Cocteau - Al Brown: the Poet and the Boxer (2020)

2020-02-291h 1m

Portrait of Panama Al Brown, a great boxer in the 30's, and its story with France, with a focus on its relationship with Jean Cocteau, surrealist, poet, director, artist.

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