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The Great White Hope

1970·1h 43m·PG-13
DramaRomanceSport
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
3,075 votes
Metascore
53
Metacritic

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 is a 1970 drama romance movie directed by Martin Ritt, starring James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Joel Fluellen. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 3,075 votes and runs 1h 43m.

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Director
Martin Ritt
Stars
James Earl Jones
Jane Alexander
Joel Fluellen
Lou Gilbert
Creators
Howard Sackler
Details
1970-10-16
103 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States
★ English, German, Hungarian, Spanish
Keywords
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