The Great White Hope (1970)

Drama, General Film, Romance, Sports

Director: Martin Ritt

Writer(s): Howard Sackler

Starring: James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Lou Gilbert, Joel Fluellen, Chester Morris, Robert Webber, Marlene Warfield, R.G. Armstrong, Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards, Moses Gunn, Lloyd Gough, George Ebeling, Larry Pennell, Roy Glenn, Bill Walker, Marcel Dalio, Rodolfo Acosta, Virginia Capers, Rockne Tarkington, Oscar Beregi Jr., Manuel Padilla Jr., Karl-Otto Alberty, Jim Beattie, Kirk Alyn, Ernest Anderson, Ivor Barry, Donald Buka, Booth Colman, Scatman Crothers, Zara Cully, Basil Dignam, Peter Paul Eastman, Pitt Herbert, Joseph La Cava, Charles Lampkin, Tom Lawrence, Arthur Malet, Hans Meyer, Frank Noel, Bryan O’Byrne, Richard Peel, Lillian Randolph, Tony Regan, Davis Roberts, Scott Lee Scarborough, Eddie Smith, Norman Stevans, Chet Stratton, Cal Wilson

Synopsis: A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.

Release Date: October 16, 1970 (USA) | Length: 103 min | Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport | MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, and for language including racist dialogue.