Max Schmeling (2010)

Name: Max Schmeling
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 2010-10-07
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Henry Maske, Arthur Abraham, Susanne Wuest, Vladimir Weigl, Yoan Pablo Hernández

Max Schmeling (2010), directed by Uwe Boll, starring Henry Maske and Arthur Abraham.

12 10/07/2010 BR Action and Drama 2h 3m

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Based on the true story of Max Schmeling. A national hero in the 1930's when he became World heavyweight champion. He lost favour with the Nazi regime when he lost to a black man, Joe Louis, and is sent to the front in the hope he will be killed in battle.

Mathias NeumannCinematography
Uwe BollDirector
Charles LadmiralEditing
Jessica de RooijOriginal music

About the film

Max Schmeling is a 2010 German biographical film directed by Uwe Boll. The film tells the story of German boxing icon Max Schmeling. It was released abroad under the title Max Schmeling: Fist of the Reich.

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Plot

A German paratrooper is seen being injured and receiving treatment in Crete during the 1941 German invasion of the island during World War II. He is then detailed to escort a British prisoner of war who recognises him as the famous heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling and asks him to tell his story.

Schmeling's boxing matches in the 1930s are then portrayed along with his marriage to the Czech actress Anny Ondra (Susanne Wuest) who dislikes boxing, against a backdrop of the Nazi rule in Germany. Schmeling has no sympathy for the Nazi ideology and is seen to be protective of his Jewish manager Joe Jacobs (Vladimir Weigl). In 1936, a fight in New York City with the formidable Joe Louis (Yoan Pablo Hernández) is arranged despite the opposition of the Nazi head of sport who fears he might lose, because Adolf Hitler wants it to go ahead. Schmeling trains hard and studies film of Louis in preparation for the fight which he wins following a knockout in the 12th round. He returns home a hero but when he takes on Louis again in 1938, he is knocked out after 124 seconds. He returns home and helps some victims of Kristallnacht and when war breaks out in 1939, he obeys an instruction to enlist in as a paratrooper in the Fallschirmjäger rather than fleeing abroad.

The story returns to Crete where Schmeling allows the British prisoner to escape. Back in Germany in 1945, with the German Army on the brink of defeat, he returns to his wife. They abandon their country estate to the advancing Soviets and settle in Hamburg, West Germany. In 1947, Schmeling briefly returns to boxing after failing to find other work before retiring from the sport for good in 1948.

Critical reception

There was criticism of the acting performance of Henry Maske as the title character, director Boll having selected a real life boxer rather than an actor to play the lead. The plot was also criticized for being "cliche-laden."

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Max Schmeling at IMDb

Max Schmeling at Rotten Tomatoes

Text from Max Schmeling (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Schmeling_(film)

Trivia

It premiered on October 7, 2010, a Thursday.
It runs 2h03 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosJadran Film, Boll Kino Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, Herold Productions, ARD
CountriesGermany, Croatia
LanguagesFrench, German
StatusReleased

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Mathias Neumann Cinematography
Uwe Boll Director
Charles Ladmiral Editing
Jessica de Rooij Original music
Timo Berndt Writer

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What is Max Schmeling about?

Max Schmeling: Based on the true story of Max Schmeling. A national hero in the 1930's when he became World heavyweight champion. He lost favour with the Nazi regime when he lost to a black man, Joe Louis, and is sent to the front in the hope he will be killed in battle.

Who directed Max Schmeling?

Max Schmeling was directed by Uwe Boll in 2010.

Who stars in Max Schmeling?

The cast of Max Schmeling includes Henry Maske, Arthur Abraham, Susanne Wuest, Vladimir Weigl and Yoan Pablo Hernández.

How long is Max Schmeling?

Max Schmeling runs for 123 minutes, or 2h03.