| Wednesday March 16 : 5:30 PM at The Movies on Exchange |
| The Fight (USA, 2003, 90 min., English) Directed by Barak Goodman In 1936 and again in 1938 the worlds of politics and boxing collided with two bouts between heavyweights Joe Louis, America's "great black hope," and Max Schmeling, "Hitler's favorite boxer." This compelling documentary captures the lives and careers of two world-famous athletes and the fights that brought them, and their countries, face to face with issues of race, nationality, and ideology. Click here to read the 2005 Program Book essay on this film.
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