The Great White Hope (1970)
6.1|11 Oct, 1970|103 min
He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.
6.1|11 Oct, 1970|103 min
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A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Keywords
sports
based on play or musical
boxing
Casts
James Earl Jones
Jack Jefferson
Jane Alexander
Eleanor
Lou Gilbert
Goldie
Joel Fluellen
Tick
Chester Morris
Pop Weaver
Robert Webber
Dixon
Marlene Warfield
Clara
Hal Holbrook
Cameron
Beah Richards
Mama Tiny
Moses Gunn
Scipio
Larry Pennell
Brady
Marcel Dalio
French Promoter
Manuel Padilla Jr.
Paco
Scatman Crothers
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
R.G. Armstrong
Captain Dan
Rodolfo Acosta
El Jefe
Ernest Anderson
Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited)
Crews
Martin Ritt
Director
John DeCuir
Production Design
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Paul Stanhope Jr.
Makeup Artist
Pat Abbott
Hairstylist
Lawrence Turman
Producer
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Jerry Ziesmer
Assistant Director
Howard Sackler
Screenplay
Edwin Butterworth
Makeup Artist
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Marvin Weldon
Script Supervisor
William Reynolds
Editor
Donald McKayle
Choreographer
Tim Zinnemann
Assistant Director
Lionel Newman
Original Music Composer
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