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Fact-based drama about the two Joe Louis-Max Schmeling heavyweight fights and the way both boxers unwillingly became symbols of political ideologies just prior to World War II.
Top billed cast
Bernie CaseyJoe Louis
Stephen MachtMax Schmeling
Allen GarfieldDamon Runyon
Norman AldenMax Machon
Joseph CampanellaPaul Gallico
Britt EklandAmy Ondra Schmeling
Julius HarrisChappie Jackson
Mordecai LawnerJoe Jacobs
Denise NicholasMarva Trotter Louis
Beah RichardsLilly Brooks
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