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Cast & Crew Frank Sinatra, Liev Schreiber, Muhammad Ali, Bill Cosby, Jerry Lewis, Mark Putnam, Eric Albright, Maya Angelou, Max Baer, Rick Bernstein, Jack Blackburn, Jimmy Braddock, Primo Carnera, Jimmy Carter, Pascal Charpentier, Billy Conn, Ralph Edwards, Adolf Hitler, Terri Finaro, Carol Flaisher, Tony Galento, Samuel Painter, Walter Winchell, Max Schmeling, Joe Louis, Ezzard Charles, Rocky Marciano, Jersey Joe Walcott, Jane Pauley, Ruby Goldstein, Dick Gregory, Gay Talese, Pete McDaniel, Berry Gordy, Dennis James, Eli Gamson, Rena C. Kosersky, Brian Keane, Charles Rangel, Gerald Early, Ross Greenburg, David Zapatka, Mark Allan, Lenny Davidowitz, Florence Zissler, Ultan Byrne, Randy Roberts, Randy Roberts, Billy Raum, Michael Halatyn, Holly Peterman, Jason Fox, Vinnie Cintolo, Charles Osgood, Nicole Little, Robert Jan De Vries, Rob Newman, Aaron Britton, Jack Johnson, Joe Louis Barrow Jr., John Roxborough, Joe Lavine, Heather Steckley, Angela Tyler, Mark Berg, Suzanne Glickman, Max Segal, Ouisie Shapiro, Walter Smith, Chris Mead, Julian Black, Lester Rodney, Dorothy Mann, Marva Louis, Gunnar Meinhardt, Margaret Guinyard, Paul Schulder, Joshua Haberman, Jack Roper, Eddie Egan, Sonny Marciano, Peter Marciano, Horton Smith, Charlie Sifford, Hal Light, Rose Morgan, Marilyn Resnick, Clyde Watkins, Mark Conn, Frank Fullam, Eddie Joseph, Patrick Becher, Derek Hastings, Nikolay Lyutskanov, Anthony Cecere, Sam Griffin, Rob Stookey, Bryan Amen, Donna Clarke, Mary Healy, Randall James, Candice Joseph, Cecil Layne, Brian Ross Love, Ken Sargeant, Edna Anderson, Richard Bak, Cordell Cleare, Richard Cohen, Ken DiCamillo, Alan Feldman, Julian Ice, Stuart Kirschenbaum, Harold Lederman, Robert Mladinich, Barbara Reed, Ted Talbert, Ben Wett ...Show All
Hide Description: An American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights early in his career, the pride of African-Americans in his prowess, the shift of White sentiment toward Louis as Hitler came to power, Louis's patriotism during World War II, and the hounding of Louis by the IRS for the following 15 years. In his last years, he's a casino greeter, a drug user, and the occasional object of scorn for young Turks like Muhammad Ali. Appreciative comment comes from boxing scholars, Louis's son Joe Jr., friends, and icons like Maya Angelou, Dick Gregory, and Bill Cosby. ...Show Related & similar Films and TV-Shows:Links:
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