The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope (1970)

He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.

Genre: Drama
Release Date: 1970-10-11
User Rating: 6/10 from 30 ratings
Runtime: 1h 43min
Language: English
Production Company: Lawrence Turman Productions
Production Country: United States of America
Director: Martin Ritt
Writer: Howard Sackler

6/10

From 30 Ratings

Summary

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

as Jack Jefferson
Jane Alexander

as Eleanor
Lou Gilbert

as Goldie
Joel Fluellen

as Tick
Chester Morris

as Pop Weaver
Robert Webber

as Dixon
Marlene Warfield

as Clara
Hal Holbrook

as Cameron
Beah Richards

as Mama Tiny
Moses Gunn

as Scipio
Larry Pennell

as Brady
Marcel Dalio

as French Promoter
Manuel Padilla Jr.

as Paco
Scatman Crothers

as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
R.G. Armstrong

as Captain Dan
Rodolfo Acosta

as El Jefe
Ernest Anderson

as Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited)

Directing	Martin Ritt	Director
Art	John DeCuir	Production Design
Art	Walter M. Scott	Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up	Paul Stanhope Jr.	Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up	Pat Abbott	Hairstylist
Production	Lawrence Turman	Producer
Art	Raphael Bretton	Set Decoration
Camera	Burnett Guffey	Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up	Irene Sharaff	Costume Design
Directing	Jerry Ziesmer	Assistant Director
Writing	Howard Sackler	Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up	Edwin Butterworth	Makeup Artist
Art	Jack Martin Smith	Art Direction
Directing	Marvin Weldon	Script Supervisor
Editing	William Reynolds	Editor
Crew	Donald McKayle	Choreographer
Directing	Tim Zinnemann	Assistant Director
Sound	Lionel Newman	Original Music Composer