The Fight
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Barak Goodman
Courtney B. Vance
Edward Bilous
Ciro Cappellari
Lewis Erskine
Barak Goodman
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Synopsis
On June 22, 1938, though the Great Depression still lingers and another war looms, all eyes are on Yankee Stadium in New York where, beneath threatening skies, American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling square off in the heavyweight championship of the world. More than ninety thousand people crowd the stadium to watch it, and countless millions more--the largest radio audience in history--tune in from around the world. The pressures faced by each fighter are enormous. Not only does the nation's honor rest on Louis's shoulders, but he quite literally holds the hopes and aspirations of all of black America in his fists. Schmeling enters the ring under the pretense that the fight will be a demonstration of Hitler's racial theories. Should he lose, many fear for what could happen to him.
Director
Barak Goodman
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Winner of the 2005 Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Documentary (Other Than Current Events) (Barak Goodman) from the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
Released in United States 2004
Released in United States January 2004
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 15-25, 2004.
Released in United States 2004
Released in United States January 2004 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 15-25, 2004.)
