The Great White Hope
34 reviews
Drama
1h 43m
1970
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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A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
- DirectorMartin Ritt
- Release11 October 1970
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 43m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate34 reviews
- Productions
Lawrence Turman Productions, 20th Century Fox
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
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