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Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

23 Feb 2008
  • United States of America
75 mins
7
2 votes
  • Documentary
articleOverview personCast
An American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights early in his career, the pride of African-Americans in his prowess, the shift of White sentiment toward Louis as Hitler came to power, Louis's patriotism during World War II, and the hounding of Louis by the IRS for the following 15 years. In his last years, he's a casino greeter, a drug user, and the occasional object of scorn for young Turks like Muhammad Ali. Appreciative comment comes from boxing scholars, Louis's son Joe Jr., friends, and icons like Maya Angelou, Dick Gregory, and Bill Cosby.
  • Joe Louis

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Joe Louis Barrow Jr.

    as Self
  • Dick Gregory

    as Self
  • Jack Johnson

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Liev Schreiber

    as Narrator
  • Randy Roberts

    as Self
  • Gerald Early

    as Self
  • Maya Angelou

    as Self
  • Bill Cosby

    as Self
  • Jimmy Carter

    as Self
  • Paul Schulder

    as Self
  • Lester Rodney

    as Self

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