Joe and Max [videorecording] Starz! Pictures in association with MPCA/2K Media and IWP International West Pictures and Gemini Film present a Karz Entertainment production ; produced by Kelli Konop, Klaus Rettig ; written by Jason Horwitch ; directed by Steve James.
As African-American Joe Louis fights to become boxing's heavyweight champion, the top German boxer, pacifist Max Schmeling, is heralded by the Nazis as the perfect athlete. The world watched as their bouts took on epic proportions, but outside of public view, they forged a friendship that would transcend enemy lines.
Record details
- ISBN: 1404908609
- ISBN: 9781404908604
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- Edition: Widescreen
- Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c2002.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Videocassette release of the 2002 motion picture.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Director of photography, Bill Butler ; editor, Norman Buckley ; music, Jeff Beal.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Til Schweiger, Leonard Roberts, Richard Roundtree, David Paymer, Peta Wilson.
- Target Audience Note:
- Rated PG-13: fight sequences and brief strong languages.
- System Details Note:
- DVD.
- Language Note:
- Soundtrack in English or Spanish; optional English or Spanish subtitles.
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As African-American Joe Louis fights to become boxing's heavyweight champion, the top German boxer, pacifist Max Schmeling, is heralded by the Nazis as the perfect athlete. The world watched as their bouts took on epic proportions, but outside of public view, they forged a friendship that would transcend enemy lines.
