Max enters an imaginary world of large, frightening creatures.

VOA: special.2009.10.05

For all the riches in the world, Max cuts a lonely -- if elegant -- figure in this former baronial hall.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Petersen recovered and the following year, 1934, was perhaps his best as he won and defended the British Empire title and moved up to sixth in the Ring's rankings as he sought a challenge for Max Baer's world title.

BBC: 9. Jack Petersen

With action scenes shot in Glasgow's George Square and starring Brad Pitt, it has been adapted from Max Brooks' 2006 book World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War.

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