Vladimir Weigl, Henry Maske, Heino Ferch
Greece, after parashuting
Zagreb
New York, Yankee Stadium
Like Joe Luis in "Max Schmeling"
Contemporary econstruction of original 1932 photo.
Vladimir Weigl as Joe Jacobs
Enad Licina as Sharkey
Susanne Wuest as Annie Ondra
Set in "Arena" Zagreb
After victory
"Yankee stadium"
Kristal night
The Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling fights are among boxing's most talked about fights. Although the two champions met to create a pugilistic spectacle remarkable on its own terms, the two fights came to embody the broader political and social conflict of the times. As the first significant African American athlete since Jack Johnson, Louis was the among the few focal points for African American pride in the 1930s. Moreover, as a contest between representatives of the United States and Nazi Germany during the 1930s, the fights came to symbolize the struggle between democracy and fascism. Louis' performance in the bouts therefore elevated him to the status of the first true African American national hero in the United States.
Picture from "The Living and The Dead", feature film
Picture from "Horseman", feature film
Kristijan Topolovec
Roklicer & Stikovic
Marinko Prga laying on the own blood
Drunk Policemans
traitor
Drinking Buddyes
Robert Roklicer
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