Written, Produced, and Directed by
Barak Goodman

Co-Produced by
John Maggio

Narrated by
Courtney B. Vance

Editor
Lewis Erskine

Original Music
Edward Bilous

Consulting Producer
David Margolick

Associate Producer
Justin Vogt

Cameramen
Edward Marritz
Thomas Hurwitz
Ciro Cappellari
Stephen McCarthy
Michael Shamus
Jon Shenk

Soundmen
Mark Mandler
Peter J. Miller
Peter Carstens
Boris Wolfsrum
John Zecca
Jerry Stein

Additional Voices
Richard Ben Cramer
Jefferson Mays
Peter Hermann
Jay Gregory

Researchers
Frauke Levin
Grit Schneider
Uta Kolano

Assistant Editor
Aljernon Tunsil

Assistant Cameramen
Tommy Mann
Stefan Ciupek
Francisco Dominguez

Advisors
Jeffrey Sammons
Michael Silver
David Bathrick
Peter Levine

Sound Editor
Margaret Crimmins, Dog Bark Sound
Greg Smith

Mixer
Anthony Volante, Soundtrack

Audio Engineer
Dominic Barbera

Graphic Design
Clive Helfet Design

Production Assistant
Daniel Lewis
Joshua Woltermann

Grip
Steve Nealey

Additional Music
Greg Kalember

Music Clearance and Production
Rena Kosersky

Colorist
Eric Alvarado

Stills Animation
Frank Ferrigno, Framerunner

Special Thanks
Rachel Dretzin
Mike Welch
Sven Paul
The Maggio Family
Emma Ketteringham
The Winter Garten Variete
Andy Horn
David Weinstein

Archival Film and Photographs
John E. Allen, Inc.
AP/Wide World Photos
Archive Films
Joe Louis papers, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
Budget Films Inc.
BSB Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
The Ernie Harwell Sports Collection, Burton Collection, Detroit Public Library
Chronos-Media
Corbis Images
Ralph Edwards Productions
ESPN Enterprises, Inc.
Fox Movietonews, Inc.
Getty Images
Grinberg Film Library
Historic Films
Hoffman Archive
Hulton Images
ITN Archive
ImagebankFilm
LandensimArchiv
Library of Congress, New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection
London Publishing Co.
Ring Magazine
Newsfilm Archive - University of South Carolina
National Archives
New York Daily News
New York Post
New York Public Library
New York Times
The Estate of Max Schmeling
Schomburg Center For Research Into Black Culture
Morgan and Marvin Smith Collection
Streamline Films, Inc.
Transit Film Gmbh / Bundesfilmarchiv
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Ullsteinbild Archive

Based in part on the book The Fight by David Margolick, published by Alfred A. Knopf

For the BBC

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Nick Fraser

For AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

POST PRODUCTION
Greg Shea

SERIES DESIGNER
Alison Kennedy

ON-LINE EDITOR
Spencer Gentry

SOUND MIX
John Jenkins

SERIES THEME
Mark Adler

BUSINESS MANAGER
John Van Hagen

PROJECT ADMINISTRATION
Nancy Farrell
Vanessa Ruiz
Helen R. Russell
Rebekah Suggs

LEGAL
Jay Fialkov
Maureen Jordan

DIRECTOR, NEW MEDIA
Maria Daniels

PROJECT COORDINATOR, NEW MEDIA
Ravi Jain

PUBLICITY
Daphne B. Noyes
Johanna Baker
Lauren Prestileo

SERIES MANAGER
James E. Dunford

COORDINATING PRODUCER
Susan Mottau

SERIES PRODUCER
Sharon Grimberg

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Mark Samels

A Social Media Productions film for American Experience in association with MDR/ARTE and the BBC

© 2004 WGBH Educational Foundation and Social Media Productions
All rights reserved.