The Great White Hope1970
He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.
Director
Screenplay
Howard Sackler
Actors
James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Lou Gilbert, Joel Fluellen, Chester Morris, Robert Webber, Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards, Moses Gunn, Marcel Dalio, Scatman Crothers, R. G. Armstrong, Rodolfo Acosta
Music
Versions
Theatrical – 103 Minutes
Genres
About the film
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
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Ratings
6.2tmdb
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