The Great White Hope
He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.
1970•1h 43m•6.3/10
Drama
Ratings
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6.3/10(37)
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Production
Lawrence Turman Productions, 20th Century Fox
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
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Cast
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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