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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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 | |
| 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 |
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!
IM A BOXING FAN THIS IS A GOOD FILM A MUST 4 BOXING FANS