The Great White Hope

6.3 1970 103 min
PG-13
Drama

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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Director
Martin Ritt
Writer
Howard Sackler
Classification
PG-13

Cast

The cast behind this title

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)

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