the movie in "The Survivor," but that material is so harrowing as to win on what amounts to a split decision. Timed to Holocaust Remembrance Day, the film isn… [+2859 chars]
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