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The Great White Hope
1970
DramaRomanceSport
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
IMDB 6.9
RT 43%
Metacritic 53
StarsJames Earl JonesJane AlexanderLou GilbertJoel Fluellen
DirectorMartin Ritt
WriterHoward Sackler (play)Howard Sackler (screenplay)
AwardsNominated for 2 Oscars
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    James Earl Jones
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    Jane Alexander
LanguageEnglishHungarianGermanSpanish
CountryUSA