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63% Critic Match
The Great White Hope
“He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.”
6.3 / 10• 1970• 1h 43m•PG-13• English
Drama
Storyline
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Cast & Crew
James Earl Jones
Jack Jefferson
Lead
Jane Alexander
Eleanor
Lou Gilbert
Goldie
Joel Fluellen
Tick
Chester Morris
Pop Weaver
Robert Webber
Dixon
Marlene Warfield
Clara
Hal Holbrook
Cameron
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Martin Ritt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Great White Hope is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
