October 11, 1970
103 minutes
Drama
The Great White Hope
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
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Cast
James Earl Jones
(Jack Jefferson)
Jane Alexander
(Eleanor)
Lou Gilbert
(Goldie)
Joel Fluellen
(Tick)
Chester Morris
(Pop Weaver)
Robert Webber
(Dixon)
Marlene Warfield
(Clara)
Hal Holbrook
(Cameron)
Beah Richards
(Mama Tiny)
Moses Gunn
(Scipio)
Larry Pennell
(Brady)
Marcel Dalio
(French Promoter)
Manuel Padilla Jr.
(Paco)
Scatman Crothers
(Carnival Barker (uncredited))
R.G. Armstrong
(Captain Dan)
Rodolfo Acosta
(El Jefe)
Ernest Anderson
(Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited))
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