Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

With Europe on the brink of war, for one man the battle has already begun.

1984 · 93 min · ★ 5.2 · Drama, Romance, TV Movie

A 1985 British made-for-television film based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, which was previously adapted in 1948 for a film of the same name with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. Dr. Ravic (Anthony Hopkins) is an Austrian doctor who helps Jews escape from the Nazis. In 1939, he meets Joan Madou (Lesley-Anne Down), a woman he saves from suicide, and their relationship flourishes until he is arrested as a refugee without documentation and realizes he has some unfinished business with the Nazis. After a prolonged separation, without explanation, the two are finally reunited and struggle to put their relationship back on the right course as mayhem breaks out all around them.

Directed by Waris Hussein

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Anthony Hopkins Dr. Ravic
Lesley-Anne Down Joan Madou
Donald Pleasence Ivon Haake
Frank Finlay Col. Boris Morosov
Richard Pasco Dr. Veber
Joyce Blair Rolande
Alexander Davion Alex
Martin Benson Goldberg
Stephanie Voss Mrs. Goldberg
Peter Birrel Wiesenthal
June Barrie Proprietress
Teddy Kempner Young Husband

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