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Overview

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Director:
Robert Gordon
Writer:
Robert Sylvester (writer)
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Release Date:
18 September 1953 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
POWERFUL... as his battering fists! THRILLING... as his fighting heart! GREAT... as his never-to-be-forgotten story!
Plot:
The life and career of Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis, who held the title for 12 years--longer than any other boxer in history--and who had to not only battle opponents inside the ring and racism outside it. | full synopsis
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Great Movie! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Coley Wallace ... Joe Louis
Hilda Simms ... Marva Trotter Louis
Paul Stewart ... Tad McGeehan
James Edwards ... Jack 'Chappie' Blackburn
John Marley ... Mannie Seamon
Dots Johnson ... Julian Black (as Dotts Johnson)
Evelyn Ellis ... Mrs. Barrows
Carl 'Rocky' Latimer ... Arthur Pine
John Marriott ... Sam Langford
Ike Jones ... Johnny Kingston (as Isaac Jones)
P. Jay Sidney ... John Roxborough, Handler
Royal Beal ... Mike Jacobs
Herbert Ratner ... Newspaper man (as Herb Ratner)
Ruby Goldstein ... Himself
Norman Rose ... Lieutenant
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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | Sweden:15

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Featured in Sports on the Silver Screen (1997) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
I'll Be Around more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Great Movie!, 12 September 2003
Author: A. Squadrilli from Virginia, USA

I really enjoyed this film. Coley Wallace does a real good job as Louis. I am glad to see it made it to DVD. Coley Wallace was a terrific boxer himself & the only person ever to beat Rocky Maricano. My only one complaint is the director Robert Gordon, who made some good westerns, rushed this movie a bit, especially the last half. Other than that it's a good movie for boxing history.

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