
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
Howard Sackler
Screenplay
Lawrence Turman
Producer
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
William Reynolds
Editor
John DeCuir
Production Design
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration

Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Pat Abbott
Hairstylist
Edwin Butterworth
Makeup Artist
Paul Stanhope Jr.
Makeup Artist

Jerry Ziesmer
Assistant Director

Donald McKayle
Choreographer
Marvin Weldon
Script Supervisor
Tim Zinnemann
Assistant Director
Lionel Newman
Original Music Composer
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