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Joe Louis: America’s Hero Betrayed (2008) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2008 · 75 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Ouisie Shapiro
- Starring
- Liev Schreiber, Dick Gregory, Jimmy Carter, Maya Angelou, Bill Cosby, Gerald Early
The film follows champion Joe Louis (1914‑1981), covering his early fight‑booking setbacks, his pride for Black America, his WWII patriotism and long IRS pursuit. Later he was a casino greeter, battled drug use and drew scorn from boxers like Muhammad Ali; his son Joe Jr., friends and Maya Angelou, Dick Gregory and Bill Cosby comment appreciatively.
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