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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.

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The Great White Hope — 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.

  • Release date
  • October 11, 1970
  • Runtime
  • 103 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Martin Ritt

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The Great White Hope — Cast

James Earl Jones photo James Earl Jones Jack Jefferson Jane Alexander photo Jane Alexander Eleanor Lou Gilbert photo Lou Gilbert Goldie Joel Fluellen photo Joel Fluellen Tick Chester Morris photo Chester Morris Pop Weaver Robert Webber photo Robert Webber Dixon Marlene Warfield photo Marlene Warfield Clara Hal Holbrook photo Hal Holbrook Cameron

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