The Great White Hope
He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.
1970-10-11 | 103 minutes
Plot Summary
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Cast
-
James Earl JonesJack Jefferson
-
Jane AlexanderEleanor
-
Lou GilbertGoldie
-
Joel FluellenTick
-
Chester MorrisPop Weaver
-
Robert WebberDixon
-
Marlene WarfieldClara
-
Hal HolbrookCameron
-
Beah RichardsMama Tiny
-
Moses GunnScipio
-
Larry PennellBrady
-
Marcel DalioFrench Promoter
-
Manuel Padilla Jr.Paco
-
Scatman CrothersCarnival Barker (uncredited)
-
R.G. ArmstrongCaptain Dan
-
Rodolfo AcostaEl Jefe
Recommendations
Similar Movies
-
The Sound of Music
-
Mystery, Alaska
-
Looking for Eric
-
Facing the Giants
-
The Entertainer
-
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
-
The Lion in Winter
-
Journey's End
-
Casa de remolienda
-
The Winslow Boy
-
Above the Rim
-
The Pride of the Yankees
-
Diggstown
-
The Time of Your Life
-
Girlfight
-
Biloxi Blues
-
Dark Streets
-
Prefontaine
-
Medea
-
They Made Me a Criminal