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American Experience•Season 17•Episode 2

The Fight

7.9/10 · 161 votesJan 24, 200555 min

Ranked #2 of 11 in Season 17•+0.6 vs season avg

Discussion

"The Fight" recalls the June 1938 heavyweight title bout between Joe Louis and the German Max Schmeling, and assesses its political and social ramifications. "It was going to pit whole nations and whole ideologies against each other," says narrator Courtney B. Vance. Producer-director Barak Goodman

Directed byBarak Goodman

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Season 17 Episodes11

RFK (Part 1 & 2)

The Fight

Fidel Castro

Building the Alaska Highway

E5 7.5

Kinsey

E6 7.3

Mary Pickford

E7 7.3

The Great Transatlantic Cable

E8 6.9

The Massie Affair

E9 7.3

Victory in the Pacific

E10 7.5

The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

E11 7.4

Guerilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst

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Barak Goodman

Producer

Barak Goodman

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Fight" is episode 2 of American Experience season 17. It scored 7.9/10 from 161 votes, ranking #2 of 11 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Barak Goodman, it aired on January 24, 2005.

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