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Joe And Max Details

2002 Certificate 15
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American boxer Joe Louis (Leonard Roberts) meets German champion Max Schmeling (Til Schweiger) in the ring in 1936, and Schmeling emerges victorious. They fight in the ring once again in 1938, and Louis hospitaliSes his German counterpart. Schmeling, a member of the Nazi party, survives WWII, hears of the hard times that Louis .. Read more

Starring Leonard Roberts, Til Schweiger, Peta Wilson, John Toles-Bey
Director Steve James
Genres Drama

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Joe And Max

American boxer Joe Louis (Leonard Roberts) meets German champion Max Schmeling (Til Schweiger) in the ring in 1936, and Schmeling emerges victorious. They fight in the ring once again in 1938, and Louis hospitaliSes his German counterpart. Schmeling, a member of the Nazi party, survives WWII, hears of the hard times that Louis has fallen on, and seeks out his former sparring partner to help him. This begins a touching, long-term friendship between the former opponents.

Starring Leonard Roberts, Til Schweiger, Peta Wilson, John Toles-Bey
Director Steve James
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 49 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Danish, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish
Released DVD: 26 Apr 2004
Production year: 2002
Format DVD

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  • 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    Joe and Max

    This film had excellent acting. As it was based on a true story, I liked the fact that it went on to tell us at the end, what happened to the characters afterwards.Great film!

      • A customer from North Yorkshire
      • Posted 31 Jul 2004 13:18

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    One to watch...although take with a pinch of salt

    As a boxing fan, this film initially took my interest when passing by it during a visit to the local video shop. At the time I didn't bother as the lack of name value of either lead actor gave me little confidence, but I thought I'd throw it on the list. Basically this is a good film, both leads do well and the film rolls along nicely. I do feel that Joe Louis, as second greatest fighter after Ali, should have had some more focus, as the director seemed to have greater interest in trying to portray Max as not a Nazi, or even friend of the party, but a poor German caught up in Hitler's control.

    I'd like to think this was the case, but that's the problem with this film...sometimes the story is so fantastic it becomes unbelievable. 3 stars because of that, but one which I think will impress anyone with an interest in boxing, or would like to see what I'm sure many German's felt at the outbreak of WW2.

      • A customer from Manchester, England
      • Posted 01 Feb 2005 16:47

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      • American boxer Joe Louis (Leonard Roberts) meets German champion Max Schmeling (Til Schweiger) in the ring in 1936, and Schmeling emerges victorious. They fight in the ring once again in 1938, and ...