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      Rehearsal for Armageddon

      1978 1h 37m Drama List
      Reviews In 1938 in front of a massive crowd at Yankee Stadium, legendary boxer Joe Louis (Bernie Casey) confronts Max Schmeling (Stephen Macht) for a rematch after his loss to the German in 1936. With World War II looming, both FDR and Hitler are invested in the match, and it becomes a clash of ideologies. The Nazis attempt to use Schmeling as an example of the "Master Race," but Louis, the grandson of a slave, knows he cannot allow a representative of the Third Reich to win in the land of the free. Read More Read Less

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      Synopsis In 1938 in front of a massive crowd at Yankee Stadium, legendary boxer Joe Louis (Bernie Casey) confronts Max Schmeling (Stephen Macht) for a rematch after his loss to the German in 1936. With World War II looming, both FDR and Hitler are invested in the match, and it becomes a clash of ideologies. The Nazis attempt to use Schmeling as an example of the "Master Race," but Louis, the grandson of a slave, knows he cannot allow a representative of the Third Reich to win in the land of the free.
      Director
      Robert Lewis
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 37m