
Ring of Passion
1978-02-04 · 98 min · ★ 7.0
Fact-based drama about the two Joe Louis-Max Schmeling heavyweight fights and the way both boxers unwillingly became symbols of political ideologies just prior to World War II.
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- Directors
- Robert Michael Lewis
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox Television, NBC Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Bernie CaseyJoe Louis
Stephen MachtMax Schmeling
Allen GarfieldDamon Runyon
Norman AldenMax Machon
Joseph CampanellaPaul Gallico
Britt EklandAmy Ondra Schmeling
Julius HarrisChappie Jackson
Mordecai LawnerJoe Jacobs
Denise NicholasMarva Trotter Louis
Beah RichardsLilly Brooks
Percy RodriguezJohn Roxborough
Mel StewartJulian Black
Barry DennenAdolf Hitler
Johnny HaymerNazi Official
Al LewisMike Jacobs
Rod McCaryRodney
Joshua ShelleyMax
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