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Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston
8.0 / 10• 2019• 1h 30m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.
Cast & Crew
SR
Sven Ruygrok
Eric Ducharme
Lead
D. David Morin
Ash Resnick
Sonny Liston
Self (archive footage)
Mike Tyson
Self
JI
Jerry Izenberg
Self
FP
Floyd Patterson
Self (archive footage)
GK
Gene Kilroy
Self
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Simon George's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
