The totally restored revamped and researched blow-by-blow recounting of the most spectacular title bout in the blood-soaked history of Hollywood. This book documents in rare detail the back-room haggling and the attempted ego-bashing that is part of the movie business. ä Gene Siskel; Told with the passion of an advocate yet with the objectivity of a crack reporter ÊThe Battle of BrazilÊ is a chilling inevitably hilarious account of a great film that almost got away. ä USA Today.