Ring of Passion
Brief Synopsis
A fact-based drama about the two Louis-Schmeling heavyweight fights and the way both boxers became unwilling symbols of political ideologies just prior to World War II.
Cast & Crew
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Robert Michael Lewis
Director
Mordecai Lawner
Shaka Cumbuka
Tom Kelly
Al Lewis
Patrick O'hara
Film Details
Also Known As
Countdown to the Big One
Genre
Historical
Sports
Release Date
1978
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A fact-based drama about the two Louis-Schmeling heavyweight fights and the way both boxers became unwilling symbols of political ideologies just prior to World War II.
Director
Robert Michael Lewis
Director
Cast
Mordecai Lawner
Shaka Cumbuka
Tom Kelly
Al Lewis
Patrick O'hara
Joni Palmer
Sarina C Grant
Stephen Roberts
Bernie Casey
Percy Rodrigues
Rod Mccary
Wonderful Smith
Norman Alden
Denise Nicholas
Dan Avey
Jack Bernardi
Mel Stewart
Beah Richards
Julius Harris
David Moody
Stephen Macht
Allan Malamud
Joseph Campanella
Allen Garfield
Johnny Haymer
Joshua Shelley
Clement St George
Barry Dennen
Geo Latka
Britt Ekland
Jimmy Lennon
Crew
Jules Brenner
Director Of Photography
Bill Conti
Music
Larry Forrester
Screenplay
Richard Y Haman
Art Director
Jerome Holtzman
Technical Advisor
Sidney Katz
Editor
Lou Morheim
Producer
Lionel Newman
Music Supervisor
Ethel Robins Richards
Other
Sheldon A Saltman
Executive Producer
Sonny Shields
Other
Film Details
Also Known As
Countdown to the Big One
Genre
Historical
Sports
Release Date
1978
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 4, 1978
Originally titled "Countdown to the Big One."
