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The Great White Hope

Martin Ritt

1970 • 1h 43m

A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.

The Great White Hope

Great White Hope, The 1970)trailer

Cast

James Earl Jones

James Earl JonesJack Jefferson

Jane Alexander

Jane AlexanderEleanor

Lou Gilbert

Lou GilbertGoldie

Joel Fluellen

Joel FluellenTick

Chester Morris

Chester MorrisPop Weaver

Robert Webber

Robert WebberDixon

Marlene Warfield

Marlene WarfieldClara

Hal Holbrook

Hal HolbrookCameron

Beah Richards

Beah RichardsMama Tiny

Moses Gunn

Moses GunnScipio

Larry Pennell

Larry PennellBrady

Marcel Dalio

Marcel DalioFrench Promoter

Manuel Padilla Jr.

Manuel Padilla Jr.Paco

Scatman Crothers

Scatman CrothersCarnival Barker (uncredited)

R.G. Armstrong

R.G. ArmstrongCaptain Dan

Crew

Martin Ritt

Martin RittDirector

John DeCuir

John DeCuirProduction Design

Lawrence Turman

Lawrence TurmanProducer

Irene Sharaff

Irene SharaffCostume Design

Howard Sackler

Howard SacklerScreenplay

Donald McKayle

Donald McKayleChoreographer

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