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The Great White Hope
He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.
Oct 11, 1970 · 1h 43m
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Drama
PLOT
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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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
Directed by
Martin Ritt
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Lawrence Turman Productions, 20th Century Fox
Country
US
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