The Great White Hope (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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James Earl Jones
as Jack Jefferson
as Jack Jefferson
Jane Alexander
as Eleanor
as Eleanor
Lou Gilbert
as Goldie
as Goldie
Joel Fluellen
as Tick
as Tick
Chester Morris
as Pop Weaver
as Pop Weaver
Robert Webber
as Dixon
as Dixon
Marlene Warfield
as Clara
as Clara
Hal Holbrook
as Cameron
as Cameron
Beah Richards
as Mama Tiny
as Mama Tiny
Moses Gunn
as Scipio
as Scipio
Larry Pennell
as Brady
as Brady
Marcel Dalio
as French Promoter
as French Promoter
Manuel Padilla Jr.
as Paco
as Paco
Scatman Crothers
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
R.G. Armstrong
as Captain Dan
as Captain Dan
Rodolfo Acosta
as El Jefe
as El Jefe
Ernest Anderson
as Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited)
as Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited)
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Martin Ritt
Director
Director
Howard Sackler
Screenplay
Screenplay
Lawrence Turman
Producer
Producer
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
William Reynolds
Editor
Editor
John DeCuir
Production Design
Production Design
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Art Direction
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Costume Design
Pat Abbott
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Edwin Butterworth
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Paul Stanhope Jr.
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Jerry Ziesmer
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Donald McKayle
Choreographer
Choreographer
Marvin Weldon
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Tim Zinnemann
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Lionel Newman
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
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