The Great White Hope (1970)
1h 43m
Running Time
October 11, 1970Release Date
The Great White Hope (1970)
1h 43m
Running Time
October 11, 1970Release Date
Network & Production Companies


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 & Crew.

James Earl Jones
Jack Jefferson

Jane Alexander
Eleanor

Lou Gilbert
Goldie

Joel Fluellen
Tick

Chester Morris
Pop Weaver

Robert Webber
Dixon

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)

Martin Ritt
Director

Lawrence Turman
Producer

Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration

Howard Sackler
Screenplay

Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography

John DeCuir
Production Design
Media.

Details.
Release DateOctober 11, 1970
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 43m
Content RatingPG-13
Filming LocationsArizona · California, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
sport
based on play or musical
boxing
Wiki.
The Great White Hope is a 1970 American biographical romantic drama film written and adapted from the 1967 Howard Sackler play of the same name.
The film was directed by Martin Ritt, starring James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Chester Morris, Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards and Moses Gunn. Jones and Alexander, who also appeared in the same roles in the stage versions, received Best Actor and Actress Academy Award nominations for their performances.
The film and play is based on the true story of boxer Jack Johnson and his first wife, Etta Terry Duryea, and the controversy over their marriage and Duryea's death by suicide in 1912.
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