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Ring of Passion

Ring of Passion

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Ring of Passion

1978

1h 38m

7.0(2 votes)

Action

Drama

History

TV Movie

Overview

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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Production Companies

20th Century Fox Television

NBC Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Bernie Casey

Bernie Casey

Joe Louis

Stephen Macht

Stephen Macht

Max Schmeling

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Damon Runyon

Norman Alden

Norman Alden

Max Machon

Joseph Campanella

Joseph Campanella

Paul Gallico

Britt Ekland

Britt Ekland

Amy Ondra Schmeling

Julius Harris

Julius Harris

Chappie Jackson

Mordecai Lawner

Mordecai Lawner

Joe Jacobs

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas

Marva Trotter Louis

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Lilly Brooks

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Michael Lewis
Written by: Larry Forrester
Produced by: Lou Morheim

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